Category: Baseball
Baseball in Chatham-Kent
After The Chatham Colored All-Stars Came Taylor A.C. and the Kent Panthers
The history of the Chatham Coloured All-Stars has become well documented and discussed in recent years. The team left a lasting impact on the baseball ... Read More
Hank Biasatti: From Chatham To Both The NBA, And MLB
Hank Biasatti's Basic Training group in Chatham, Ontario - 1945 Imagine playing in two major league sports. It's a feat that has been accomplished by ... Read More
One Word At A Time: Wendell Smith Changed Sports For Black Athletes
Jackie Robinson (far left) next to Wendell Smith (second from left) Without Wendell Smith, the history of sport may look completely different. He challenged ideas, ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: 1959 OBA Champions
On this weeks Throwback Thursday, brought to you by CK Tubs and Taps, we look back at the 1959 Legion 431 OBA Champions, This Major A ... Read More
The Story of Rube Waddell: Chatham’s Other Baseball Hall of Famer
When people discuss Chatham, Ontario and the Baseball Hall of Fame, Fergie Jenkins is the name that usually comes up. Born and raised in Chatham, ... Read More
Dolores Shadd Fought Injustice As A Black Woman, Coach, And Umpire
Dolores Shadd, back row far right, and her Red Dragons basketball team in 1945. In the present day, the issue of under representation in coaching ... Read More
Chatham Colored All-Stars Belong In The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
When you discuss influential baseball teams, who have left a lasting impact on sport, and society in Canada, there is no better example, and no ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: 1978 OBA Tyke Champs Were From Chatham
On this week’s Throwback Thursday, brought to you by CK Tubs and Taps, we travel back to the 1978 Chatham Tykes, who were Ontario Baseball Association ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: The 1961 Kent-Asphalt Seniors, Featuring A Young Fergie Jenkins
On this week’s Throwback Thursday, brought to you by CK Tubs and Taps, we look back at the 1961 Kent-Asphalt Seniors, a roster that included a ... Read More
Fergie Jenkins To Be Immortilized With Statue At Wrigley Field
Chatham's Fergie Jenkins will be immortilized as a Chicago Cubs legend as the club plans to erect a statue of Jenkins outside Wrigley Field. https://twitter.com/fergieajenkins/status/1379501562758897664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1379501562758897664%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2Fmlb%2Fmlb-fergie-jenkins-statue-wrigley-field-1.5977308 ... Read More
Throwback Thursday: Marion Watson Was Chatham’s Women’s Pro Baseball Player
Marion Watson All most people locally know of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is that is was featured in the 1992 movie, A League Of ... Read More
Chatham Girls Minor Softball Association Holding Online Registration Now
Chatham Golden Eagles during the summer of 2020 - Photo by CKSN.ca The Chatham Golden Eagles Girls Softball Association is holding registration from now until ... Read More
Chatham Minor Baseball Registration Now Open
It's time to sign up for sports. You heard that right.Registration for Chatham Minor Baseball is open now, with special a special early bird draw ... Read More
Podcast: The Journey Of The Chatham Colored All-Stars Baseball Team
Hosted by Liz Beatty, National Geographic Contributing Writer and award-winning travel journalist Heather Greenwood Davis travels to Chatham-Kent to tell the story of the 1934 ... Read More