
Mark McGwire’s 162 Bases on Balls: More Than One Record in 1998
In addition to setting the major league single season record…

The Balance of Power in Baseball: Has Anything Changed?
Recent years have seen owners of small-market franchises and…

New ‘Production’: Simplify, Simplify
"Production," (PRO), usually expressed as on-base percentage…

Series Vignettes: World Series, Junior World Series, and Dixie Series
The World Series is the capstone of each baseball season. It…

Chronicling Gibby’s Glory: Bob Gibson’s amazing 1968
For baseball fans, three things stand out from the 1968 season:…

From a Researcher’s Notebook (2000)
Lou Gehrig Played First and Last Games of Consecutive…

The Big Four Come to Detroit
On September 17, 1885, the owners of the Buffalo Bisons of the…

The Colorado Silver Bullets: Can Promotion Based on ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Be Successful?
The year 1997 marked the fourth season of operation for the Colorado…

Lifting the Iron Curtain of Cuban Baseball
This article was originally published in SABR's The National…

Cricket and Mr. Spalding
This article was originally published in SABR’s The National…

Karl Lindholm: The Book
This article was originally published in SABR's The National…

The Pittsburgh Keystones and the 1887 Colored League
Editor's note: This article was originally published in the SABR…

The Evolution of the Baseball Diamond: Perfection Came Slowly
This article was originally published in SABR's Baseball Research…

Smokey and the Bandit: The Greatest Pitching Duel in Blackball History
This article was originally published in SABR's The National…

Introduction: Texas is Baseball Country
Professional and amateur baseball had been played across the…

How the Texas Rangers Came to Town
Editor's Note: This article, written by Jim Reeves, was originally…

Case Study: The Texas Rangers Managers
Editor's Note: This article, written by Randy Galloway, was originally…

Wherefore The Name: Hall-Ruggles SABR Chapter
The movement to bring the 1994 SABR 24 Convention to the Arlington…

Ex-mayor Tom Vandergriff recounts 13-year effort to bring baseball team to Texas
Editor's Note: This story, written by Sam Blair, was originally…

From .45 Caliber to Intergalactic: The National League Houston Astros
Look back 33 years, and it's easy to see what has happened to…

Nick Trujillo: Remembering Nolan Ryan
In the summer of 1972 I was a 16-year-old pitcher for my American…

Forgotten Tragedy: Despite untimely death, Ross Youngs’ story often overlooked
Editor's Note: This story, written by Sam Blair, was originally…

Arlington Stadium’s Memorable Moments
Soon to be bulldozed into oblivion, that which once was Arlington…

All-Time Team of Native Texans
1B CECIL COOPER: This smooth-fielding first baseman was one of…