Joe DiMaggio’s Last Hurrah: The 1951 Lefty O’Doul All-Star Tour

From left to right: Takehiko Bessho, Eddie Lopat, Joe DiMaggio,…

The Cold War, a Red Scare, and the New York Giants’ Historic Tour of Japan in 1953

Freddie Fitzsimmons of the New York Giants gives a pitching…

The 1953 Eddie Lopat All-Stars’ Tour of Japan

1953 Eddie Lopat All-Stars (Rob Fitts Collection)   Eddie…

Pitching Against Alzheimer’s: A Study of Baseball Reminiscence Programs

  There is not a person alive in the industrialized world…

Emeritus Members of the Career .300 Hitters Club (1920–2022)

The objective of the research described in this article is to…

The ‘First Ever All-Star Game’ in 1910

In 2018, a country auction in Maine handling the estate of major…

The Klein Chocolate Company Baseball Team’s Remarkable 1919 Season

  Chocolatier William Klein Sr. of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania,…

Greenberg Gardens Revisited: A Story about Forbes Field, Hank Greenberg, and Ralph Kiner

In 1947, the Pittsburgh Pirates installed an inner fence in…

The Mystery of the Disappearing Three-Bagger

[I]n my book the most exciting play in baseball is a three-bagger.…

Were Pitchers More Likely to Throw at Black Batters? 1947–66

A generally accepted narrative of the early days of baseball…

Good Optics: The 1955 Yankees Tour of Japan

The Yankees arrive in Japan on October 20, 1955. (Rob Fitts…

Art, Science, and the COVID-Shortened 2020 Season

Data visualization is an art. Alli Torban, a Washington, DC-based…

A Probabilistic Investigation of the Major League Baseball Modified Extra Innings Rule

Major League Baseball (MLB) has seen the length of games increase…

Six-Man Baseball

On the eve of the 1943 season, Boston Red Sox manager Joe Cronin…

The Impact of the One-Off 1887 Four-Strike Strikeout

In 1887, for the only time in major league history, a strikeout…

Crossroads: The 1958 St. Louis Cardinals Tour of Japan

November 26, 1958 cover of Shukan Baseball depicting Stan…

Entering the National League: The Phillies’ Bumpy Journey

NOTE: This is the final installment of a three-part series addressing…

The Evolution of the American League

AN AMERICAN LEAGUE BIRTHDAY On January 10, 1918, The Sporting…

The Doomed Pilots of 1969: The Results of Advice Ignored

In the early 1960s, Seattle’s city fathers were confident…

Assessing Hall of Fame Worthiness: Flaws in JAWS

This paper explores potential areas of improvement in the JAWS…

Using Career Value Index to Evaluate Hall of Fame Credentials of Negro League Players

A subject that animates baseball fans is ranking its greatest…

The Use of Over-30 Lineups in Major League Baseball

In February 2021, SABR member Rich Campbell observed that the…