B.B. Green, Indian Head Rockets player
- IHM.2021.0177
- Item
- [ca 1952]
Part of Recreation Collection
B.B. Green, Indian Head Rockets player, in his Rockets uniform.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
B.B. Green, Indian Head Rockets player
Part of Recreation Collection
B.B. Green, Indian Head Rockets player, in his Rockets uniform.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Black Baseball Players in Canada - A Biographical Dictionary 1881-1960
Part of Book Collection
A 203-page softcover book with an alphabetically organized series of biographies of about 500 baseball players who played for various teams throughout Canada from 1881 to 1960. It includes many players of the barn-storming teams that played on the prairies during the 1950s, including the Indian Head Rockets. Writeups include: Nathaniel "Nat" Bates, who pitched for the Rockets in 1952 and visited Saskatchewan in 2022 for the induction of the Indian Head Rockets (1950-1954) into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in Battleford and for the opening off the Indian Head Rockets display at the Indian Head Museum; Elijah "Pumpsie" Green who also played for the Rockets and was the first black player on the Boston Red Sox. Many other Indian Head Rockets players are also included.
Swanton, Barry
Part of Recreation Collection
Bobby Prescott in his Indian Head Rockets uniform.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Burning the diamonds before the game
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Burning the diamonds before the tournament was done to dry them out
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Charles Harris, Indian Head Rockets player
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Charles Harris standing in his Jacksonville Eagles uniform
Jacksonville Eagles (Baseball)
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Charlie Robinson in his Rockets uniform
Crowd gathered to watch the baseball tournament
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A slightly elevated view of the crowd gathered to watch one of the famous 2-day tournaments
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Crowd gathering for a baseball tournament
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A crowd gathering outside of the headquarters for a baseball tournament at Indian Head
Crowded stands at Indian Head baseball tournament
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The stands filled by the crowd gathered to watch one of the famous 2 day tournaments in Indian Head
Crowded stands for the Indian Head baseball tournament
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The stands filled by the crowd gathered to watch one of the famous 2 day tournaments in Indian Head
Cutprice Washington, Indian Head Rockets team official
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Cutprice Washington, holding a trophy
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Part of Recreation Collection
Edward "Peanuts" Davis in the middle of a throw at practice.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Filled parking lot outside the baseball tournament
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The filled parking lot beside the field of the tournament with packed bleachers in the background.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Filled stands at Indian Head baseball tournament
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The stands filled by the crowd gathered to watch one of the famous 2 day tournaments in Indian Head
Part of Recreation Collection
The 1952 Florida Cubans pose with a trophy. In 1953, the Cubans played as the Indian Head Rockets.
Florida Cubans (Baseball)