Discover Baseball runs deep in Hot Springs National Park, America's First Resort. From historic fields and recreational retreats, to the roles of Oaklawn Racing and Gaming and Bathhouse Row as entertainment for baseball's finest, a connection to history is around every turn. ...
Welcome to the Hot Springs Historic Baseball Trail in Hot Springs National Park -- the Birthplace of MLB Spring Training. This tour is intended to provide you with some of the interesting facts and fascinating stories about Major League Baseball’s sp
Unquestionably, Simmons was drawn to Hot Springs for a variety of reasons, including his natural affinity for its history and culture. Yet, there were some practical baseball-only factors as well. For example, Al felt that the fields in Arkansas were better maintained than their counterparts ...
1933 - Bill Dinneen, Bill Klem, Bill McGowan and Cy Rigler umpired the first All-Star Game at Comiskey Park in Chicago. 1935 - George Barr of the National League opened the first umpire training school in Hot Springs, Arkansas. 1939 - The Bill McGowan School for Umpires opened. 1941 ...
Joe Nealon wrote a letter toThe Pittsburgh Post, and said he understood that when he joined the team in Hot Springs. Arkansas: “There is a heap about baseball that I do not know. I am eager to learn, however, and will gladly go under instructions.” ...
Paige told Smith he was going to Hot Springs, Arkansas before joining the St. Louis Browns for spring training: “Although you’d never notice it, I’m fat now. I weigh 207 pounds. When I’m in shape, I weigh about 177.”
The year before that, it was Arkansas for the “Hot Springs Is Aptly Named” tour. In 2005, before the Marlins had a domed stadium, Scott needed to seek shelter in the concourse under the seats during the “Bringin’ the High Heatstroke” tour. And who can forget the original “BIB ...
Boston Red Sox spring training camp in Hot Springs Arkansas. At the time the Red Sox had two stellar left-handed pitchers, Dutch Leonard who set a major league record for lowest ERA (Earned Run Average) for the 1914 season Ray Collins who was a 20 game-winner in 1913 and 1914 seasons....
Charleston, South Carolina was one of the first locations to serve as a big league spring training spot when the Philadelphia Phillies set up shop there in the spring of 1886. (The Chicago White Stockings put together their own spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas that same year.) ...
Revealing the breadth of Jensen's knowledge, these contributions of original scholarship tackle a wide array of topics, from the history of spring training in Hot Springs, Arkansas, beginning in 1890 and a survey of baseball scouting in California, which has produced the most major league players...