From the Bushes to the Bigs

There has been speculation over the years about great minor league…

Computers in Baseball Analysis

The most significant development in the use of statistics over…

Dean was Ruthless with Aging Babe

Babe Ruth and Dizzy Dean, two of baseball's most colorful performers,…

Extra Inning Home Runs

In 100 years of major league' baseball, there have been nearly…

Fanning Four Batters in One Inning

In 100 years of major league baseball and well over 100,000 games…

From a Researcher’s Notebook (1976)

The National League started off without too much fanfare in 1876.…

Complete Games by Pitchers

Since the designated hitter rule went into effect in 1973, American…

Brown Edges Waddell in Centennial Sweepstakes

John McGraw was the outstanding baseball personage born in 1873;…

Baseball Is The National Game in Japan

Baseball was introduced into Japan in 1873 by an American teacher…

Baseball’s Great Games

In addition to 1976 being the Nation's Bicentennial, it also…

Baseball and the Dictionary of American Biography

The Dictionary of American Biography is a scholarly compendium…

1951 Giant-Dodger Playoff Game Tops in SABR Poll

In January 1976 the members of the Society for American Baseball…

A Woman Official Scorer

Official scoring of major league games has been a controversial…

A Short Cup of Coffee

There is an expression in baseball that refers to a player "having…

Abner Doubleday Would Have Been Proud

Serious baseball research has refuted the earlier contention…

A Major League Game in Grand Rapids?

Many fans and researchers recall that the Brooklyn Dodgers, to…

Walks Not Always Crucial

Nolan Ryan led the majors in giving up bases on balls in 1974…

Thevenow Dimmed Ruth Splurge

It was 40 years ago that Babe Ruth hit his last home run in the…

The Youngest “Boy Manager”

Bucky Harris and Lou Boudreau have been traditionally acclaimed…

The State Survey of Players

Is Henry Aaron a greater player than Willie Mays? Was Joe DiMaggio…

The Grand Slam Story

On Saturday, the tenth of September in 1881 at Albany, New York,…

The Double Whammy

A real "put-down" for a club is to get shut out in both games…

The Short Career of Lou Lewis

Much has been written about Lou Gehrig and his baseball career…

The Daily Dahlen of 1894

When notable hitting streaks are discussed, the first one to…

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