Baseball History in Lancaster

About this episode

The episode discusses the history of the Harrisburg Giants baseball team and their games in Lancaster.

100 years ago, in 1925, a professional baseball team called the Harrisburg Giants played Sunday games right here in Lancaster at Rossmere Baseball Park, which is now the site of Lancaster Catholic High School. The team featured hall of fame players and those games are now considered major league. Baseball historian Jeremy Raff joined us to tell the story of the Harrisburg Giants' time in Lancaster, along with a celebration of these games in partnership with other local organizations lik...

People in this episode

Guest: Jeremy Raff

Topics covered

• baseball history
• local sports
• Harrisburg Giants
• Lancaster
• community events

Keywords

• baseball
• Harrisburg Giants
• Lancaster history
• Rossmere Baseball Park
• sports culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harrisburg Giants

Places: Lancaster, Rossmere Baseball Park, Lancaster Catholic High School

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