Johnny Berardino and Chuck Connors, TV and Movie Actors
In the old days when vaudeville was popular, a…
Billy Sunday, Evangelist
In recent years there has been a rather surprising emphasis on…
The 1903 Hudson River League
In 1903, one of the more prominent citizens of Poughkeepsie,…
Rube Waddell in 1902
Rube Waddell started the 1902 campaign with Los Angeles of the…
The 1922 Browns-Yankees Pennant Race
Other pennant races have been undecided longer, had more participants,…
The Base-Out Percentage: Baseball’s Newest Yardstick
Is the batting average the most important morsel of information…
The Dallas Hams of 1888
Roger Kahn and Bob Ryan have highlighted both the excitement…
The First Negro in 20th Century Organized Baseball
This article was selected for inclusion in SABR 50 at 50: The…
The Debut of Roger Bresnahan
The Washington Post sports section for August 28, 1897 contained…
Umpire Honor Rolls
Umpires, the unsung heroes of baseball, predictably received…
History of the Chicago City Series
The American League was established in 1900 and the following…
The Worst Season Ever
There have been many great teams in the majors over the past…
Home Runs Off The Big Train
Researchers have compiled the entire home run records of outstanding…
Huggins Beats Bresnahan in Centennial Sweepstakes
Miller Huggins, the mighty mite who managed the…
Unsung Heroes: No-Hit Catchers
A pitcher who tosses a no-hitter receives instant acclaim and…
Long Service Field Perfomers
When a major league player closes out his active play around…
Wrigley Field Homers
Babe Ruth calling his shot . . . Gabby Hartnett's home run in…
Louis Santop, The Big Bertha
A big, gruff-voiced, light-skinned Texan, Louis…
Three Dimensional Baseball
More than 50,000 people jammed the old Polo Grounds on the sultry…
New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Athletics, 1927-1932
On April 11, 1927, the Yankees won their home opener from…
Mantle is Baseball’s Top Switch Hitter
In spite of Pete Rose's 44-game hitting streak in 1978 and his…
New Measures for Pitchers
Pitching, as the old cliché goes, is somewhere between 75 and…
‘Riverside-Ensenada-Porterville’: An All-Negro Minor League Team
In early February 1952, Harry Leddell, President…
Offermann Stadium in Buffalo: Hitters Welcome; Pitchers Beware
In the highly successful SABR publication, Minor…