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Editor’s note: Fall 2015 Baseball Research Journal

A note from the editor of the Fall 2015 BRJ. A note from the…
His batting average in 1922 was eventually recorded officially as .400 but only after much debate and furor.

Examining Stolen Base Trends by Decade from the Deadball Era through the 1970s

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Cal Ripken (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

“That Record Will Never Be Broken!”: How Many Unbreakable Records Are There?

Baseball aficionados often argue that certain records will never…

Switch-Hit Home Runs 1920-60

Mickey Mantle was turned into a switch hitter when he was “barely…
still holds the American League record, one that may never be broken, for most consecutive scoreless innings in a game.

How Did That Guy Do That?

Don Fisher was working for the electric company and pitching…

Editor’s note: Baseball in Southern California

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Editor’s note: Baseball in the Peach State

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The Black Sox Scandal

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Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Oakland Athletics: Westward-Ho, In Stages 

Rock and roll is the métier of choice at the Oakland-Alameda…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Building a Champion: Charlie Finley and the Core of the Oakland A’s Championship Teams

“Equal parts carnival barker, professional bully, world-class…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Strike One: 1972 Spring Training

The Oakland A’s were the pride of the American League West…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

1972 A’s: A World Champion Worth the Wait

For those of you keeping score, the Oakland Athletics’ 1972-74…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Life in the Good Old A’s, or Growing Up Finley

Nancy Finley grew up in the Oakland Coliseum, occupying a seat…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

1972 Oakland A’s: Junkyard Dogs

In his autobiography, Reggie Jackson said that the championship…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Postcard: Mesa, Arizona, March 1973

While the New York Yankees had a wife swap between pitchers Fritz…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

1973 World Series: Two for the Money

In 1973 the movie The Way We Were earned awards, swelled receipts,…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

Dark Spring: 1974 Auto Pilot Model

The 1972-73 A’s were the first team not named the New York…
Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O's Three-Time Champions: The Oakland Athletics 1972-74

1974 World Series: ‘The Twilight of the Gods’

Richard Nixon may have been the greatest baseball student to…