Ball Four, the Television Series: Ahead of Its Time?

Jim Bouton (right) and John Thorn, Major League Baseball’s…

Baseball and Coca-Cola: A Match Made in America

If the most iconic sports-related Coca-Cola television ad features…

De Wolf Hopper, Digby Bell, and the Five A’s

Across the decades, professional actors and athletes have shared…

Big Leaguer: A Small-Time Film with Big-Time Personalities

Most casual baseball fans are familiar with such well-known…

Andy Strasberg: HBO Movie 61*

Author Andy Strasberg and Barry Pepper, playing Roger…

Thomas Tull: On Dark Knights, Hangovers, and Baseball

How does a man of modest background become a billionaire Hollywood…

Ron Shelton: On Cobb, Bull Durham, and Baseball-On-Screen

In the baseball fantasy Field of Dreams, the spirits of various…

The Specialized Bullpen: History, Analysis, and Strategic Models for Success

A great deal of attention has been given to the baseball closer,…

Offensive Explosion: Trends in Hitting Production in Major League Baseball

Abstract 2014 was a record year for pitchers, but it was followed…

The Bats … They Keep Changing!

Heinie Groh of the Cincinnati Reds had one of the most distinctive…

Racial Parity in the Hall of Fame

Historical Backdrop Although the first all-professional baseball…

Ron Hunt, Coco Crisp, and the Normalization of Hit-by-Pitch Statistics

It’s a basic rule that’s familiar to all baseball fans: A…

Home Runs and Strikeouts: Another Look

Introduction The 2017 MLB season set records for both home runs…

Why Has No True DH Been Elected to the Hall of Fame — Yet?

The Designated Hitter has been the way of life in the American…

Talking baseball research with Herm Krabbenhoft

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Introduction: Cincinnati’s Crosley Field: A Gem in the Queen City

April 11, 1912, marked a new era in the history of the Cincinnati…

Introduction: The Whiz Kids Take the Pennant

No one would seriously argue that the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies…

1919 White Sox: Introduction

On the western edge of Canada’s Yukon Territory, at the confluence…

Introduction: When Boston Still Had the Babe: The 1918 World Champion Red Sox

Late into the infamous 86-year championship drought of the Boston…

1919 American League salaries

In Eight Men Out, author Eliot Asinof wrote about the 1919…

1919 White Sox: Walking Off to the World Series

On September 24, 1919, Shoeless Joe Jackson stepped up to the…

1919 World Series: A Recap

A great deal has been written about the faceoff between the Chicago…

1919 White Sox: The Pitching Depth Dilemma

Lefty Williams, left, and Eddie Cicotte carried the load for…

1919 White Sox: Prologue (Offseason, 1918-19)

It’s accepted wisdom today that the Chicago White Sox, in the…