1919 White Sox: Epilogue (Offseason, 1919-20)
One day after the 1919 World Series ended, Chicago White Sox…
Foreword: The Whiz Kids Take the Pennant
I was just 20 years old heading into the 1950 season with the…
Vote Early, Vote Often, Vote Redlegs: Cincinnati Fans Dominate the 1957 All-Star Game Balloting
In the run-up to the 2015 All-Star Game, Kansas City Royals fans…
Crosley Field and the 1937 Flood in the Queen City
In the 1936-37 offseason, The Sporting News carried a series…
1918 World Series: Most Valuable Player
If an official MVP had been chosen for the 1918 World Series,…
1918 World Series: Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs won the 1918 National League pennant by 10½…
1918 Red Sox: Spring Training
Frazee kicked off the new year making another move, again with…
1917 Red Sox: ‘An Off-Year’
The Red Sox were coming off back-to-back World Championships…
1918 Red Sox: Winning a Championship
Winning a championship involves a large number of ingredients…
Heinie Wagner: A Speculative History
When Ed Barrow agreed to join the Red Sox organization in 1918,…
Crosley Field: The Laundry
Beyond the outfield walls at Crosley Field, across Western Avenue…
Jim Brosnan’s The Long Season
In Mark Armour’s SABR biography of Jim Brosnan he observes…
Tigers and Crescents and Clowns, Oh My! Negro League Baseball at Crosley Field
“My favorite experience of ’em all – and I’ve seen baseball…
Evolving Home Run Distances at Crosley Field
On the eve of the opening game of the 1919 season in Cincinnati,…
Crosley Field: The Left Field Terrace
Babe Ruth famously stumbled on it. Outfielders regularly cursed…
Crosley Field: Goat Run
In 1946, Warren Giles, then the president of the Reds, added…
Johnny Edwards: Memories of Crosley Field
Johnny Edwards debuted with the Reds in late June 1961 and took…
Art Shamsky: My Reflections on Crosley Field
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds at the age of 17 in 1959, Art Shamsky…
Tales from Interviewing the Whiz Kids
When I approached Robin Roberts in 1992 about writing a book…
Andy Skinner: Jim Konstanty’s Undertaker Pitching Coach
It is highly unlikely that the Philadelphia Phillies would have…
The Andy Seminick Fan Club
By 1950, Andy Seminick, at the ripe old age of 29 sometimes known…
Mrs. Ashburn’s Rooming House
Harry Walker was the Phillies’ starting center-fielder heading…
Bobby Brown: A View from the Other Side of the 1950 World Series
The 1950 season was a momentous for me because I finished my…
Whiz Kid Fan for Life
It started with a radio broadcast and a baseball glove.
In late…