
Dandy at Third: Ray Dandridge
Squat, bow-legged Ray Dandridge was a "vacuum cleaner" at third…

Baseball’s Misbegottens: Expansion Era Managers
In the 1970s, the very time when players and umpires gained wealth…

The Merkle Blunder: A Kaleidoscopic View
On September 23, 1908, as I wrote in The Unforgettable…

19th-Century Baseball Deserves Equal Time
On April 22, 1980, Chicago Cub shortstop Ivan DeJesus became…

Nate Colbert’s Unknown RBI Record
Nate Colbert set a single-season RBI record in 1972; hardly anyone…

Remembrance of Summers Past
In my years as a traveling baseball writer, namely 1946 through…

Give the Yankee Pitchers Credit
Many baseball historians credit the New York Yankees with being…

World Series Rarities: The Three-Game Winners
During the 1981 World Series, pitcher George Frazier of the Yankees…

Pitchers Giving Up Home Runs
Records of home runs hit by batters have been a part of baseball…

Scoring Every Inning
The structure of baseball provides rare performances that can…

Some Call Him ‘Tarzan’
"It was my first spring training ever, at Jackson, Tennessee,…

The 1922 Pittsburgh Powerhouse
The year 1922 was a truly exciting one for baseball. The revolutionary…

The Blacklisting of Baseball’s Ray Fisher
To all but a handful of the several hundred spectators attending…

The Building of Chicago’s Wrigley Field
The 1981 baseball season marked the 66th straight year that the…

The 1892 Split Season
The 1981 split season, which resulted from a player strike lasting…

The “Missing” Tiger of 1902
For the past 78 years, Thomas Chalmers Fisher has been erroneously…

The Sacrifice Fly
The sacrifice fly was a part of major league baseball, off and…

The Sunday Saga of Ted Lyons
For 21 years Theodore Amar Lyons pitched for the Chicago White…

The Probability of the League Leader Batting .400
In 1980 George Brett, while ultimately falling short, came close…

Walter Johnson’s Opening Day Heroics
Walter Johnson's shutout, strikeout, and victory records (including…

Was the Federal League a Major League?
Was the Federal League of 1914 and 1915 a major league? Baseball…

Who Are the Most Impressive Strikeout Pitchers?
Strikeout artists always seem to be crowd pleasers, even when…

Which Way for Wichita in 1887?
Wichita, Kansas, home of the 32-team national semi-professional…

Where Spectators Sit to Catch Baseballs
It is the custom at major league baseball games that fans can…