The Toronto Maple Leafs: The Barrow Years, 1900-1902

Ed Barrow (SABR-Rucker Archive)   The Toronto franchise…

Daily Operations in the United States Negro Baseball League, 1945–46

Gus Greenlee, in hat and tie, shown here with some members…
Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal

The Lancaster Loophole: Pennsylvania Blue Laws Bring the Harrisburg Giants to Rossmere Base Ball Park, 1925–27

The Harrisburg Giants joined the Eastern Colored League in…

Crucial Choices: O’Malley, Dressen, and Reese Rolled the Dice in Brooklyn

Charlie Dressen. (SABR-Rucker Archive)   As soon as…
SABR Baseball Research Journal, Spring 2025

Assessing the Accuracy of Runs Created: Comparing Outside and Inside Aggregation Methods

Any accuracy assessment of Bill James’s Runs Created (RC) requires…
SABR Baseball Research Journal, Spring 2025

Using Z-Scores to Measure Player Performance

In recent years, statistics have been developed to facilitate…
Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals (Trading Card Database)

Infield Hit Model, Part 2: Use the Whole Field, Hit Line Drives

Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals (Trading Card Database)   Tom…
Josh Gibson (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Josh Gibson’s Place in History: A Statistical Analysis

Had he been able to play a 154-game schedule every season,…

More than a Sport: Early Developments of Baseball in Lawrence, Kansas

Vinland baseball team circa 1920. (Kenneth Spencer Research…
Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, Arizona, has hosted baseball since it was first built in 1909. (Courtesy of Jacob Pomrenke)

The Original Cactus League

Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, Arizona, has hosted baseball games…
Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal

The Impact of Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) on MLB Batting Performance

Catcher Wilson Ramos is one of many athletes who have undergone…
Rob Fitts

Henry Chadwick Award: Rob Fitts

ROB FITTS (1965– ) created a new branch of scholarship around…
Gary Gillette

Henry Chadwick Award: Gary Gillette

GARY GILLETTE (1952– ) has spent four decades contributing…
Richard Malatzky

Henry Chadwick Award: Richard Malatzky

In the early days of SABR, many of its most skilled researchers…
Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal

Editor’s Note: Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal

I have news about the publications department here at SABR.…
Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal

Appendix: Infield Hit Model, Part 2: Use the Whole Field, Hit Line Drives

This is the online appendix to Donald Slavik's article, "Infield…
Edward Vreeland

Settling the Score: The Story of the First Congressional Baseball Game in 1909

This article was published in the SABR Deadball Era Committee’s…
Norman Macht

Q&A with author Norman Macht

This article was published in the SABR Deadball Era Committee’s…

A History of the Ottawa Lynx: From Their First Season to Their Last

An Ottawa Lynx pitcher delivers a pitch during a Triple-A…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

Baseball’s Ottawa-Born Maple Wood Revolution

For an eager baseball fan, there’s nothing quite like the…
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