
Harry & Larry
Sometimes research leads us to answers we never intended to find.…

Pick Wisely: A Look at Whom Select Baseball Players Choose as Their Heroes and Why
The 13-year-old third baseman from Colorado, who identified…

Jury Nullification and the Not Guilty Verdicts in the Black Sox Case
This article was selected as a winner of the 2016 McFarland-SABR…

The New York Mets in Popular Culture
Mets Music
When the New York Mets debuted in 1962, so did…

The First Televised Baseball Interview
Publicity photo issued by Philco. Connie Mack (center) and…

Measuring Franchise Success in the Postseason
1998 New York Yankees (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)
Baseball…

Download the e-book version of Fall 2015 Baseball Research Journal
Read the Fall 2015 BRJ on your computer or e-reader in PDF, EPUB,…

Editor’s note: Fall 2015 Baseball Research Journal
A note from the editor of the Fall 2015 BRJ.
A note from the…

Examining Stolen Base Trends by Decade from the Deadball Era through the 1970s
This article was honored with a SABR Analytics Conference Research…

“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…

How Did That Guy Do That?
Don Fisher was working for the electric company and pitching…

Editor’s note: Baseball in Southern California
A note from the editors of the 2011 TNP.
The title on the cover…

Download the 2011 TNP PDF
Read the 2011 TNP on your computer or e-reader! SABR members,…

Editor’s note: Baseball in the Peach State
A note from the editors of Baseball in the Peach State.
This…

Download the 2010 TNP PDF
SABR members, you can now download The National Pastime to…

Introduction: Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O’s Three-Time Champions: 1972-74 Oakland Athletics
In 1976, Reggie Jackson, then arguably baseball’s biggest superstar,…

Foreword: Mustaches and Mayhem: Charlie O’s Three-Time Champions: 1972-74 Oakland Athletics
I was deeply honored when approached to write this foreword about…

The Black Sox Scandal
This article was selected for inclusion in SABR 50 at 50: The…

Oakland Athletics: Westward-Ho, In Stages
Rock and roll is the métier of choice at the Oakland-Alameda…

Building a Champion: Charlie Finley and the Core of the Oakland A’s Championship Teams
“Equal parts carnival barker, professional bully, world-class…

Strike One: 1972 Spring Training
The Oakland A’s were the pride of the American League West…

1972 A’s: A World Champion Worth the Wait
For those of you keeping score, 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…