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…

1918 Red Sox: The Years That Followed

After 1918, the Red Sox began to slip — and stumbled…

Editor’s note: 2018 The National Pastime

A note from the editor of The National Pastime.SABRen, welcome…

Honus Wagner: Baseball’s Prototypical Five-Tooler?

The highly regarded “five-tool” label is a relatively modern…

Roy Face’s Incredible 1959 Season

In 1959, ace Pittsburgh Pirates fireman Roy Face set a major-league…

Moses Yellow Horse, Pittsburgh Pirate

Moses Yellow Horse was 23 years old when he made his major…

Wagner for Sheriff: Honus Runs into the Coolidge Tax Cut

Pittsburgh Pirate Honus Wagner is the greatest shortstop of…

Honus Wagner’s Short Stint as Pirates Skipper in a Forgettable Final Season

Honus Wagner, or Hans as he was almost universally called, was…

Honus Wagner, Spring Fever, and Two Three Stooges

Note: The following is excerpted from "Lost (and Found) Baseball,"…

Forbes Field: Ahead of Its Time in 1909

Forbes Field on Opening Day in 1909. (COURTESY OF THE PITTSBURGH…

Turning the Pirates’ Ship

In 1950 the Pittsburgh Pirates resembled too well The woeful…

From Bat to Baton: Josh Gibson, the Pittsburgh Opera, and The Summer King

Josh Gibson was the best player never to play in the major leagues.…

Why Isn’t Sam Bankhead in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

In 1971, Satchel Paige became the first Negro Leagues player…

The Greatest Outfield in Baseball History

On July 12, 1966, National League All-Star manager Walter Alston…

The 1931 Homestead Grays: The Greatest Baseball Team of All Time

1931 Homestead Grays. Standing (L–R): Cum Posey, owner; Bill…

Guy Bush: That Guy From Pittsburgh

During a professional baseball career of 18 seasons spread out…

The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates: More Than the Murderers’ Row Opponent

The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates are generally remembered for losing…

A Dark, Rainy Game Seven: The Pirates Defeat the Big Train in the 1925 World Series

Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot tosses the ceremonial…

A View from the Bench: Baseball Litigation and the Steel City

“Hardly anything in America symbolizes a large city more than…

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