
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,…

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…

‘Good Afternoon, Boys and Girls’: The 1935 Tigers on the Radio
Detroit Tigers fans in every part of Michigan were focused on…

A Mechanical Man, a Hammer, the Goose, and Black Mike: 1935 Detroit Tigers in the Hall of Fame
Four members of the 1935 Detroit Tigers were later elected to…

1935 Detroit Tigers: City of Champions
In 1935 the City of Detroit forged a bond to its sporting teams…

The 1935 Chicago Cubs
A look at the 1935 Detroit Tigers' opponents in the World Series.Cubs…

‘I Thought I Never Would Get There’: The 1935 World Series
A recap of the 1935 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and…

100 years later, looking back at Ernie Shore’s ‘perfect game’
This article originally appeared in the SABR Deadball Era Committee's…

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…