October 2024
Autograph Signing: Benny Ayala, Dan Ford, and Mychal Givens
Meet '83 WS Champions Benny Ayala and Dan Ford and former Orioles pitcher Mychal Givens at the Birthplace! Signing brought to you by Sign of the Hobby. Please contact Ross@signofthehobby.com for more information.
Find out more »November 2024
Autograph Signing: Denny McLain, Jack McDowell, others TBA
Meet former MLB pitchers (and AL Cy Young Award winners) Denny McLain and Jack McDowell at the Birthplace. Others TBA, Time TBD
Find out more »SABR Series: Jon Volkmer and his book Brave in Season
Set in 1950 in the rural Midwest, and inspired by real events, this gripping novel explores what happens when an African American railroad repair crew is dropped into a tiny, tight-knit farm community. Will frictions build to an all-too familiar American tragedy, or can tensions be overcome in that uniquely American way, with balls and bats and a field of green? Seventeen-year-old Carlin Littman has big dreams, much bigger than will fit into sleepy Julian, Nebraska, population 172. She has…
Find out more »December 2024
SABR Series: John Burbridge on Jackie Robinson in Baltimore
Dr. John J. Burbridge Jr. is currently Professor Emeritus at Elon University where he was both a dean and professor. He is also an adjunct at York College of Pennsylvania. While at Elon he introduced and taught Baseball and Statistics. He has authored several publications and also presented at SABR Conventions, NINE and the Seymour meetings. He is a lifelong New York Giants baseball fan. The greatest Giants-Dodgers game he attended was a 1-0 Giants’ victory in Jersey City in…
Find out more »Book Signing: Lou Hammond and Paul Travers and their book They Call Me “Sweet Lou”
Meet authors Lou Hammond and Paul Travers at the Birthplace They Call Me "Sweet Lou" The Life and Times of a Football Official Think you know football? Not until you ride along with “Sweet Lou” Hammond as he pursues his dream of officiating in the National Football League—a dream he discovers comes at a steep price. More than a sports journal, Lou’s story is a hilarious and heroic journey from the hardscrabble lot at Baltimore’s Radecke Park to the manicured…
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