Roadside Baseball

Marcy Massura

Chris Epting, author of best selling book Roadside Baseball takes you on a weekly journey to learn about the places and people that make baseball history worth re-living.

Episodes

  1. 08/11/2019

    The Hall Ball

    Baseball historian Ralph Carhart's remarkable journey to pay tribute to Hall of Famers in the form of one special baseball will soon be a book. We talk about that and more.

    28 min

  2. 07/19/2019

    Picture Perfect

    Renowned photographer Jean Fruth has an innate gift for capturing the game of baseball through her lens. Her new book, "Grassroots Baseball: Where Legends Begin" provides many examples of her artistry as well as first-hand stories from some of baseball's most profound legends. She and Chris discuss the book, her career and more.

    31 min

  3. 07/13/2019

    The Baseball Traveler

    Graham Knight has been visiting ballfields for decades. He's been to hundreds of them, and shares his impressions and reflections at baseballpilgrimages.com. Our conversation covers many of his experiences, favorites and reasons why he is such a passionate baseball traveler.

    39 min

  4. 07/05/2019

    Caught Stealing

    He's never really told this story before, but back in the 1950s the kid who ran the manual outfield scoreboard at D.C's Griffith Stadium saw something he wasn't supposed to see

    33 min

  5. 06/30/2019

    Every picture tells a story

    Over more than five years, baseball fan Ron Bolton has built a huge social media following by sharing vintage images on his Twitter page "Old Time Baseball Photos." But as he explains to Chris, there's more to it than just meets the eye.

    29 min

  6. 06/17/2019

    Chris chats with renowned baseball photographer Bob Busser.

    This Eposode's Guest: Renowned ballpark traveler/photographer Bob Busser, who has visited and photographed literally hundreds of ballparks and arenas (and this July is being honored by the Baseball Reliquary for his efforts) gives Chris a rundown of his favorite ballparks and former ballpark sites, little-known ballpark secrets and other tales from sacred baseball cathedrals.

    38 min

  7. 06/09/2019

    Lou Gehrig’s Little-Known Last Game

    Roadside Baseball sites visited in Kansas City, MO:  Former site of Municipal Stadium Kauffman Stadium

    6 min

  8. 06/04/2019

    The Birth of The Curse

    Roadside Baseball location referenced in this episode: 1. Gate of Heaven cemetery, Valhalla NY  2. Griffith Park Golf Course, Los Angeles

    5 min

  9. 05/31/2019

    A Death at Home Plate

    Roadside baseball locations referenced in the episode:   Former site of League Park, Cleveland Former site of the Polo Grounds, New York Former site of St. Lawrence Hospital, New York  Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland Progressive Field, Cleveland

    10 min

  10. 05/28/2019

    Introduction: Roadside Baseball

    Award winning author Chris Epting, is bringing stories from his best selling book Roadside Baseball to the show weekly. More detail. More history. More amazing facts from history lost and history being made today. If you love baseball, or even if you don't- you will enjoy the tales of pure, amazing Americana.

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Chris Epting, author of best selling book Roadside Baseball takes you on a weekly journey to learn about the places and people that make baseball history worth re-living.

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    Marcy Massura
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