Baseball in Chicago (SABR 16, 1986)

Wrigley Field: Ivy Walls and Sunshine

A whale of a new ballpark, single-decked and seating 14,000 opened…
Baseball in Chicago (SABR 16, 1986)

History of the White Sox

They played the game on the streets and grimy backlots of Chicago's…
Baseball in Chicago (SABR 16, 1986)

When The White Sox Were White Hot

In 1955 Davy Crockett caps were the latest fad, Bill Haley and…
Baseball in Chicago (SABR 16, 1986)

The Cubs’ Greatest Rally

Long notorious for blowing big leads — even in their halcyon…

History of the Cubs

The Cubs are a tradition. They're three guys named Tinker, Evers…
Baseball in Chicago (SABR 16, 1986)

George Davis: Forgotten in Shuffle for Hall

*Almost 450 doubles (more than Roberto Clemente, Eddie Collins…
Baseball in Chicago (SABR 16, 1986)

A Federal Case

Under fair April skies, the bastard was born. Twenty thousand…
Baseball in Chicago (SABR 16, 1986)

The Semi-Pro Team That Beat the Champs

With all the excitement that comes with recalling the great year…
The National Pastime, Spring 1986 (Volume 5, No. 1)

Introduction: The National Pastime, Spring 1986 (Deadball Era Pictorial Issue)

Two years after bringing you the first pictorial issue of The…

Illustrated Baseball Books

Author's note: The following compilation of illustrated baseball…

Baseball Joe Matson: The Greatest Player Who Never Was

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A Tour of Yankee Literature

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Bob Broeg: A Reminiscence of Red Smith

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Survey: What Baseball Books Do You Return to Most Often?

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Revealing a Larger Truth: A False Spring, by Pat Jordan

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Baseball Juvenile Literature

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The Negro Leagues Revisited

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Ty Cobb, Joe Jackson and Applied Psychology

With the 1911 season about finished, Shoeless Joe Jackson of…

Zane Grey’s Redheaded Outfield

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J. Lee Richmond’s Remarkable 1879 Season

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Protested Games Cause of Muddled Records

The position of league president is a sinecure. All he has to…

Heresy! Players Today Better than Oldtimers

Comparisons between oldtime baseball players and modern performers…

1884: Old Hoss Radbourne and the Providence Grays

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

1930: The Year of the Hitter

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