Babe Ruth did not take many pitches in the batter's box during…
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ABSTRACT
Some baseball analysts have pointed to baseball’s…
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ABSTRACT
In baseball, a key component of successful hitting…
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This is the appendix to "Babe Ruth’s Anomalous 1929 Season:…
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Over 23,000 men have appeared in at least one major league baseball…
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James Andrew Riley III, an expert on the history of baseball’s…
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“The only thing wrong with Spooner,
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“The Monster” – Dick Radatz – was a Boston Red Sox fan…
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Babe Ruth’s Anomalous 1929 Season: Why Did His Bases on Balls Plummet?
Did MLB’s Clean Ball Policy Fuel the Hitting and Scoring Surge of the 1920s?
The Influence of Swing Machines on Batted Ball Exit Velocity in MLB
Women in Banana Ball, 2022–2025
Spring 2026 Baseball Research Journal
Editor’s Note: Spring 2026 Baseball Research Journal
Appendix: Babe Ruth’s Anomalous 1929 Season: Why Did His Bases on Balls Plummet?
Joe Collins
Fred Dunlap
Ricky Jordan
Mike Koplove
Al Lawson
Jack McCandless
Don Porter
Zeke Wrigley
This Week in SABR: May 15, 2026
In Memoriam: James A. Riley
SABR All-Time Eras Teams announced for 19th Century Era and Deadball Era
September 26, 1954: Karl Spooner pitches another shutout on the way to the record book
September 8, 1955: Karl Spooner’s pitching clinches Dodgers’ National League pennant — early
May 16, 1964: Relief pitcher Dick Radatz wins Red Sox game for himself with a walk-off base hit
Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts, Volume 5 (2026)
In Memoriam: Bobby Cox
This Week in SABR: May 8, 2026