
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,…

Jackie Robinson’s Signing: The Real Story
This article was selected for inclusion in SABR 50 at 50: The…

Diamonds Are a Gal’s Worst Friend: Women in Baseball History and Fiction
This article was originally published in The SABR Review of Books,…

The Business of Baseball
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The Cubs as Literature
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An Interview With John Sayles
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Napoleon Lajoie: Baseball’s First Modern Superstar
Editor's note: James Murphy's book-length biography of Napoleon…

Introduction: The National Pastime, Spring 1988 (Napoleon Lajoie Special Issue)
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Spitball: Baseball’s Literary Journal
This article was originally published in The SABR Review of Books,…

Dissertations on the Subject of Baseball
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The Voices of Fans: Fathers Playing Catch with Sons and The Neighborhood of Baseball
This article was originally published in The SABR Review of Books,…

A Survey of Minor League Literature
This article was originally published in The SABR Review of Books,…