Reading Baseball

Warren Brown was considered one of the top sports writers and editors of the twentieth century, spending most of his career covering the Cubs and White Sox in Chicago.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson remembers the man who is credited with giving Babe Ruth the nickname “The Sultan of Swat and wrote the early team histories of both the Cubs and the White Sox.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, co-author with his son Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

For the 2nd time in the past 4 seasons, the Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a better record than the St. Louis Cardinals.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson recaps the season for both teams and how it left him excited for 2027.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, co-author, with his son Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

When it comes to gifts for guys like Reading Baseball commentator Pete Peterson, something to do with America’s pastime will do.

In this latest edition of the series, Pete tells us about a recent baseball gift he received and one for his wife, Anita.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ run of a National League best 11 World Series titles started in 1926.

In part 3 of his Reading Baseball series on the building blocks of the Cardinals’ first World Series championship, Pete Peterson recaps the tightly-contested 7-game fall classic against the New York Yankees.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

The St. Louis Cardinals were an also-ran franchise in the early days of Major League Baseball.

But, in this edition of Reading Baseball, which is part 2 of a 3-part series, Pete Peterson tells us how the Cardinals won their first pennant 100 years ago.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most stories franchises in Major League Baseball history with a National League record 11 World Series titles.

In part 1 of a special 3-part series on this era of Cardinals baseball, Reading Baseball’s Pete Peterson tells us about how this was anything but a top-notch organization in the early days of baseball, but one man helped lead the turnaround 100 years ago.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, co-author with his son Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

A recently released book examines if baseball ballparks had physical barriers to segregate fan movement.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

During the week of the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Reading Baseball commentator Pete Peterson looks back 80 years to the 1946 All-Star game, which featured a unique, memorable moment between a hall of fame hitter and a strange pitch.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

July 4, 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States of America’s Declaration of Independence.

One of the longest running traditions in the U.S. is the game of baseball, which dates back almost 200 years.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson has the remarkable story of Lou Brissie, a World War II hero who against all mathematical and medical odds, became an all-star pitcher in the Major Leagues.

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, co-author with his son Stephen, of The Slide: Leyland, Bonds and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.

Reading Baseball commentator Pete Peterson’s wife Anita is drawing attention these days thanks to a pill-box shaped hat she’s wearing around town…so much so Pete has dubbed her Anita the Hat.

In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete tells us about a former Major League Baseball pitcher and war hero whose nickname was “The Hat.”

Reading Baseball is a series of essays and commentaries by Richard “Pete” Peterson, author of Growing Up With Clemente and the editor of The St. Louis Baseball Reader.