What Baseball Team Does PageRank Say Was the Best Ever?
Charles Dickens may well have written about baseball’s…
Henry Chadwick Award: James Brunson III
James Edward Brunson III (1954- ) is one of the very few historians…
Henry Chadwick Award: Jane Leavy
Jane Leavy (1951 - ) was born in a now defunct hospital in The…
Henry Chadwick Award: Daniel Okrent
Until now, the Chadwick Award has been intended to recognize…
Editor’s Note: Spring 2022 Baseball Research Journal
If you are a longtime reader of the Baseball Research Journal,…
Introduction: Not An Easy Tale To Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen
When Jack Roosevelt Robinson set foot on the green grass…
Ralph Carhart: An Interview with Sharon Robinson
In September 2020, I had the good fortune of speaking with Sharon…
Ken Burns’ Jackie Robinson
Rachel Robinson and Ken Burns discuss Jackie Robinson’s…
Jackie Robinson and Jazz: Stealin’ Home
The final performance of Stealin’ Home, featuring…
Looking Back at the Jackie Robinson Film ’42’
Chadwick Boseman portrays Jackie Robinson in the…
The Books of Sharon Robinson
“It takes courage to be a pioneer”1
The…
Jackie Robinson as Supporting Character
For many, Jack Roosevelt Robinson is the most important and…
Telling Jackie Robinson’s Story through Children’s Literature
Jackie laughed. “Baseball isn’t all about home runs,”…
‘I Want to Take Your Picture!’: Reconsidering Soul of the Game and the Future of Jackie Robinson
Stars of Soul of the Game, Mykelti Williamson (l.),…
Robert B. Parker’s Double Play
Bent for Blood at Ebbets Field
Do you remember when a gun…
Brother on the Wall: Spike Lee’s Jackie Robinson
Spike Lee, in his Jackie Robinson jersey, on the set of…
Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting
Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey talk happily after a…
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Andre Braugher (Robinson) and Ruby Dee (as Mallie…
Jackie Robinson’s Television Appearances
“Television is not only just what the doctor ordered for…
The Plot to Kill Jackie Robinson: Historian Donald Honig Plays ‘What if?’
The cover of The Plot to Kill Jackie Robinson, illustration…
Jackie Robinson in Youth Theatre
Publicity photo from the Chicago Children’s Theatre…
The First: A Broadway Musical About Jackie Robinson
The First starred David Alan Grier, as Jackie Robinson,…
Jackie Robinson’s Radio Shots
A natural on the radio, Jackie Robinson spent a fair…
Jackie Robinson: Comic Book Superhero
The cover of the second issue of the Fawcett Publication…