In Memoriam: Carl Mays’ Beaning of Ray Chapman Recounted

Ray Chapman, the only player killed in a major league game, was…

Forgotten Champs: No Player, Only Pilot of 1939-40 Reds in Shrine

Fans of baseball history are well aware that it was the Cincinnati…
The National Pastime, Vol. 3 (Spring 1984)

Introduction: The National Pastime, Spring 1984 (19th Century Pictorial Issue)

This is not a magazine. It is a peephole to the past, a magic…

Out at Home: Baseball Draws the Color Line, 1887

This article was originally published in SABR's The National…

The Joe Wood Scrapbook

Click the image below to download the PDF version of this pictorial…

Bowing Out On Top

In the early months of 1926, Ty Cobb recounts in his autobiography,…
Jack Sheridan, umpire

The Ballad of Old Bill Williams

EDITOR'S NOTE: In August of 1982 James K. Gaynor, Professor of…

The Best Fielders of the Century

Who are the best fielders of all time, at each position? How…

William Ellsworth Hoy, 1862-1961

Back in 1955, while searching the old newspaper files at the…

The Making of a Baseball Radical: John Montgomery Ward

Long-haired, skinny, and proficient in throwing the curve, eighteen-year-old…

The Freshman Class of 1964

By the end of the 1963 season, the jury will have been out on…

The Great Days, The Great Stars

I splashed grapefruit juice into the eye of the first Hall of…

Sal Maglie: A Study in Frustration

St Louis on the evening of July 19, 1950. The New York Giants…

Louis Van Zelst In the Age of Magic

The band struck up "Hail the Conquering Heroes Come," and cheering…

The Hapless Braves of 1935

Any avid baseball fan can tell you about the Miracle Braves of…

The Later Years of John Montgomery Ward

John Montgomery Ward, one of the early masters of the curve ball,…

John F. Pardon: Why I Research

In the early 1950s, a youngster growing up in the suburbs of…

I Remember Harry Perkowski

That summer of 1949, at twelve, I got closer to baseball. I carried…

Jim Corbett Playing First Base

Imagine former  boxing champion Muhammed Ali playing baseball…

Larrupin’ Lou and 23 Skidoo: Gehrig’s Grand Slam Record

Lou Gehrig has usually been described as playing in the shadow…

Lefty George: The Durable Duke of York

Thomas Edward George never made much of a splash in the major…

Johnny Evers, The Find of the 1902 Season

In 1902, a 19-year-old, 110-pound Johnny Evers tried out for…

Integration of Baseball After World War II

More than 35 years have passed since the re-introduction of Negro…

Harvest Seasons: Most Runs Batted In with Fewest Home Runs Since 1920

Most modern-day fans see a close connection between large numbers…

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