The Minor League Nerd

Apr 02 2025 68 ep. 15 mins 7

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This is an audio version of the Minor League Nerd YouTube Channel, which covers the history of minor league baseball teams.

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The Doghouse Dilemma

Apr 02 2025 2 mins

This Minor League Nerd Story Break tells the interesting story of something that happened during a town ball game in Dassel, MN on August 18, 1940.

The Story of Take Me Out to the Ball Game

Mar 27 2025 11 mins

This Minor League Nerd Special Episode tells the story of the baseball anthem Take Me Out to the Ball Game.

Nine Batters, Nine Homers

Mar 12 2025 2 mins

This Minor League Nerd Story Break is about the one and only time in the history of professional baseball in which all nine members of a starting lineup for a team hit a home run in one game.

A 35 to 6 Blowout in Arizona

Mar 06 2025 2 mins

This Minor League Nerd Story Break covers a major blow out that took place in Douglas, AZ in 1956.

Wichita Aeros

Feb 26 2025 22 mins

This Mostly Forgotten Teams episode looks at the history of the Wichita Aeros who played in the old Triple-A American Association from 1970 to 1984.

Atlanta Black Crackers

Feb 20 2025 23 mins

This Franchise History Series episode covers the Atlanta Black Crackers, who played as an independent team as well as in the Negro Southern League, the Negro American League and the Negro American Association between 1919 and 1949.

Southern League of Colored Base Ballists

Feb 12 2025 13 mins

This Minor League Nerd Special episode covers the Southern League of Colored Base Ballists, which was the first attempt at forming an all black baseball league back in 1886.

Tucson Toros

Feb 06 2025 34 mins

This Franchise History Series episode looks at the history of the Tucson Toros who played in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League from 1969 to 1997. We covered on our old Throwback Thursday Cap of the Day Series, which were not uploaded as a podcast versions, making this our eleventh expanded and recut episode from that series.

Tagged Out at Home on a Home Run

Jan 29 2025 1 mins

This Minor League Nerd Story Break episode tells the story of the time a batter in the Texas League was called out at home after hitting a home run.

Muncie Fruit Jars

Jan 23 2025 14 mins

This episode of Minor League Nerd Shorts covers the two teams that are known today as the Muncie Fruit Jars. One played in 1906. The other played in 1908.