Baseball

Baseball Biographies
Read about Ted Williams, Hank Aaron, Darryl Strawberry, Lou Gehrig and more... For additional biographies, browse Baseball Players - United States - Biography.

Baseball: Facts and Fiction
From scientific facts on the physics of throwing a curveball to the true life stories of some of the greatest players in history, this list offers amazing facts as well as thrilling fictional stories about playing America's favorite game.

Baseball Fiction
A booklist of fiction with baseball themes.

Batter Up! Ten Books about Baseball
Read up on the history, present and future of our national pastime

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Movies

Baseball Movies
How many of these classics have you seen?

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Websites

Pittsburgh Pirates

• Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Official Pittsburgh Pirates Page with news, information about the team, and online ticket ordering.
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pirates
  Read the latest news from the Pittsburgh daily newspaper
• Clemente Museum
  The Clemente Museum, with memorabilia about Roberto Clemente, is housed in historic Engine House 25, located in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania

Other major and minor league teams in the state

• The Altoona Curve
  The Altoona Minor League Baseball team of the Eastern League, affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Erie Seawolves
  The Erie Minor League Baseball team of the Eastern League, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers.
• Philadelphia Phillies
  A member of the National League East of Major League Baseball
• Washington Wild Things
  At the end of 2001, Canton Crocodiles moved to Washington, Pennsylvania and became the Washington Wild Things. They are a member of the independent professional Frontier League.

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United States

United States - Leagues and Teams

• Frontier League
  An independent professional baseball league created in 1993 to serve the West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southeast Ohio areas. It has since expanded to include most of the midwest. Western Pennsylvania has a team in the Washington Wild Things.
• Little League Baseball
  Includes information on the various divisions: T-Ball, Little League Baseball, Little League Softball, Junior League Baseball, Junior League Softball, Senior League Baseball, Senior League Softball, Big League Baseball, Big League Softball, and Challenger.
• Major League Baseball: mlb.com
  The official site of Major League Baseball, covering the American and National Leagues.
• Minor League Baseball
  The official website covering A, AA, AAA, and Rookie leagues
• USA Baseball
  USA Baseball is the National Governing Body for the sport and represents amateur baseball in America as a member of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Baseball Association (IBAF). Virtually every major national amateur baseball organization in America is united as a USA Baseball National Member. As a result, USA Baseball governs more than 20 million amateur players in ballparks and playgrounds across the country.

United States - News Coverage

• ESPN: Major League Baseball
• FoxSports: Major League Baseball

United States - General Sites

• American Memory Project: Baseball Cards 1887-1914
  An online exhibit from the Library of Congress, searchable by player, team, league and city.
  • Pittsburgh Alleghenys
  • Pittsburgh Pirates
• Baseball Reference
  Find statistics from 1871 to the present for major league players, teams, and leagues. Complete post-season and managerial data is included as well along with other interesting features including The Baseball Travel Guide where you can find all the baseball close to you from Akron to Yuma.
• National Baseball Hall of Fame
  A description of the exhibits and programs available at the National Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
• Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
  Located in Kansas City, Missouri.
• Society for American Baseball Research
  There's even a chapter in Pittsburgh.

International

• International Baseball Federation
  Established since 1994 in Lausanne, Switzerland (the Olympic Capital), the IBAF organizes the Baseball World Cup, World Championships in their different categories, the Intercontinental Cup and the Baseball Olympic Tournament, securing the development and expansion of this sport all over the world.