Plans have been announced for the Western Association of Professional Baseball Clubs (WAPB), an upcoming independent league set to begin play in June 2020. (more…)
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Court order saves historic ballpark — for now
A Montgomery County (Kansas) judge has stopped the Unified School District 446 from tearing down what’s left of Riverside Park, a historic facility hosting the first pro baseball games under the lights in 1930. (more…)
Endangered: First pro ballpark hosting night games under the lights
We may be on the verge of losing a little history: the Independence (Kan.) ballpark where pro baseball was first played under the lights is slated for demolition. The Independence Producers (Class C; Western Association) are important for one historic fact: they hosted the first official, regular-season pro baseball game played under the lights. On April […]