Ray Hartranft

Bill Shettsline must have been delighted. Peering through a knothole…

Seamheads Negro Leagues Database updated with 1912-13 stats

From SABR member Gary Ashwill at Seamheads.com on February 14,…

Al Salerno

An American League umpire for seven years in the 1960s, Al Salerno’s…

Don Hurst

In his first five seasons in the major leagues he hit over .300…

Karl Spooner

Meteoric: transiently brilliant; as a meteoric rise to fame1 …

Héctor Villanueva

“When I’m hitting the ball,” said Héctor Villanueva, with…

Steve Yeager

Ever since the award was established in 1955, there have been…

This Week in SABR: February 10, 2012

Here's what we've been up to as of February 10, 2012: A…

Art McKennan

Baseball parks offer a smorgasbord for the senses. Ask some longtime…

Eddie Rommel

Eddie Rommel had two careers in baseball, and created some milestones…

Ted Abernathy

Normally when a pitcher sustains a serious arm injury, it might…

Ollie Marquardt

“When he used to peer through the knotholes in the fences at…

William Matthews

William Matthews is one of those early 20th century players for…

Keith Luuloa

Hawaii has been sending more and more men to the majors in recent…

Johnny Marcum

Johnny Marcum was a farm boy from Eminence, Kentucky, the son…

Dave Nilsson

Dave Nilsson is Australia’s number-one batting hero. In 1992,…

Sue Kidd

Born into a baseball family on September 2, 1933, during the…

Virgil Trucks

The last-place Detroit Tigers went to New York to meet the reigning…

This Week in SABR: February 3, 2012

Here's what we've been up to as of February 3, 2012:Glenn Stout's…

Joseph Gordon

The Hall of Fame second baseman is not the only significant figure…

Little-known players from the Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

From SABR member Gary Ashwill at Agate Type on February 1, 2012:This…

Tom Yawkey

As the owner of the Boston Red Sox for 43 years, few if any people…

Wrigley Field (Chicago)

It was built on the site of a former theological seminary (of…

Del Lundgren

He was a relatively slight pitcher, weighing 160 pounds and standing…
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