Satchel’s Wild Ride: How Satchel Paige Finally Made the Hall of Fame
On July 25, 1966, Casey Stengel and Ted Williams were inducted…
Rachel Balkovec: A Comprehensive Profile
Rachel Balkovec shattered a glass ceiling when she became…
Gavy Cravath’s Hall-Worthy 200 Home Runs
Gavy Cravath led the National League in home runs six times…
The Pitcher’s Cycle: Definition and Achievers (1893–2023)
One of baseball’s highest-regarded feats is the cycle: “A…
Closing the Gap: The MVP Cases for Lew Fonseca, Joe Cronin, and Hack Wilson
On May 7, 1929, the American League announced it had abolished…
Desperately Seeking Singles: The Palpable Heartache of Near-Miss Cycles
“With the bases full Foley caught the sphere fair on the…
The Single’s Slow Fade: The Diminishing Role of the Single Since the Deadball Era
Major League Baseball implemented a package of rule changes…
Ghost Stories and Zombie Invasions: Testing the Myths of Extra-Inning Outcomes
After several years of testing in Minor League Baseball, Major…
Does the Home Team Batting Last Affect Game Outcomes? Evidence from Relocated Games
Major-league rules have stipulated since 1950 that the home…
The Third Time Is the Charm: The 1939 Pensacola Fliers
The white sand beaches and warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico…
Do Baseball Batters Keep Their Eye on the Ball?
One of the best-known pieces of advice in baseball is to keep…
Plummeting Batting Averages Are Due to Far More than Infield Shifting: Part Two: Strikeouts
In the opener of this two-part series, published in Baseball…
Scanning the World of Baseball Streaks: Part Two
In “Going Beyond the Baseball Adage ‘One Game at a Time’:…
Editor’s Note: Fall 2024 Baseball Research Journal
First, a little housekeeping. The SABR main office has created…
Barney Bricelin: Baseball’s Smallest Umpire
This article was published in the SABR Deadball Era Committee’s…
Editor’s Note: The National Pastime 2024
In late March of each year as the MLB season opens, I…
The First Pennant for Minneapolis
Even though Minneapolis had been home to a professional club…
A ‘Peaceful War of Baseball’: University of Minnesota Beats Waseda University, 3–2, in 15 Innings, May 26, 1911
In 1905, Tokyo’s Waseda University became the first Japanese…
Rube Foster’s Canadian Farm Teams
Veteran right-handed pitcher Frank Wickware posted…
100 Years Since Local Franchise’s First World Title: 1924 Washington Senators
Lefty George Mogridge entered Game Seven of the 1924 World…
Spencer Harris: A Decade of Minor-League Greatness in Minneapolis
Forty years ago, the Society for American Baseball Research…
From Crookston to Cooperstown: Chet Brewer and John Donaldson Battle in a 12-Inning Integrated Duel
The 1931 baseball season began as the teeth of the Great Depression…
A Giant’s Fall (To Minneapolis): Future Hall of Famer Dave Bancroft Reluctantly Guides the Millers’ Tumultuous 1933 Season
The Minneapolis Millers’ 1933 home opener featured three-seat…
Hal Trosky: A Norway, Iowa, Boy Makes Good in the Major Leagues
On a long, lonesome highway east of Omaha lies Norway, Iowa,…