VINTAGE BASE BALL CONFERENCE, 14 March | Event in Phoenix | AllEvents

VINTAGE BASE BALL CONFERENCE

Arizona Vintage Base Ball League

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Sat, 14 Mar • 08:15 AM

9.8 hours

Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Downtown North

Free Tickets Available

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Date & Location

Sat, 14 Mar • 08:15 AM (GMT-07:00)

Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Downtown North

10 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, United States

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About the event

VINTAGE BASE BALL CONFERENCE
1860s base ball returns to Phoenix. Talks, history, and a live vintage match. See the game as it was meant to be played.

About this Event

Before stadium lights and million-dollar contracts, base ball belonged to towns—played in mining camps, frontier streets, and dusty city lots. This March, that spirit returns to downtown Phoenix.

The Vintage Base Ball Association’s 2026 Conference is a three-day public celebration of the game’s roots. Hear from historians, authors, former Major League talent, and scholars who bring the early game to life. Explore Arizona’s baseball legacy, the birth of statistics, historic ballparks, and the overlooked characters who shaped America’s pastime.

On Saturday afternoon, the history leaves the lecture hall and takes the field. The All-Comers Vintage Base Ball Match showcases the game as it was played in the 1860s—wood bats, underhand pitching, period rules, and no modern theatrics. Authentic. Competitive. Alive.

No expertise required. Just curiosity.

If you value history you can see, stories that matter, and base ball in its purest form, this is the weekend to be there.

Attendees must register at: https://www.vbba.org/2026-conference-registration/



Agenda


🕑: 08:15 AM - 08:45 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Henry Chadwick: The Father of Base Ball

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Buffalo Soldiers and Base Ball

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Dandies and Subterraneans: How the Two Came Together to Start Base Ball Clubs

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
The Story of PK Custom Cards and Collectibles

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Historic Warren Ballpark, 1909 to Present

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Arizona Base Ball & Copper Mining History

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
All-American Girls Professional Baseball Players History

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
History of the Cactus League

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
The Team Too Tough To Die: How a ball club was born in the middle of the Earps

🕑: 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Vintage Base Ball "All-Comers" Matches - Site To Be Determined

🕑: 06:15 PM - 11:00 PM
Silent Auction

🕑: 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Banquet Buffet Dinner

🕑: 09:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Keynote Speaker: Willie Wilson


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Embassy Suites by Hilton Phoenix Downtown North, 10 East Thomas Road, Phoenix, United States
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VINTAGE BASE BALL CONFERENCE, 14 March | Event in Phoenix | AllEvents
VINTAGE BASE BALL CONFERENCE
Sat, 14 Mar • 08:15 AM
Free