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
The title above was meant for an article to appear here about…
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…