- IHM.2021.0355
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- 1951
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Bobby Prescott in his Indian Head Rockets uniform.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
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Bobby Prescott in his Indian Head Rockets uniform.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Black Baseball Players in Canada - A Biographical Dictionary 1881-1960
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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
B.B. Green, Indian Head Rockets player
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B.B. Green, Indian Head Rockets player, in his Rockets uniform.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
Baseball player sliding into home
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The umpire watches a player sliding into home base while the catcher attempts to tag him.
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A player is running to home while the catcher awaits a throw.
1954 Indian Head Baseball tournament card
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A card containing the events of the 1953 Indian Head baseball tournament on the front side.
Advertisements for the other events happening the nights after the tournament and charts to allow fans to keep score on the back side.
1953 Indian Head Rockets with trophy
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The Indian Head Rockets (Florida Cubans) with a recently won trophy
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
1953 Indian Head Rockets gathered around their trophy
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The Indian Head Rockets (Florida Cubans) with their trophy
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
1953 Indian Head Baseball tournament card
Part of Recreation Collection
A card containing the events of the 1953 Indian Head baseball tournament on the front side.
Advertisements for the other events happening the nights after the tournament and charts to allow fans to keep score on the back side.
1953 baseball tournament collage
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(Top to Bottom, L-R) 1. The diamonds being burnt before the tournament, 2. Rockets player sliding into base, 3. Graham Williams with the trophy, 4. Graham Williams about to present the trophy and cheque to the Rockets.
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
1952 Indian Head Rockets Team Photo
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The Indian Head Rockets and their manager at a baseball tournament
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
1952 Indian Head Rockets pitching staff
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Six pitchers from the 1952 Indian Head Rockets
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)
1952 Indian Head Baseball tournament card
Part of Recreation Collection
A card containing the events of the 1952 Indian Head baseball tournament on the front side.
Advertisements for the other events happening the nights after the tournament on the back side.
1951 Indian Head Baseball tournament card
Part of Recreation Collection
A card containing the events of the 1951 Indian Head baseball tournament on the front side.
Advertisements for the other events happening the nights after the tournament on the back side.
1950 Indian Head Rockets and their team bus
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The 1950 Indian Head Rockets posed in front of their team bus
Indian Head Rockets (Baseball)