Sampson, Robert D. Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins: Inside Early Baseball in Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2023. 272 pp. Includes 18 black and white photos. End matter includes listing of Illinois baseball teams and players, 1865-70, notes, bibliography, index. Paperback $24.95. Reviewed by Lisa Timpf Though Shakespeare suggested that a rose by … Continue reading Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins: Inside Early Baseball in Illinois by Robert D Sampson
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