WAA vs. WAR: Which is the Better Measure for Overall Performance in MLB, Wins Above Average or Wins Above Replacement?
Among the many statistical analyses of baseball that have…
Community, Defection, and equipo Cuba: Baseball under Fidel Castro, 1959–93
Baseball is called America’s national pastime, but in Cuba…
Baseball Archeology in Cuba: A Trip to Güines
Visiting Cuba is like tripping in a time machine. We’re not…
Testing an RPI Ranking System for Canadian University Baseball
University baseball in Canada currently lacks a true national…
Time Between Pitches: Cause of Long Games?
A major topic for MLB and the baseball press continues to be…
Setting the Record Straight on Major League Team Nicknames
Of the major league teams that trace their history before 1960,…
Did MLB Exist Before the Year 2000?
Writers often refer to “MLB” as though it were something…
Baseball and the Great Movie Comedians
While Charlie Chaplin went into the boxing ring in City Lights…
‘Our Lady Reporter’: Introducing Some Women Baseball Writers, 1900–30
In 1763, literary critic Dr. Samuel Johnson said about women…
Carl Lundgren: The Cubs’ Cold-Weather King
All the poetry and folklore of "Tinker to Evers to Chance" notwithstanding,…
Beyond the Miracle: The Mets of the Early 1970s
The year 1969 was eventful. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz…
Philadelphia in the 1882 League Alliance
Histories of the Philadelphia Phillies portray the club’s admission…
Editor’s note: Fall 2019 Baseball Research Journal
A note from the editor of the Baseball Research Journal.A chill…
Introduction: The Glorious Beaneaters of the 1890s
“Long ago when the team was known as the Beaneaters.”
On…
How Bostonians Became the Beaneaters
Most baseball fans, and nonfans for that matter, would consider…
Boston Beaneaters Spring Training in the 1890s
“Spring training is almost as old as baseball itself. The best…
Starts, Stops, and Streaks: A Modern Fan’s Guide to the 1890s Baseball Schedule
Baseball continued to deal with several scheduling issues in…
Slide, Kelly, Slide
About 3,000 people were present at the Brotherhood Base Ball…
1891 Boston Beaneaters: 18 Straight Down the Stretch
At the close of the 1890 baseball season the upstart Players’…
Boston Beaneaters of 1892
The result of the prior year’s conflict between the two major…
1893 Boston Beaneaters: 35-5 Summer Stretch Garners Third Straight Flag
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was…
1894 Boston Beaneaters: No Four-Peat For Champions
After winning three pennants in a row from 1891 to 1893, the…
King Kelly’s Funeral
On November 9, 1894, the Boston Globe reported, “At 9:55 PM…
1895 Boston Beaneaters: Strictly for the Birds, Again
The Boston Beaneaters were coming off a disappointing third-place…