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…

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…

Sergio Robles

Sergio Robles was a fine defensive catcher from Mexico. He had…
Paul Maloy (Baseball-Reference.com)

Paul Maloy

Biff Maloy was a “new find from the wilds of Michigan” who…

Chris Mahoney

Boston Red Sox owner John I. Taylor seems to have spent more…

Johnny Hudson

Variously referred to as “The Bryan boy,” “Bryanite,”…

Ban Johnson

The most powerful figure of the Deadball Era, Ban Johnson's rise…
Buck Leonard (Trading Card Database)

Buck Leonard

Negro league fans called him “the black Lou Gehrig,”…
Martin Dihigo (Trading Card Database)

Martin Dihigo

A league pennant was squarely on the line under the brutal Mexican…
Leon Day (NOIRTECH, INC.)

Leon Day

"If we had one game to win, we wanted Leon to pitch." — Monte…
Will Harridge (Trading Card Database)

Will Harridge

Though he claimed never to have played the game of baseball,…

Judy Johnson

“Judy Johnson was the smartest baseball player I ever came…
Played a legitimate, if limited, role in the history of baseball, but any claims to the title “father of baseball” only seem legitimate in comparison with the even more specious Doubleday myth.

Alexander Cartwright

Other than Abner Doubleday, perhaps no person associated with…

Larry MacPhail

Flamboyant, visionary, ego — or monomaniacal, tempestuous,…

Pop Kelchner

A college professor who spoke seven languages and taught three…

This Week in SABR: January 27, 2012

Here's what we've been up to as of January 27, 2012:SABR Day:…

Jeff Bittiger

Jeff Bittiger's professional baseball career spanned 23 seasons.…

This Week in SABR: January 20, 2012

Here's what we've been up to as of January 20, 2012:"Run, Rabbit,…
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