Edith Houghton's Jersey, Cap and Belt

She was a 10-year old who played shortstop for the Philadelphia Bobbies beginning in 1922. The Bobbies were a women's barnstorming club who toured the country playing against men's teams. The team also traveled to Japan to play baseball. Edith later became baseball's first female solo scout, working for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Day Forty- Five...

August 4th 2015
…in Cooperstown! The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. We were there SIX hours. It was amazing. The museum had everything baseball…olde timey gear, samples of songs played at different ballparks, baseball merchandise through the years (including a T-206 Honus Wagner card), George Brett’s pine tar bat, home plate from Ebbets Field, baseball by the numbers and of course a ring from ea ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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