1975 Reds: Pete Rose mans the hot corner
Pete Rose's move from left field to third base in early May 1975…
Umpires in the Negro Leagues
This article was originally published in “The SABR Book on…
1975 Reds: Looking ahead to the season
As the Cincinnati Reds prepared for the 1975 season, they had…
1975 Reds: The postseason
Entering the postseason, the 1975 Cincinnati Reds were widely…
The Big Red Boys of Summer
Observing the similarity between two celebrated dynasties —…
The Fall of the Big Red Machine, 1976-1981
The Big Red Machine reached its destiny when Cesar Geronimo closed…
1964 Phillies: Building the not-quite-perfect beast
Though they lacked such modern tools as an amateur draft that…
1964 Phillies: What to do with two Gold Glove shortstops?
During the four seasons that Bobby Wine and Ruben Amaro were…
1964 Phillies: The Amaro Chronicles
Rubén Amaro Sr. made a unique contribution to how the history…
1964 Phillies: The Pennant Was Stolen!
It isn’t hard to believe that during 1965 spring training manager…
1964 Phillies: Jim Bunning’s perfect game
When Jim Bunning stepped to the mound in Shea Stadium on June…
1964 Phillies: Johnny Callison’s All-Star Game Home Run
Named to the 1964 National League All-Star Game roster as a reserve…
1964 Phillies: In defense of Chico Ruiz’s ‘Mad Dash’
The word “daring” is associated with Chico Ruiz’s game-winning…
1964 Phillies: Epilogue
Philadelphia Phillies fans and Phillies management looked forward…
The Historical Evolution of the Designated Hitter Rule
David Ortiz retired at the end of the 2016 season with 10,091…
Discrepancy in an All-Time MLB Record: Billy Hamilton’s 1894 Runs Scored
QUESTION: Who holds the all-time MLB record for most runs scored…
The Stallings Platoon: The 1913 Prequel
Johnny Evers (left) on the Braves in 1914 with his manager,…
The .700 Club: Blessedly Good Baseball
The New York Yankees have finished with a .700 winning percentage…
Catcher Duke Farrell’s Record Performance: Game Notes from May 11, 1897
Duke Farrell as depicted with the Chicago White…
The Young and the Restless: George Wright, 1865–68
George Wright at the peak of his baseball career, with the…
Chief Bender: A Marksman at the Traps and on the Mound
A circa 1912 portrait of Chief Bender probably taken for advertising…
The International Girls Baseball League
Probably almost everyone has heard of the All-American Girls…
Organized Baseball’s Night Birth
The first night game in the history of Organized Baseball took…
A Question of Character: George Davis and the Flora Campbell Affair
George Davis, one of the turn of the century's finest ballplayers,…