Guilty as Charged: Buck Weaver and the 1919 World Series Fix
In mid-March 1921—amid delay in the criminal…
The Endurance of Black Sox Mythology: Narrative Conventions and Poetic Form
Historians and scholars of the Big Fix and the Black Sox…
Which Manager Knew First That the 1919 World Series Was Fixed?
Several players on the 1919 Chicago White Sox agreed…
Major League Baseball in Iowa: Iowa’s History of Hosting Negro League Contests
The Washington Post described the so-called significance…
Chicago, Latina Culture, and Community of Women’s Baseball
While baseball’s origin story began on the East Coast,…
Hack Wilson: A Pugilist
“During his career in Chicago, Hack [Wilson] has indulged…
Stan Hack: Leadoff Batter Extraordinaire
Ross Barnes was the first principal leadoff batter…
Handy Andy Pafko: A Wisconsin-Born Player Succeeds In Chicago And Milwaukee
Andy “Pruschka” Pafko was born to Czech parents in…
A Fox in White Sox
In the modern game, a team’s fortune or failure…
The Path to the Cubs and White Sox from the Negro Leagues: 17 Barrier Breakers
Numerous talents from the Negro Leagues made their…
The Michigan City White Caps
In the early 1950s, minor league baseball was in a decline.…
1967: A Perfect Season for Ken Holtzman: A Weekend Wonder in the Summer of Love
The flip side of Ken Holtzman’s 1968 Topps baseball…
Bill Melton: The South Side’s First Home Run King
“Now it’s even. It’s neck and neck. We’ll start from…
Bill Veeck: The Second Time Around
Bill Veeck had a decades-long baseball career.…
Belle of the Ballclub: Marla Collins’s Unusual Path from Cubs Ballgirl to Playboy Model
Smile. Tilt your head. Lean back. A little more.…
Field of Hollywood Dreams: Actors and Their Baseball Roles Beyond the World’s Most Famous Cornfield
Kevin Costner’s place in the Hollywood-baseball paradigm…
Larry Fritsch, Card King: First Full-Time Dealer’s Legacy Continues After 53 Years
In 1989, Larry Fritsch sat in a rural Wisconsin warehouse—big…
Reborn at 111 Years Old: Wisconsin’s Glorious Neighborhood Park Plays with History
Wausau, Wisconsin’s Athletic Park opened just…
Editor’s Note: The National Pastime 2023
Welcome, my friends, not just to the Windy City, but…
Paper Tigers: How a Player Strike Put a Team of ‘Misfits’ on a Major League Field for a Day
One of the most unusual baseball games in American League…
Instant Relief: First-Batter Triple Plays
R—O—L—A—I—D—S. The answer in the classic ad:…
Celebrating the Nons: Many ‘Unofficial’ No-Hitters More Fascinating than the ‘Real’ Ones
As we are told by the good-hair talking heads on 24-hour…
The Death and Rebirth of the Home Team Batting First
According to conventional baseball wisdom, the home team…
Strategic Pitch Location: The Role of Two-Pitch Sequences in Pitching Success
On the surface, baseball does not appear overly complex.…