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…

‘Good Afternoon, Boys and Girls’: The 1935 Tigers on the Radio

Detroit Tigers fans in every part of Michigan were focused on…

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…
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