Ebbets Field: Great, Historic, and Memorable Games in Brooklyn's Lost Ballpark

The 1935 Negro National League Brooklyn Eagles

The Brooklyn Eagle, beginning in 1946, staged its “Brooklyn…
Ebbets Field: Great, Historic, and Memorable Games in Brooklyn's Lost Ballpark

Brooklyn Against the World: Ebbets Field Welcomes Young Stars in 1946

The Brooklyn Eagle, beginning in 1946, staged its “Brooklyn…

Editor’s Note: Fall 2023 Baseball Research Journal

By the time you read this, SABR members, the 2023 season will…

Norman Rockwell’s The Three Umpires

It may be the most famous baseball painting of all time. Created…

Tyrus: A Study and Commentary on Ty Cobb’s First Name

  In 1904 when Tyrus Raymond Cobb arrived on the professional…

Softball and Swastikas: The Riot at Toronto’s Christie Pits

  Toronto’s worst incident of civil unrest happened…

Alex Johnson and Tony Conigliaro: The California Angels’ Star-Crossed Teammates

When the American League expanded for a second time in 1969…

Dick Such’s Hard-Luck Season: Going 0-16 for the York (PA) White Roses

  When he stepped on the mound at Municipal Stadium…

Erasing Moments and Memories: Iconic Games Reconsidered with the Automatic Runner

  In recent decades, rules in several professional…

The 1945 Pennant Races

  From a historical perspective, the primary event…

Henry Chadwick and the National League’s Performance vs. ‘Outsiders’: 1876-81

  At its 1876 founding, the National League presented…

The History of the Manchester Yankees

The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have one of the fiercest…

Examining Dusty Baker’s Hope: Is Help on the Way?

Had Michael Brantley stayed healthy, the 2022 World Series…

Keith Hernandez and Cooperstown: A Data Synthesis and Visualization Project

There is no shortage of arguments either for or against Keith…

Balancing Starter and Bullpen Workloads in a Seven-Game Postseason Series

One of major league baseball's most enduring trends over its…

More Relief Pitchers Belong in the Hall of Fame: Which Ones?

I still think relief pitchers are slighted or faintly patronized…

Baseball’s 4-Dimensional Players

Defining baseball’s best all-around players begins with Branch…

Three Strikes and You’re Not Out: The Trouble with Umpires

In 1934 Ed Bolden’s Philadelphia Stars baseball team capped…

A Second Act in Black Professional Baseball: Ed Bolden, Hilldale, and the Philadelphia Stars

Ed Bolden’s Philadelphia Stars represented a part of the greater…

Ed Bolden’s Philadelphia Stars: A Franchise in the Shadows of Its Peers

Ed Bolden’s Philadelphia Stars existed for almost exactly 20…

The Empire of Freeport: Base Ball in Northern Illinois and Iowa in 1865

The Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport, Illinois, began its…

Did Bud Fowler Almost Break the Major-League Color Line In 1888?

  Bud Fowler’s election to the National Baseball…
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