Reading Baseball

WSIU Public Radio

Reading Baseball is a WSIU Radio original series of baseball essays and commentaries by Richard "Pete" Peterson, editor of the St. Louis Baseball Reader and author of Growing Up With Clemente and the upcoming Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.

200 Episodes

Reading Baseball: Chicago's legendary baseball writer Warren Brown
10/22/2026
4:50
Warren Brown was considered one of the top sports writers and editors of the twentieth century, spending most of his career covering the Cubs and White Sox in Chicago.
Reading Baseball: The 2026 season recap for the Pirates and the Cardinals
10/9/2026
4:58
Pete Peterson recaps the season for both teams and how it left him excited for 2027.
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Reading Baseball: A book for the old guy and a baseball purse for Anita
9/25/2026
5:02
Pete tells us about a recent baseball gift he received and one for his wife, Anita.
Reading Baseball: 100 Years Ago Pete Alexander Saves the 1926 World Series
9/11/2026
4:58
The St. Louis Cardinals’ run of a National League best 11 World Series titles started in 1926.
Reading Baseball: 100 years ago the Cardinals win their first pennant
8/28/2026
5:01
The St. Louis Cardinals sent St. Louis into a frenzy in 1926.
Reading Baseball: 100 years ago Branch Rickey saved the Cardinals
8/13/2026
4:50
The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the most stories franchises in Major League Baseball history with a National League record 11 World Series titles.
Reading Baseball: Are baseball ballparks segregated?
7/31/2026
5:01
A recently released book examines if baseball ballparks had physical barriers to segregate fan movement.
Reading Baseball: That crazy pitch -- the 1946 All-Star Game
7/17/2026
5:01
The game featured a memorable at-bat from hall of famer Ted Williams.
Reading Baseball: Lou Brissie, baseball's American hero
7/3/2026
4:46
Baseball has been around for most of the USA's 250-year existence.
Reading Baseball: Anita the Hat meets Harry the Hat
6/19/2026
4:56
Peterson’s wife Anita is drawing attention these days thanks to a pill-box shaped hat she’s wearing around town…so much so Pete has dubbed her Anita the Hat.

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Reading Baseball

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200 Episodes

Reading Baseball: Chicago's legendary baseball writer Warren Brown

Reading Baseball: The 2026 season recap for the Pirates and the Cardinals

Reading Baseball: A book for the old guy and a baseball purse for Anita

Reading Baseball: 100 Years Ago Pete Alexander Saves the 1926 World Series

Reading Baseball: 100 years ago the Cardinals win their first pennant

Reading Baseball: 100 years ago Branch Rickey saved the Cardinals

Reading Baseball: Are baseball ballparks segregated?

Reading Baseball: That crazy pitch -- the 1946 All-Star Game

Reading Baseball: Lou Brissie, baseball's American hero

Reading Baseball: Anita the Hat meets Harry the Hat