First Stringers, Journeymen, Strangers, Ambulances, Life Guards

The only pitchers who earned their money before the end of the…

Renewed Interest in Hit By Pitch Records

Batters hit by pitched balls has been an interesting baseball…

East Meets West in Negro All-Star Game

Considerable effort has been expended in the last few years on…

Crowds of Days Gone By

Witnessing thousands of empty seats at Baltimore during the final…

Coincidence? World Series Winners and Presidential Elections

Even though Washington has lost its major league baseball club,…

Clarifying an Early Home Run Record

Major league baseball parks have changed considerably since 1884.…

The Dream Hit: A Pinch Grand Slam

All batters think it's great to hit a home run. They think it's…

Birds, Bees, Beasts and Baseball

Fans may recall that Boog Powell, while batting in the 1971 World…

Survey: Big Sam Thompson Belongs in the Hall of Fame

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Baseball is Still the National Sport

This veteran observer saw his first big league game at old Columbia…

A Century of O.B. Leaders

After 100 years of organized baseball, dating from the start…

When Right is Wrong

Until the recent success of New York Met, Cleon Jones, there…

Youngest Minor Leaguer?

It is generally assumed that the youngest player ever to take…