
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…

Tris Speaker Never Forgot His Texas Roots
Damon Runyon never forgot his roots. Neither did Tris Speaker.
Bill…

Hitting Hard to All Fields: The Life of Bobby Brown
As a New York Yankee in the late-Joe DiMaggio, early-Mickey Mantle…

J. Alvin Gardner: Authority Symbol of the Texas League
Courtly, fastidious, wealthy, resolute, distinctive, dignified,…

George White: Texas League Media Voice
In the glory days of the Texas League, George W. White was one…

Paul LaGrave: Architect of a Fort Worth Baseball Dynasty
Paul LaGrave in a short span of 12 years became the architect…

The Start of the Texas League
Editor's note: This article was told to William B. Ruggles, June…

J. Walter Morris: Mr. Baseball of the Southwest
There was a bit of fluster about him, just enough to endear him…

College Baseball: A Lone Star Tradition
Collegiate baseball in Texas has one of the most illustrious…

Flem Hall: Favorites from Fort Worth
With the perspective of one who might have seen it all, the late…

Texas Baseball Personalities
The following sung and unsung heroes have added to the legend…

Baseball Road Mapper: Jimmy Adair
Lon Goldstein, who performed for some of baseball's top managers…

Bobby Goff: Baseball Pioneer
Bobby Goff was a hardy pioneer during the developing years of…