Charlie “Chino” Smith
Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson, Pop Lloyd, Pete Hill-the Negro…
Minor League Baseball in Rocky Mount
The North Carolina State historical marker at the corner of Church…
Home Park Effects on Performance in the American League
If a player bangs out 26 doubles, 27 homers, scores 84 runs and…
Fifteen Pitches Per Inning, More or Less?
Edwin Newman, who usually turns a wry eye to the world of words,…
Donlin Best of 1878 Entries
Each year the Society selects a person born 100 years ago (1878)…
Fielding Feats
In the early days of organized baseball, newspaper accounts of…
Clarifying Some of the Records
CY YOUNG'S STRING OF HITLESS INNINGSSeveral SABR researchers…
Oscar Charleston
Sleep, Charlie! thou, the great, the strong!
Within the depths…
Braves Field
On June 30, 1909 a new era in baseball began with the opening…
Cubs Sang September Song in ’35
The 1935 Chicago Cubs won the National League pennant with one…
Jackie Hayes: Triumph Over Tragedy
"We were about to break spring training in Hollywood, California…
A Century of Canadian Contributions
Major league baseball is now in its 10th year in Canada, dating…
Lou Who? Gehrig Stole Home 15 Times in His Career
The recent disclosure that Lou Brock had never stolen home in…
Baseball: The Counterclockwise Sport
Baseball is a sport of self-contained time, measured in innings,…
The First Great Minor League Club
In the modern era of baseball there have been many…
The Great Pennant Race of 1885
In slightly over a century of professional baseball history,…
The International Association
Baseball's first recognized minor league was organized at Pittsburgh,…
The Henry Aaron Home Run Analysis
Now that Henry Aaron has closed out his illustrious career and…
The Newark Bears
Beer baron and New York Yankees owner Jacob…
Helene Britton: The Matron Magnate
In the wake of the Women's Liberation Movement of the 1970's,…
The Perfect Pitching Season
Check a statistical line for a pitcher and you'll…
The Performance and Personality of Perry Werden
For many years I have been intrigued by the performance…
The Relief Pitcher’s ERA Advantage
It has become increasingly common in recent years…
Three Men on Third
What about the old story that the Brooklyn Dodgers…