The American Association Almanac

Hot off the presses! (actually, just my faithful -- usually -- little laser-jet printer) This issue of the American Association Almanac breaks new ground, offering a statistical record of the American Association games played at West Washington Street Park, home of the Indianapolis Indians from 1905 to 1931. Three back pages are dedicated to the all-time records achieved at Washington Park. Finally, a "Gone With the Great Majority" section provides a brief necrology of former American Association players. Here's a pair of sample pages which accurately represent the entire contents:  __________________________________________________________ And here's a look at the front cover: __________________________________________________________ The back cover is informative as well, with a focus on the role played by the Indianapolis Indians in the very first American Association night game: _________________________________________________________...

In January, 2016 the American Association Almanac published Vol. 12, No. 1 covering West Washington Street Park, the home of the Indianapolis Indians from 1905 to 1931. It focused on the 1905 season and provided considerable details on how the park evolved during the course of its lifetime. Here are a few peeks at its contents. Front Cover Back Cover Sample Pages Promotional Flyer  Copies Available, Order Yours Today! Combine with a two-year subscription ($42.00) and receive one issue free! Rex Hamann pureout@msn.com

This week I am publishing (on paper) the third in a series on the American Association Ballparks of Indianapolis. Volume 12, No. 2 of the American Association Almanac for Summer 2016 will be mailed to subscribers in a few days. But because I've been so delinquent posting on this website, I wanted to provide some background on the series The first of the set (Vol. 11, No. 2) discusses East Washington Street Park (which would have been known at the time as simply Washington Park or Gray Street Grounds). The inside front cover lists the topics and provides a diagram of the playing field and stands. Here is an excerpt: Introduction     One of the shortest-lived ball parks in American Association history, East Washington Street Park, or simply Washington Park, had a colorful history. It was located on the far east side of Indianapolis and hosted the to the Association’s Indians from 1902 to 1904. The home venue of the league’s first champion, it became the stage for a...