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In 1878 a triple play by Providence’s Paul Hines didn’t…
Revisiting the Hines Triple Play
On May 8, 1878, the National League club of Providence hosted…
The Roster Depreciation Allowance: How Major League Baseball Teams Turn Profits Into Losses
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The Origins and History of the Larry Ritter Book Award
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Golden Pitches: The Ultimate Last-at-Bat, Game Seven Scenario
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Hype and Hope: The Effect of Rookies and Top Prospects on MLB Attendance
In the Spring 2014 edition of the Baseball Research Journal,…
Negro League Baseball, Black Community, and The Socio-Economic Impact of Integration
This essay will explore the subject of racial and economic…
‘Playing Rotten, It Ain’t That Hard To Do’: How the Black Sox Threw the 1920 Pennant
Entering the 1920 season, the defending American League champion…
No ‘Solid Front of Silence’: The Forgotten Black Sox Scandal Interviews
When legendary sportswriter Furman Bisher died in 2012, his…
Flashback Gordon: Cryptic Communication within a Base-Running Relay-Throw Event
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The Browns’ Spring Training 1946
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The Planting of Le Grand Orange
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Working Overtime: Wilbur Wood, Johnny Sain and the White Sox Two-Days’ Rest Experiment of the 1970s
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Player Win Averages (1946-2015)
After the 1970 season, two brothers, Eldon and Harlan Mills,…
Never Make the First or Last Out at Third Base … Perhaps
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Notes Related to Cy Young’s First No-Hitter
Next to a perfect game, the no-hitter may be the most alluring…
Appendix 1: Corrected box score and play-by-play for Cy Young’s first no-hitter
View the corrected box score and play-by-play for Cy Young's…
Bacteria Beat the Phillies: The Deaths of Charlie Ferguson and Jimmy Fogarty
Between the years 1888 and 1891, the National League Philadelphia…
Henry Chadwick Award: John Dewan
JOHN DEWAN has spent his career bringing sports statistics to…
Henry Chadwick Award: Larry Lester
LARRY LESTER comes by his life-long interest in Negro Leagues…
Henry Chadwick Award: Norman Macht
Octogenarian NORMAN L. MACHT has lived a baseball life that all…
Henry Chadwick Award: Tom Ruane
A prized member of the SABR family for more than 25 years, TOM…