This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Bluefield to Welch and Back Through Baseball History
Larry Hypes recalls Bluefield area baseball heritage from Bowen Field to Bowen memories and the rise of Bluefield Ridge Runners and Princeton Whistle Pigs. He highlights historic figures such as Eddie Feigner and Ron Necciai, local coaches, and notable games at Shaw Park and Welch Miners lore shaping Mercer and McDowell counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aseball
Abner Doubleday
Cain Field
Bowen Field
Bluefield
Blue Grays
Orioles
Mercer County
Bluefield Ridge
Princeton
Bowen
Eddie Feigner
the King
Whis-Tv
Ray Brooks
Don Whitt
Cecil Surratt
Scott
Graham G-Men
Tazewell
Billy Wagner
Nolan Ryan
Billy
Ryan
Marion Mets
Smyth County
Wagner
Rocket
Ron Necciai
Old Shaw Park
Bristol
Necciai
Pittsburgh Pirates
Welch Miners
Welch
Welch Armory
McDowell
Daily Telegraph
W.L. “Stubby
Boston Braves
Braves
Carl Hrovatic
Boston
Milwaukee
Hrovatic
Falls Mills
BHS
Merrill Gainer
Cumberland Road
West Virginia
Dickie Ward
Dennis Blevins