
No Score, Big Score
On September 11, 1946, Cincinnati and the Dodgers played 19 innings…

Joe Charboneau: Far-Out Phenom
There are phenoms, and there are phenoms. Super Joe could drink…

The Forgotten Winning Streak of 1891
Ranking with the 1951 Giants and the 1978 Yankees, the Boston…

Runs Tallied
The homer hitter is the only player who scores or drives in a…

Simon Nicholls: Gentleman, Farmer, Ballplayer
"Was Simon Nicholls a typical turn-of-the-century player? Maybe…

The Great American Baseball Trivia Sting
How to make friends, influence people, suffer no bores, and learn…

Shutouts: Final Year, Final Game
It's tough enough to throw a shutout in your final season - fewer…

Ripken and LaValliere: The Second Generation
Cal Ripken Sr., who has spent his entire career in the Baltimore…

The Joe Cronin Trade And the Senators’ Decline
Washington is the only city to have lost two major-league teams.…

Last Hurrah For The San Francisco Seals
On September 15, 1957, the San Francisco Seals played their last…

Chuck Lindstrom and Hal Trosky Jr.: The 1.000 Hitter and the Undefeated Pitcher
Two sons of famous major leaguers had mere cups of coffee in…

Will The Real Rabbi Of Swat Please Stand Up?
The cult-inducing slugger failed with the Giants, but not for…

Who Belongs In The Baseball Hall of Fame?
My purpose in this study is to make an objective determination…

Virginia-North Carolina League: A Fascinating Failure
Most professional baseball is minor league. Most minor leagues…

Vic Willis: Turn-of-the-Century Great
He ranked with contemporary pitching stars like Iron Man McGinnity,…

Unusual Extra-Base Feats
It's one thing to lead a league in doubles, triples, or homers,…

Umpiring in the 1890s
You think umpires take too much abuse from players? Late last…

Two Trivia Questions
Who holds the National League record for total bases in a game…

Twenty Years of Playoffs And the Home-Field Advantage
Unique among major sports, baseball awards no home-field advantage…

Tweed Webb: He’s Seen ‘Em All in Negro Leagues
Anyone interested in researching the Negro leagues should contact…

The Statistical Mirage of Clutch Hitting
Do clutch hitters exist? Not according to the most popular yardstick…

The Other George Davis
Least known of the three major leaguers by that name, he pitched…

1,000 Games Caught Through 1989
1,000 Games Caught Through 1989
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Introduction: The National Pastime, 1989 (Big Bang Era Pictorial Issue)
This is the third special pictorial issue of The National Pastime,…