Rupe’s Troops, No Más Monge, and Tempy Turns It Around: Part of the Padres Golden Era
The San Diego Padres had a miserable start to their existence.…
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Hits in Consecutive At-Bats: Investigating the Nineteenth Century
While playing for the Cleveland Indians over the course of four…
Team Batting Average: A Comprehensive Analysis
It’s July 1 of any year. Your favorite team has played about…
Henry Chadwick Award: Leonard Koppett
Leonard Koppett (1923–2003) was a long-time sportswriter known…
Henry Chadwick Award: Rob Neyer
Rob Neyer (1966 – ) received his big break in 1989 when Bill…
Henry Chadwick Award: Allan Roth
Allan Roth pushed the analysis of baseball statistics to a new…
American League or National League: Who Owns New York City?
In the spring of 2017, Quinnipiac University put out a poll that…
All The Duckys in a Row: In Search of the Real Ducky Holmes
When quintessential baseball buff Douglas Heeren first approached…
An Ever-Changing Story: Exposition and Analysis of Shoeless Joe Jackson’s Public Statements on the Black Sox Scandal
When it came to his involvement in the corruption of the 1919…
Sweet! 16-Year-Old Players in Major League History
On June 10, 1944, during the ninth inning of a 13-0 blowout,…
An Examination of MLB Play Call Challenges
The replay review system has changed Major League Baseball. The…
File and Trial: Examining Valuation and Hearings in MLB Arbitration
The 2018 season was certainly an interesting one in the American…
World Series Game Situation Winning Probabilities: An Update
This is a brief update to the article, “World Series Game Situation…
Playing With The Boys: Gender, Race, and Baseball in Post-War America
The highest grossing baseball movie of all time, A League of…
Philadelphia in the 1881 Eastern Championship Association
The Eastern Championship Association (ECA) was formed in 1881…
Barney Dreyfuss Buys Pittsburgh
As the story goes, in 1899 Barney Dreyfuss purchased the Pittsburgh…
How Many Hits Did Ty Cobb Make in His Major League Career? What Is His Lifetime Batting Average?
Among baseball’s most iconic career numbers are 714 and 4,191,…
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Editor’s note: Spring 2019 Baseball Research Journal
A note from the editor of the Baseball Research Journal.Every…
Appendix 1: Ty Cobb’s Hit Totals and Lifetime Batting Average
Find supplemental research for Herm Krabbenhoft's BRJ article…
Introduction: The Team That Couldn’t Hit: 1972 Texas Rangers
Just how bad were the early Texas Rangers teams? Put it…
Prologue: The Washington Senators: 1961-71
“I’d love to be the man going into Washington. I’ve always…
Major League Baseball Comes to Arlington
The on-the-field history of the Texas Rangers began on April…