
Resourceful Rowe: Phillies’ Schoolboy Bats With One Arm
Pete Gray, the one-armed outfielder with the St. Louis Browns…

Requiem for a Gladiator: Pete Browning
On the southwest side of Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky,…

Playing Background of Major League Managers
While myths about managers abound (e.g. stars do not make good…

Pitcher-Player: Two-Way Players in the Major Leagues
One of the theories advanced by opponents of the designated-hitter…

One Swing A Career Does Not Make
Babe Ruth didn't do it; Hank Aaron didn't do it; Harmon Killebrew…

One Day at a Time: Leon Day Waits For Hall of Fame Call
"I just can't get over Leon Day. People don't know what a great…

Newhouser and Trout in 1944: 56 Wins and a Near Miss
Harold Newhouser and Paul Trout had come to the major leagues…

The Antioch Connection: The First Professional Game?
One of the best books ever written about baseball was Baseball…

Preface: Insider’s Baseball
The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) was established…

Foreword: Insider’s Baseball
I joined the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) in…

The Day the Reds Lost
Tuesday, June 14, 1870, was fair and warm in New York City. The…

John Thorn: Introduction to The National Pastime: Premiere Edition
Editor's note: More than three decades after publication, the…

What Happens to College All-America Selections?
It is an accepted fact that the nation's colleges have made a…

Why Did Mickey Smile?
Sages often observe that some things just naturally go together…

Only A Memory: A Look at a Few Historic Minor League Ballparks
You sat so close to the field you could almost touch the players.…

Robert M. Keating, Inventor
One of the most fascinating aspects about the Study of baseball…

Ten Years of the Designated Hitter
Hal McRae of the Kansas City Royals climaxed his 10-year efforts…

The Baseball Tradition in Western Canada
The mythical baseball championship of the Northwest was the focal…

The 1887 Binghamton Bingos
On August 20, 1887, the Binghamton, New York Bingos (International…

The Chicago National League Champions of 1876
In 1876, the United States was a century old and had 38 states.…

The Earl of Snohomish
The names of so many Hall of Famers convey a magical, almost…

The Evangeline League Scandal of 1946
Since the World Series scandal of 1919 baseball has been so exemplary…

Toledo Toppled by Buzz Saw in 1934
For the members of the Toledo Mud Hens, as for most Americans,…

Umpires Are Human, Too
Umpires have had their share of accidents officiating…