The Many Faces of Happy Felton

Happy Felton, an all-around entertainer of a long-gone era, aggressively…

Appendix: Fun Facts About Little League Home Runs

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Henry Chadwick Award: Lyle Spatz

Lyle Spatz was a devoted fan of baseball and his hometown Dodgers…

Henry Chadwick Award: Larry McCray

Larry McCray created the vast and invaluable Protoball Project,…

Henry Chadwick Award: Daniel R. Levitt

Most of baseball’s great researchers have been specialists…

Henry Chadwick Award: Peter C. Bjarkman

Peter C. Bjarkman is the author of more than 40 books on sports…

Download the e-book version of Spring 2017 Baseball Research Journal

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Editor’s note: Spring 2017 Baseball Research Journal

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1947 Dodgers: Spring Training in Havana

"You could not possibly train a baseball squad in Havana. The…

1947 Dodgers: The suspension of Leo Durocher

Leo Durocher made the cover of Time magazine just once: the…

1947 Dodgers: Branch Rickey and the Mainstream Press

Wesley Branch Rickey — even the name is wonderfully quirky…

Ebbets Field, 1947

In the spring of 1947, Ebbets Field was entering its 35th season,…
The Team That Forever Changed Baseball and America: The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, edited by Lyle Spatz

1947 Dodgers: Jackie Robinson’s First Game

Jackie Robinson’s major-league debut was more than just the…

The protested Dodgers-Cardinals game of July 20, 1947

It is well known that a manager may formally protest a game only…

1947 Dodgers: Jackie Robinson and the Jews

The subject of Jews and baseball is one that often inspires nostalgia,…

Advertising and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947

The year 1947 was a banner one for the Brooklyn Dodgers. At the…

1947 Dodgers: Al Gionfriddo’s Memorable Game Six Catch

In the bottom of the sixth inning of Game Six of the 1947 World…

1947 Dodgers: Cookie Lavagetto Ends Bill Bevens’ World Series No-Hitter

Before the 1947 season began, the Yankees hired Dodgers coach…

Brooklyn Dodgers Attendance in 1947

The years immediately following World War II were a golden age…

A Sleeping Giant: Detroit in the Mid-1930s

In the decade of the 1930s, Detroit was a city uneasily poised…

The Mickey Cochrane Trade: The Babe’s Loss was Detroit’s Gain

With two games left in the 1933 season, manager Bucky Harris…

1935 Tigers: Season in Review

Led by unanimous MVP Hank Greenberg and player-manager Mickey…

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