More Than Ballplayers: Baseball Players and Pursuit of the American Dream in the 1880s

This essay is intended as an exploratory survey of baseball players…

A Pitching Conundrum: Tim Keefe and Old Hoss Radbourne

In the 1912 season Rube Marquard, the left-handed pitcher of…

The Effect of Stride Length on Pitched Ball Velocity

One philosophy of pitching holds that pushing off the rubber…

Calculating Skill and Luck in Major League Baseball

One of my favorite topics is the contributions of skill and luck…

Doubleheaders with More Than Two Teams

A modern fan goes to the ballpark to see two teams battle each…

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

Fun facts and general observations about Little League Home Runs.Editor's…

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

Read the Spring 2017 BRJ on your computer or e-reader! SABR…

Editor’s note: Spring 2017 Baseball Research Journal

Read a note from the editor of the Spring 2017 BRJ.I would like…

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…
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