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…
Jane Leavy

Henry Chadwick Award: Jane Leavy

Jane Leavy (1951 - ) was born in a now defunct hospital in The…
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Henry Chadwick Award: Daniel Okrent

Until now, the Chadwick Award has been intended to recognize…
Spring 2022 Baseball Research Journal

Editor’s Note: Spring 2022 Baseball Research Journal

If you are a longtime reader of the Baseball Research Journal,…
Sharon Robinson (Photo by John Vecchiolla)

Ralph Carhart: An Interview with Sharon Robinson

In September 2020, I had the good fortune of speaking with Sharon…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Ken Burns’ Jackie Robinson

Rachel Robinson and Ken Burns discuss Jackie Robinson’s…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Jackie Robinson and Jazz: Stealin’ Home

The final performance of Stealin’ Home, featuring…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Looking Back at the Jackie Robinson Film ’42’

Chadwick Boseman portrays Jackie Robinson in the…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

The Books of Sharon Robinson

“It takes courage to be a pioneer”1   The…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Jackie Robinson as Supporting Character

For many, Jack Roosevelt Robinson is the most important and…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Telling Jackie Robinson’s Story through Children’s Literature

Jackie laughed. “Baseball isn’t all about home runs,”…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Robert B. Parker’s Double Play

Bent for Blood at Ebbets Field Do you remember when a gun…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Brother on the Wall: Spike Lee’s Jackie Robinson

Spike Lee, in his Jackie Robinson jersey, on the set of…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting

Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey talk happily after a…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

Andre Braugher (Robinson) and Ruby Dee (as Mallie…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Jackie Robinson’s Television Appearances

“Television is not only just what the doctor ordered for…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

The Plot to Kill Jackie Robinson: Historian Donald Honig Plays ‘What if?’

The cover of The Plot to Kill Jackie Robinson, illustration…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Jackie Robinson in Youth Theatre

Publicity photo from the Chicago Children’s Theatre…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

The First: A Broadway Musical About Jackie Robinson

The First starred David Alan Grier, as Jackie Robinson,…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Jackie Robinson’s Radio Shots

A natural on the radio, Jackie Robinson spent a fair…
Not an Easy Tale to Tell: Jackie Robinson on the Page, Stage, and Screen, edited by Ralph Carhart

Jackie Robinson: Comic Book Superhero

The cover of the second issue of the Fawcett Publication…