
Land of the Free, Home of the Brave: Mudcat Grant’s Odyssey to Sing the National Anthem
When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused…

Roberto Clemente and The Odd Couple: Two Different Stories
Unlike major leaguers from the Bambino to Turkey Mike, Roberto…

Carlos Bernier and Roberto Clemente: Historical Links in Pittsburgh and Puerto Rico
Carlos Bernier was 26 years old when he broke the Pittsburgh…

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Appendix 1: Cubs: Pirates’ Biggest Rivals?
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Appendix 1: Honus Wagner: Baseball’s Prototypical Five-Tooler?
This appendix is related to the article, "Honus Wagner: Baseball's…

Caguas Criollos: Five Caribbean Series Crowns and Cooperstown Connections
The Caguas Criollos won back-to-back Caribbean Series crowns…

Author Wiggen Goes East: Jim Brosnan and the 1958 Cardinals Tour of Japan
October 16, 1958
Robert Hyland, General Manager, KMOX Radio…

The Growth of ‘Three True Outcomes’: From Usenet Joke to Baseball Flashpoint
This article was selected for inclusion in SABR 50 at 50: The…

An Epoch in Australian Baseball: Stanford University’s Tour of 1928
In 1928, the Stanford University baseball team came to Australia…

Appendix 1: Hit Sequences for Cycles, 1920-2017
A list of hit sequences for players who completed a cycle during…

Baseball Championship Windows: How Long Are They?
INTRODUCTION
It is not unusual to hear a sports fan or announcer…

Relief Pitching Strategy: Past, Present, and Future?
The outlook wasn’t brilliant for Our Hero. After a dozen years…

Seven Degrees of Separation? Analyzing MLB Played-With Relationships, 1930-2016
INTRODUCTION
This article reports on MLB "played-with" relationships…

Hit Probability as a Function of Foul-Ball Accumulation
In a day and age when professional baseball has implemented countdown…

Just Like a Big Leaguer: The Chicago Tribune Amateur Baseball Contest of 1915
In 1915, the Chicago Tribune announced a contest to…

‘When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It’: Who Took the Cycle or Quasi-Cycle?
Choices … Decisions: A player has already connected for one…

‘I Thought We Had A Roof’: Marlins All Wet After Opening Day Rain Delay Gaffe
On Opening Day of the 2015 season, Miami Marlins players and…

Regular Season Showdowns
One game for the pennant: winner takes the flag. Tiebreaker playoffs…

The Impact of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Collective Bargaining Agreements
“In baseball no team can be successful unless its competitors…

How Bases on Balls were Scored: 1864–1888
Baseball-Reference.com includes “A note about statistics…

Was Willie Keeler the First to Record Four 5-Hit Games in a Season During the 19th Century?
The feat of collecting five or more hits in a single game was…

Origin of the Phrase ‘Hitting for the Cycle’ and An Approach to How Cycles Occur
One of the most exciting accomplishments in major league baseball…

1933-1962: The Business Meetings of Negro League Baseball
Editor's note: This article, originally published in "Baseball's…