The comedian George Carlin once commented that the object of the game of baseball is “To go home. And to be safe – Safe at home”  Over the past 106 years many have made Anchorage their home. In this episode we will consider baseball’s role in making people feel safe at home in Anchorage.
 
Resources Used In Making This Episode:
 
Anchorage Historical Walking Tour Sign – at the Oscar Anderson House, 420 M St, Anchorage, AK 99501.
 
Bagoy, J.P., 2001. Legends & Legacies: Anchorage 1910-1935. Publications Consultants. p.92-93ff
 
Cernick, C., Carlson, P., Kennedy, M. (1981). Anchorage, the Way it was. United States: Historic Landmark Preservation Commission, Municipality of Anchorage. P. 16ff
 
Downing Bill, L., Bill, L. (2013). Aunt Phil's Trunk: 1912-1935, vol. 3 Ed., Aunt Phil's Trunk LLC. p109ff
 
Imagining Anchorage: The Making of America's Northernmost Metropolis. (2018). United States: University of Alaska Press. p. 284ff
 
George Carlin on Football and Baseball:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ebyLkCaAL0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkqNiBASfI
 
http://www.oscarandersonhousemuseum.org
 
http://alaskabaseballleague.org/view/alaskabaseballleague/
https://cerchinooks.com/
http://www.anchoragebucs.com/view/anchoragebucs
http://www.glacierpilots.com/view/glacierpilots
 
https://www.adn.com/sports/alaska-baseball/2021/06/03/watching-the-alaska-baseball-league-is-a-quintessential-summer-experience-games-start-this-weekend/
 
https://calltothepen.com/2013/06/30/alaska-baseball-league-has-glorious-heritage/
 
https://www.explorefairbanks.com/event/midnight-sun-baseball-game/5672/

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