Roadside Baseball

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Roadside Baseball sites visited in Kansas City, MO: 

1. Former site of Municipal Stadium
2. Kauffman Stadium

    

Roadside Baseball location referenced in this episode:

1. Gate of Heaven cemetery, Valhalla NY 

2. Griffith Park Golf Course, Los Angeles

Roadside baseball locations referenced in the episode:

1. Former site of League Park, Cleveland
2. Former site of the Polo Grounds, New York
3. Former site of St. Lawrence Hospital, New York 
4. Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland
5. Progressive Field, Cleveland

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.