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
This article was originally published in the November 2018 edition…
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…