Pitchers as Home Run Hitters

With the American League going to the designated hitter for the…

The Hal Chase Case

Harold Harris Chase was born February 13, 1883 at Los Gatos,…

Mays and Bonds Top Power – Speed List

One of the most notable trends in the major leagues in the last…

Lewis Making Mark as Pinch Runner

Ever since nine players trotted on the field for the first major…

Part-Time Player, Full-Time Leader

In order to be eligible for a batting or slugging title a player…

Leo “Muscle” Shoals

Perhaps the most drastic change baseball has seen during the…

Comiskey Park

Inevitably, the deeds done in ball parks receive more publicity…

Hall of Fame Survey

The Society for American Baseball Research recently completed…

Covers

Ever since the Society for American Baseball Research was formed…

All-Star Homers – Who’ll Hit No. 100?

This spring, baseball attention will be focused on Henry Aaron…

Baseball for Credit

Maryville College is a fast-growing co-educational institution,…

A No-Hitter for Alex the Great

Grover Cleveland Alexander won 373 games in the National League…

Survey: The Best Foreign-Born Players

There have been more than 100 persons voted into the Baseball…

The Batter’s Run Average

The problem of measuring batting skill is as old as baseball…

Searching Out the Switch Hitters

In the last decade or so there has been an increased emphasis…

The First Game at Yankee Stadium

It was 50 years ago on April 18, 1923 that Yankee Stadium was…

Survey of Best Fielders since 1900

Fielding has been a long-neglected area in player evaluation. …

Smoky Joe WIlliams

Once tabbed by Ty Cobb as "a sure 30-game winner in the major…

Schedule Changes Since 1876

When each team had several games cancelled at the start of the…

On Base Average for Players

There are two main objectives for the hitter.  The first is…

The Pre-1900 Batting Stars

Little detailed information has been available on batting stars…

Ruth Makes War on Warhop

On May 7, 1915, a German submarine sank the Cunard Liner Lusitania…

The “Split Century”

The days of the classic umpire-ballplayer feuds are long gone…

Locating the Old-Time Players

Introduction For a number of years, the Research Club of the…

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