Month: November 2025
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A Smashing Debut
Opening night in 1966 against the Knoxville Smokies rekindled minor league baseball in Evansville after the E-Braves exited after the 1957 season. Nicknamed the “Esox,” the city was back in the business of baseball. Chilly weather and a day-long threat of rain kept many new fans away. The April 21 game attracted a disappointing paid…
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The Team that Never Was
On December 2, 1936, with little fanfare or warning, Joe Mathes, a veteran baseball player and minor league manager, was named manager of the new Evansville Hubs in the new Three-I League for the 1937 baseball season. Evansville had been without a team since 1931. The announcement came in a front-page story in the Courier.…
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Fred Kovner – From Bosse Field to the Orchestra Pit
Fred Kovner’s future was bright when he graduated from Old Dominion University in the Spring of 1965. He set virtually every batting record at the college and was an exceptional centerfielder. His 1964 team won the NCAA College Division East Regional at historic Yankee Stadium and Fred was named All American in his final two…