Who Knew?
What does a little office on Emma Street in West Frankfort and the Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown have in common?
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Redbird Roadtrip
After 16 days in the searing Georgia heat, the 1948 West Frankfort Cardinals began a tough 800 mile bus trip home with five exhibition games thrown in for good measure.
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The Furniture Capital of Southern Illinois
While the loss of the coal industry has certainly taken its toll on West Frankfort and surrounding towns, it has meant opportunity for some enterprising residents
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Black Thursday
While at the time it seemed like most any other day, Thursday November 15th, 1990 marks the date of what would become the pending death sentence to the fragile southern Illinois coal economy.
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In Loving Memory of Memorial
She was once considered among the finest in the nation. Sadly, in just a few short years, nothing but memories and two aging photographs remain.
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Rowdy Frankfort Kids…
WF Cardinals owners had what they thought was a good idea to attract kids to the ballpark. Turns out those kids, now in their 60's and 70's, were a pretty rowdy bunch.
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Chipping Away…
What does eating an elephant have to do with the West Frankfort Cardinals??
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It is FINALLY Coming!
After more time than we care to mention, Season of Change: Baseball, Coal Mining, and a Small Town's Struggle to Beat the Odds will be available for purchase on DECEMBER 1, 2011. This marks 62 years to the day that the West Frankfort Baseball and Amusement Corporation announced that they were ceasing operations and that the West Frankfort Cardinals would be no more.
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