Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, May 22, 2026.…
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SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center have announced…
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Carlton Fisk knew how to rise to an occasion. His dramatic home…
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Future Hall of Famer Willard Brown hit a home run for the…
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In the first written rules of baseball, in 1845, the New…
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ABSTRACT
This article analyzes a series of interracial baseball…
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This is one of just a few known images of Phillies groundskeeper…
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Perhaps no sport relies on the accuracy and consistency of its…
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In the COVID-19-shortened Major League Baseball (MLB) season…
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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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Another beautiful baseball season is underway, and we’re…
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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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This Week in SABR: May 22, 2026
Call for papers: 2026 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
April 28, 1962: Sandy Koufax bats left-handed and earns win, as developing injury looms
May 26, 1992: Carlton Fisk homers for South Bend White Sox in his first minor-league game in 21 years
Seven States Get Their Major League Call-Up
The ‘Bound Game’ versus the ‘Fly Game’: A Far-Reaching Controversy at Organized Baseball’s Beginnings
Before the Color Line: The Rondout Seniors, the Excelsior Club, and Interracial Baseball in 1867
Defying Convention: Left-Handed Double Play Combinations
A Sam Payne Toast: The Diminutive Civil War Vet Who Became Phillies Groundskeeper and One of Their Biggest Personalities
On the Association of Umpire Performance with Age and Experience in MLB
Beyond the Ninth: Exploring Alternative Extra Inning Rules in College and MLB Baseball
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