Baseball Scorebook

Scorebook, Mitchell, Nebraska, 1954

Gift of Gabriel and Jody López in honor of Conrad Huerta and family

Look Closely
What do you see when you look at the names on different pages of the scorebook?

The intersecting lives of Latinas/os, African Americans, Asian Americans, and ethnic White Americans often came into focus on the baseball field. Baseball provided an opportunity to come together. Community teams in particular often boasted members from varied backgrounds and enjoyed playing games with other communities, crossing racial lines in the United States.