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Reading Baseball is a sports podcast hosted by WSIU Public Radio. It has 200 episodes, with the latest published March 2026.

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.

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Reading Baseball: Taking Anita out to the ballgame

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Reading Baseball: The day Babe Ruth died

3

Reading Baseball: Remembering Bill Mazeroski

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Reading Baseball: The most hated team in baseball

5

Reading Baseball: Baseball's early Christmas present

6

Commentary: The saddest Thanksgiving

7

Reading Baseball: The 100th anniversary of the 1925 World Series

8

Reading Baseball: A great book for St. Louis fans with the baseball blues

9

Reading Baseball: Robert Redford, baseball's natural

10

Commentary: I almost missed the greatest play in NFL history

11

Reading Baseball: Baseball goes bananas

12

Reading Baseball: Baseball Nubability

13

Reading Baseball: This Old Man

14

Reading Baseball: A new edition of one of baseball's best history books

15

Reading Baseball: There is crying in baseball

16

Reading Baseball: Earl Weaver's baseball journey

17

Reading Baseball: Pete's happy place

18

Reading Baseball: Has baseball gone batty?

19

Reading Baseball: A sad day for Saluki baseball fans

20

Reading Baseball: Was the Pope a baseball fan?

21

Reading Baseball: The 400th edition

22

Reading Baseball: The integration of Chicago baseball

23

Reading Baseball: The 1985 I-70 World Series

24

Reading Baseball: Itchy Jones at the bat

25

Reading Baseball: Vic Harris, baseball's winningest manager

26

Reading Baseball: The golden at bat

27

Reading Baseball: It's a Wonderful Life, but not as a Cardinals fan

28

Reading Baseball: Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?

29

Reading Baseball: Can baseball save us from politics?

30

Reading Baseball: In praise of the White Sox

31

Reading Baseball: My 1930's era baseball glove

32

Reading Baseball: The greatest living ballplayer

33

Reading Baseball: The curse of the mustache

34

Reading Baseball: What's a doubleheader?

35

Reading Baseball: My first, and last, mustache

36

Reading Baseball: Our last trip to Pittsburgh?

37

Reading Baseball: I oughta know Milwaukee

38

Reading Baseball: Remembering the Say Hey Kid

39

Commentary: Deja vu all over again: Another 5K

40

Reading Baseball: Baseball's farewell to arms

41

Reading Baseball: Remembering Whitey Herzog

42

Reading Baseball: Baseball's first great Jewish star

43

Reading Baseball: An eclipse and baseball

44

Reading Baseball: Paul Giamatti's Father, Bart Giamatti

45

Reading Baseball: Jim Leyland in, Barry Bonds out

46

Reading Baseball: The American League's Jackie Robinson

47

Commentary: Basketball at 80

48

Reading Baseball: Meeting Anita

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Reading Baseball: Why We Love Baseball

50

Reading Baseball: Remembering Dick Groat

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