
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…

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…