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Pacific Northwest African American baseball history (1844-1946).
Jimmy Claxton 300 wins or bust tally: 195
Jimmy Claxton 300 wins or bust tally: 195
Thanksgiving Week. I’d like to thank the Kittitas County Historical Museum and Museum Director Sadie Thayer for their dedication to the preservation of local history. Today, donated this ca. 1962 Cle Elum Warriors Igni Kuzminski letterman’s sweater to the Museum.
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Thanksgiving Week. I’d like to thank the Kittitas County Historical Museum and Museum Director Sadie Thayer for their dedication to the preservation of local history. Today, donated this ca. 1962 Cle Elum Warriors Igni Kuzminski letterman’s sweater to the Museum.
Did you know?
Jimi Hendrix father, Al Hendrix, played semipro baseball for the Victoria Brown Bombers in 1940. This excerpt from Victoria Times Colonist, 21 August 1999, page 34.
Jimi Hendrix father, Al Hendrix, played semipro baseball for the Victoria Brown Bombers in 1940. This excerpt from Victoria Times Colonist, 21 August 1999, page 34.
October 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Did you know?
Jimi Hendrix father, Al Hendrix, played semipro baseball for the Victoria Brown Bombers in 1940. This excerpt from Victoria Times Colonist, 21 August 1999, page 34.
Jimi Hendrix father, Al Hendrix, played semipro baseball for the Victoria Brown Bombers in 1940. This excerpt from Victoria Times Colonist, 21 August 1999, page 34.
My favorite Mariners fan factoid about Cal Raleigh:
“Babe Ruth never hit it to the rightfield upper deck at TMobile Park.”
It was claimed that Babe Ruth hit it out of Spokane’s Natatorium Park, and over the Spokane River while barnstorming in 1924.
“Babe Ruth never hit it to the rightfield upper deck at TMobile Park.”
It was claimed that Babe Ruth hit it out of Spokane’s Natatorium Park, and over the Spokane River while barnstorming in 1924.
September 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My favorite Mariners fan factoid about Cal Raleigh:
“Babe Ruth never hit it to the rightfield upper deck at TMobile Park.”
It was claimed that Babe Ruth hit it out of Spokane’s Natatorium Park, and over the Spokane River while barnstorming in 1924.
“Babe Ruth never hit it to the rightfield upper deck at TMobile Park.”
It was claimed that Babe Ruth hit it out of Spokane’s Natatorium Park, and over the Spokane River while barnstorming in 1924.
The Ellensburg Rodeo this Labor Day weekend.
An annual reminder there are horse trailers nicer than my apartment.
An annual reminder there are horse trailers nicer than my apartment.
August 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The Ellensburg Rodeo this Labor Day weekend.
An annual reminder there are horse trailers nicer than my apartment.
An annual reminder there are horse trailers nicer than my apartment.
Fresh off the patio make salsa day!
August 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Fresh off the patio make salsa day!
100 years ago, Grand Wizard DC Stephenson was arrested for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer. His 1925 conviction was the end of a populist movement of bigotry and xenophobia known as the 2nd KKK.
Today, MAGA faces their Stephenson moment. Convicted felon and suspected pedophile OR finish the circus.
Today, MAGA faces their Stephenson moment. Convicted felon and suspected pedophile OR finish the circus.
July 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
100 years ago, Grand Wizard DC Stephenson was arrested for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer. His 1925 conviction was the end of a populist movement of bigotry and xenophobia known as the 2nd KKK.
Today, MAGA faces their Stephenson moment. Convicted felon and suspected pedophile OR finish the circus.
Today, MAGA faces their Stephenson moment. Convicted felon and suspected pedophile OR finish the circus.
A horticulture joke:
The difference between a determinate and indeterminate tomato.
The difference between a determinate and indeterminate tomato.
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A horticulture joke:
The difference between a determinate and indeterminate tomato.
The difference between a determinate and indeterminate tomato.
Lorenzo “Piper” Davis (1917-1997) packed his bat and glove to play baseball in the PNW for the semipro 1938 Washington Browns in Yakima.
This is his 1952 Mother’s Cookies baseball card with the PCL Oakland Oaks.
This is his 1952 Mother’s Cookies baseball card with the PCL Oakland Oaks.
July 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Lorenzo “Piper” Davis (1917-1997) packed his bat and glove to play baseball in the PNW for the semipro 1938 Washington Browns in Yakima.
This is his 1952 Mother’s Cookies baseball card with the PCL Oakland Oaks.
This is his 1952 Mother’s Cookies baseball card with the PCL Oakland Oaks.
79 years ago today, one of the saddest moments in Pacific Northwest baseball history.
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June 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
79 years ago today, one of the saddest moments in Pacific Northwest baseball history.
baseballhall.org/discover/bas...
baseballhall.org/discover/bas...
The Lucy Breckenridge Diary and transcription will be at, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture exhibit, “Black Families in Spokane”.
Lucy Breckenridge was the mother-in-law of baseball pioneer, Charles Allen (1894-1946).
Lucy Breckenridge was the mother-in-law of baseball pioneer, Charles Allen (1894-1946).
June 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The Lucy Breckenridge Diary and transcription will be at, Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture exhibit, “Black Families in Spokane”.
Lucy Breckenridge was the mother-in-law of baseball pioneer, Charles Allen (1894-1946).
Lucy Breckenridge was the mother-in-law of baseball pioneer, Charles Allen (1894-1946).
Happy Juneteenth!
June 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Happy Juneteenth!
The pollinators love my neighbors lavender plants.
June 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The pollinators love my neighbors lavender plants.
RIP Beach Boy Brian Wilson. “Catch a wave and you’re sitting on top of the world”.
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June 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
RIP Beach Boy Brian Wilson. “Catch a wave and you’re sitting on top of the world”.
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Food voodoo to arrest this Mariners offensive tailspin. For those unfamiliar; the Seattle Dog is brat, cream cheese, carmalized onions, sauerkraut, and spicy brown mustard on a Hoagie Bun. For those too familiar, management continues to waste the best rotation in PNW baseball history. Yet, Go M’s!
May 31, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Food voodoo to arrest this Mariners offensive tailspin. For those unfamiliar; the Seattle Dog is brat, cream cheese, carmalized onions, sauerkraut, and spicy brown mustard on a Hoagie Bun. For those too familiar, management continues to waste the best rotation in PNW baseball history. Yet, Go M’s!
Happy Jimmy Claxton Day!
May 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Happy Jimmy Claxton Day!
RIP Chet Lemon. He began his MiLB career with the 1972 Coos Bay-North Bend affiliate of the Oakland A’s.
May 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
RIP Chet Lemon. He began his MiLB career with the 1972 Coos Bay-North Bend affiliate of the Oakland A’s.
Loving this autobiography of Carver Clark Gayton; star athlete at Garfield HS & UW on the gridiron, Boeing engineer, and co-founder of the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle. He even signed it. If you enjoy PNW history, he lived and made it. I very highly recommend it.
April 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Loving this autobiography of Carver Clark Gayton; star athlete at Garfield HS & UW on the gridiron, Boeing engineer, and co-founder of the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle. He even signed it. If you enjoy PNW history, he lived and made it. I very highly recommend it.
Bless all Canadian voters.
April 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Bless all Canadian voters.
April 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Libraries are medicinal. Prove me wrong.
April 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Libraries are medicinal. Prove me wrong.
Fred Couples is +1 at Hole 14. The cut line is currently +2. Making the Masters cut at 65-years old would be one heck of a story.
April 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fred Couples is +1 at Hole 14. The cut line is currently +2. Making the Masters cut at 65-years old would be one heck of a story.
As Mariners fans let’s extend our heartfelt condolences to the Nelson Cruz family after this horrific tragedy in the Dominican Republic. And the Astros family and their loss of former teammate Octavio Dotel. Sometimes the game takes a sideline to more important events.
April 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
As Mariners fans let’s extend our heartfelt condolences to the Nelson Cruz family after this horrific tragedy in the Dominican Republic. And the Astros family and their loss of former teammate Octavio Dotel. Sometimes the game takes a sideline to more important events.
You can vote everyday with your wallet.
April 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
You can vote everyday with your wallet.
In the words of Bob Uecker as Harry Doyle, “One f-ing hit?” C’mon Mariners!
April 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
In the words of Bob Uecker as Harry Doyle, “One f-ing hit?” C’mon Mariners!