My Baseball History

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Mark Armour, who is the creator of The Satchel Paige Project. The award-winning author, researcher, and historian also served as the President of the Society for American Baseball Research's Board of Directors from 2019 to 2025.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at https://www.studiogaryc.com for creating the MBH artwork

Eric Kittelberger at https://www.tripleplaydesign.com for creating the Shoeless Podcast Network logo

Mark Armour

My mom

On this special bonus episode, Dan Wallach discusses Shoeless Joe Jackson's complicated history with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and Joe's path to possibly receiving a plaque in the future. Then Dan plays excerpts from a conversation he had in 2021 with a former neighbor of Joe and Katie Jackson's, who tells the story of how Joe Jackson saved her life one day in 1942.

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Thanks to:

Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at https://www.studiogaryc.com for creating the MBH artwork

Eric Kittelberger at https://www.tripleplaydesign.com for creating the Shoeless Podcast Network logo

My mom

On part two of this two-part episode, Dan Wallach talks with Robert K. Fitts, who is an award-winning author and researcher, with a focus on modern baseball history in Japan and the in-stadium experience in the Japanese ballpark today.

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Thanks to:

Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Robert K. Fitts

My mom

On part one of this two-part episode, Dan Wallach talks with Robert K. Fitts, who is an award-winning author and researcher whose focus is the history of baseball in Japan and Japanese baseball cards.

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Thanks to:

Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Robert K. Fitts

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Maybelle Blair, who is a women's baseball pioneer and former player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League with the Peoria Redwings.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Maybelle Blair

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Adam Darowski, who is the Executive Director of Design at Sports Reference, and a Negro Leagues and Latin American baseball historian focused on the intersection of statistical analysis and historical preservation.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Adam Darowski

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Bob Kendrick, who is the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Thanks to:

Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Bob Kendrick

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Gary Cieradkowski, who is a renowned baseball historian, researcher, author, and artist.

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Thanks to:

Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork, and for being our guest

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Phil Rosenzweig, who is an award-winning author and one of the world's foremost experts on the T202 Hassan Triplefolder baseball card set, about his book One Splendid Season.

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Thanks to:

Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Phil Rosenzweig

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Ed Wheatley, who is the vice president of the St. Louis chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research, an award-winning author of multiple baseball books, an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, and a St. Louis Cardinals historian.

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Thanks to:

Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Ed Wheatley

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Larry Lester and Stephanie Liscio, two of the world's leading authorities on the Negro Leagues, in a discussion which was recorded in front of a live audience at Cleveland's historic League Park.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Larry Lester & Stephanie Liscio

The City of Cleveland's Division of Recreation

My mom

On this special bonus episode, Dan Wallach announces the release of "Nancy Faust At The Game" - the 1978 debut album of legendary organist Nancy Faust.

Nancy is most famous for her 41-year career playing for the Chicago White Sox from 1970 through 2010 during which she invented walk-up music and popularized the singing of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch.

Order the CD at artisticintegrityrecords.bandcamp.com

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the MBH artwork

Mitchell Ransdell and Nick Vetter for their help with the graphics and layout of the album

Nancy Faust

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Josh Rawitch, who is the President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Josh Rawitch

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Bob DiBiasio, who is the Senior Vice President of Public Affairs for the Cleveland Guardians, and has been a public relations executive with Cleveland for all but one season since 1979.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Bob DiBiasio

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Tom Catal, who is Mickey Mantle's former autograph agent, and was the founder and curator of the Mickey Mantle Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Tom Catal (and Mickey Mantle)

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Jay Valentine, who patrolled center field in 1977 and 1978 for the Indianapolis Clowns, the last of the Negro League baseball teams.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Jay Valentine

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Brian Powers, who is a licensed architect and the man behind the incredible Bandbox Ballparks project which digitally reconstructs long-forgotten ballparks to preserve their histories.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Brian Powers

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Michael Aronstein, who is a baseball card hobby pioneer who was the co-founder of TCMA, the founder of Photo File, and the recipient of SABR's 2020 Jefferson Burdick Award.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Michael and Andrew Aronstein

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Ashton Lansdell, who is a member of the US Women's National Baseball Team who helped the team win the Gold medal at the 2019 COPABE Pan-American Games, and Silver at the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup. Ashton has also played for the Savannah Bananas, and participated in MLB Home Run Derby X competitions all over the world.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Ashton Lansdell

My mom

On this episode, Dan Wallach talks with Todd Radom, who is a legendary graphic designer, sports branding expert, and writer who is responsible for the visual identities of multiple MLB teams and All-Star Game logos.

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Ryan Starinsky for the opening theme and his acoustic version of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"

Randy Moore for his baseball organ version of "Kingpin" by Get Married

Gary Cieradkowski at www.studiogaryc.com for creating the artwork

Todd Radom

My mom