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Tag: <span>Tom Loftus</span>

The Evolution of the American League

December 28, 2022 John T. Pregler

The following article first appeared in the Fall 2022 edition of the Society of American Baseball Research’s (SABR) Baseball Research…

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Posted in: Baseball, Dubuque Filed under: American League, Baseball, Charley Comiskey, Northwestern League, Ted Sullivan, Tom Loftus, Western Association, Western League

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Dubuque’s League Park

November 8, 2020 John T. Pregler

For the past 50 years a popular postcard image believed to have been taken between 1910 and 1912 has long…

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Posted in: Baseball, Dubuque, Photography Filed under: Baseball, Charley Comiskey, Comiskey Park, Dubuque, League Park, Ted Sullivan, Tom Loftus

Tom Loftus: The American League’s Forgotten Founding Father

June 24, 2020 John T. Pregler

The following article first appeared in the Spring 2020 edition of the Society for American Baseball Research’s (SABR) Baseball Research…

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Posted in: Baseball, Biography, Dubuque Filed under: American League, Charles Comiskey, Ted Sullivan, Tom Loftus, Western League

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