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Where Spectators Sit to Catch Baseballs

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When the Highlanders Trained in Bermuda

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Al Helfer and the Game of the Day

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A Bizarre Game of Baseball

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Bare Hands and Kid Gloves: The Best Fielders, 1880-1899

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Christo Von Buffalo: Was He the First Baseball Cartoonist?

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Average Batting Skill Through Major League History: A Commentary

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An Analysis of Baseball Nicknames

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All-Star Teams by Birth Years

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An Afternoon with Red Lucas

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Cuba’s Black Diamond

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From a Researcher’s Notebook (1981)

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Minor League Classic “Doubledays” vs. “Cartwrights”

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Hitting for the Cycle

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Modern Base Stealing Proficiency

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Intentional Bases on Balls:The First 25 Seasons

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