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…
Matt Williams with the Phoenix Firebirds (Arizona Historical Society)

Matt Williams’ Four-Homer Night in the Pacific Coast League

Matt Williams has had many highlights in his baseball career. There…

‘Murdered Horsehide’: Douglas Copper Kings hit nine home runs — one by each player

On August 19, 1958, the Douglas Copper Kings of the Class-C Arizona-Mexico…

The Phoenix Giants’ First Campaign in 1958

It was a familiar scenario; a city becomes "Big League" and its…

The Arizona State League of 1929

The Arizona State League, a Class D minor league, was entering…

A Short Season: Arizona’s First Pro Baseball League

John J. "Honest John" McCloskey, one of the legendary figures…

John Ford Smith: Arizona’s Black Baseball Pioneer

John Ford Smith, the son of a pioneer Arizona family, was a pioneer…
Hal Chase (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Prince Hal Chase and His Arizona Odyssey

In 1923, former major leaguer Harold Homer Chase was chosen…
Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, Arizona, has hosted baseball since it was first built in 1909. (Courtesy of Jacob Pomrenke)

Bisbee’s Warren Ballpark: America’s Oldest?

A bronze plaque erected by the City of Bisbee in May 1994 proclaims…

Baseball in the Arizona Territory, 1863-1912

Between the founding of Arizona as a territory in 1863, when…
Gary Gentry (Trading Card Database)

Gary Gentry’s Gem

On October 14, 1969, Gary Gentry pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings…

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…
Texas is Baseball Country: SABR 24 convention journal (1994)

Introduction: Texas is Baseball Country

Professional and amateur baseball had been played across the…
Texas is Baseball Country: SABR 24 convention journal (1994)

How the Texas Rangers Came to Town

Editor's Note: This article, written by Jim Reeves, was originally…
Texas is Baseball Country: SABR 24 convention journal (1994)

Case Study: The Texas Rangers Managers

Editor's Note: This article, written by Randy Galloway, was originally…
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