![]() | Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins : Inside Early Baseball in Illinois A first-ever history of early baseball in Illinois, Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins adds the Prairie State game's unique shadings and colorful stories to the history of the national pastime. Robert D. Sampson is the editor of the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society and the author of John L. O'Sullivan and His Times . |
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