The 16-inch Softball Hall of Fame will induct its latest class next week as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in Forest Park. Why it matters: Chicagoans invented 16-inch softball, which is ...

For generations, Chicagoans have played 16-inch softball, a game that is played bare-handed, without gloves. Now, this unique Chicago game is celebrating its 135th anniversary.

It’s been 10 years since a co-ed softball tournament was played in Chicago’s parks...at least this kind. Softball was invented in Chicago 134 years ago and has been a beloved pastime for tens ...

When most people in the U.S. think of softball, they envision a game that is played with gloves and a 12-inch ball. Sixteen-inch is played with, well, a 16-inch ball and traditionally no gloves.

Some heretics played 12-inch softball but by the late 1940s, hundreds of thousands of paying customers turned out each year to watch 16-inch games played by the teams of the Windy City League.

CHICAGO — On any given evening, in any given park, you’ll likely find a game of 16-inch softball and it comes with its own badge of honor. It’s a game that got its start in the City of Chicago.

FOREST PARK, Ill. – Sixteen-inch softball is part of Chicago’s DNA. “The greatest game on dirt. The greatest game in Chicago,” remarked Hall of Fame president Ron Kubicki. “The game ...

For generations, Chicagoans have played 16-inch softball, a game that is played bare-handed, without gloves. Now, this unique Chicago game is celebrating its 135th anniversary.