The All-Century Team: Best Season Version

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Frank ‘Home Run’ Baker: Not Just His Nickname Was Interesting

Frank Baker started in major league baseball as one of those…

Baseball Club Continuity: Keep Your Eyes on the Ball

For how many ballclubs did Willie Mays play? To answer this question,…

Claimed Off the Waiver List: Hall of Fame Castoffs

Most baseball fans pay scant attention to the waiver list, and,…

The 10,000 Careers of Nolan Ryan: A Computer Simulation Clarifies His Long Career

The fans, by virtue of the all-century team, and sportswriters,…

Before the Babe: Gavy Cravath’s Home Run Dominance

Most baseball fans know that Roger Maris, Mark McGwire, Sammy…

The Essence of the Game: Connections

He was building a coffin. Thirty-one years old, the third youngest…

Pitch Counts: Hurlers Now Toss Fewer Innings But Do Just As Much Work

In 1997 Roger Clemens and Pat Hentgen tied for the American League…

Dexter Park: ‘Brooklyn’s’ Other Ballpark

Today not too many people remember Dexter Park, but in the first…

Joe Wilhoit and Ken Guettler: Minor League Hitting Record-Setters

They were decades apart in time and hundreds of miles apart in…

Expansion Effect Revisited: 1927 Ruth or 1998 McGwire

Last year, in an article entitled "Expansion Effect," I showed…

Who Were the Real Sluggers? Top Offensive Seasons, 1900-1999

When Mark McGwire handily surpassed Roger Maris's single-season…

Hack Wilson in 1930: How to Drive in 191 Runs

Juan Gonzalez of the Texas Rangers had 101 runs batted in in…

Wait Till Next Year? Some Analyses of Win-Loss Records, 1960-1998

Having taught an introductory course on statistics for several…

Mark McGwire’s 162 Bases on Balls: More Than One Record in 1998

In addition to setting the major league single season record…

The Balance of Power in Baseball: Has Anything Changed?

Recent years have seen owners of small-market franchises and…

New ‘Production’: Simplify, Simplify

"Production," (PRO), usually expressed as on-base percentage…

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…
"Mining Towns to Major Leagues: A History of Arizona Baseball" was the convention journal for the 1999 SABR Convention hosted in Phoenix, Arizona.

‘Bucking’ the Odds: Showalter’s Bases-Full Intentional Walk

Every baseball season includes some novel and unusual events…
"Mining Towns to Major Leagues: A History of Arizona Baseball" was the convention journal for the 1999 SABR Convention hosted in Phoenix, Arizona.

Through the Eyes of the Official Scorer

The caller to the post-game radio talk show was upset. "Who…
"Mining Towns to Major Leagues: A History of Arizona Baseball" was the convention journal for the 1999 SABR Convention hosted in Phoenix, Arizona.

Mark Harris: ‘You’re A Fan’

Before the Arizona Diamondbacks' inaugural Opening Day on March…

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