Upon This Quiet Life

Henry Fields (his Army records drop the final “s”) was born in Tippah County, Mississippi on February 23, 1843, the son of Balaam Duke...

Heading into Game 2, Martin Dihigo is sending Chet Brewer to the hill. American Giants’ manager Bingo DeMoss is answering with Norman...

George Field was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, and was a farmer. He was thirty-five years old when he mustered in. Field was 5’9” and...

Today, we’re at American Giants Park in Chicago for Game 1 of the first second round series for our (simulated) 1936 playoffs. Cubans’...

Noah Elbert was born on November 25, 1838 in either Louisville, Kentucky or Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany (sources differ), the son of...

Today, we’re previewing the first second round playoff series of our ongoing 1936 Negro League simulated playoffs – Martin Dihigo’s New...

From the Louisville Courier-Journal, April 5, 1896 (interesting that they would print this notice in Louisville in 1896 . . . ) Richard...

Milton Edwards was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, on September 5, 1842. He was the son of Thomas Duvall Edwards and Sarah Ann Tyler. A...

Just like in our first series, our two teams in the second wild card series have split the first two games, so we’re heading to a...

Robert Edrington, the older brother of Joseph Edrington, was born March 11, 1838, in Franklin County, Kentucky. A farmer, he was 5’11 ½”,...

We’re back at Forbes Field this time for Game 2 of the (Simulated) 1936 wild card series, the Newark Eagles versus the Homestead Grays....

Joseph B. Edrington was born in Franklin County, Kentucky on June 22, 1841, the son of Joseph Morris Edrington and Lucy Johnson. A...

Today, we’re at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field for Game 1 of our second (Simulated) Negro League Wild Card Series – the Newark Eagles versus...

From the Louisville Courier-Journal, November 1, 1862 Theatre – Mr. Wilkes Booth will this evening repeat his truly powerful personation...

My distant cousin Calvin Duvall was born on December 27, 1840 in either Cincinnati or Shelby County, Kentucky – records conflict. He was...

For the decisive Game 3 of the (simulated) opening 1936 playoff series, our scene has shifted to the New York Cubans’ home park, the...

John Driscoll was a thirty-year-old laborer from Ireland. Driscoll was 5’3”, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and light hair. Driscoll...

Today, we’re back at Griffith Stadium for Game 2 of our computer simulation of a 1936 playoff series between the Washington Elite Giants...

James Douglass was a forty-five-year-old stonecutter at the time of his enlistment. Born in Ireland, he was 5’6 ¼” with a dark...

This time, we’re voyaging over to the other side of pre-integration baseball, the Negro Leagues (currently celebrating their 100th...