Stan Musial: When Heroes Become Friends

Back in 1985, while I was living on a 5,000-acre cattle ranch…

Appendix: The 1943 Camp Hood Baseball Season

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Appendix: Bobby Layne, 28-0: Hall of Fame Caliber Pitcher for the Texas Longhorns

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Which Venezuelan Batter Has Had the Best Season in the Major Leagues?

The greatest offensive season ever recorded by a Venezuelan…

History of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

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Luis Aparicio Ortega: The Father of All

Gavilanes shortstop Luis Aparicio Ortega and his son Luis…

Carlos Ascanio: Venezuela’s ‘Lost Earthquake’ in the Negro Leagues

Carlos Ascanio, known as ‘The Earthquake,’ was a consistent…

The Toronto Maple Leafs: The Barrow Years, 1900-1902

Ed Barrow (SABR-Rucker Archive)   The Toronto franchise…

Daily Operations in the United States Negro Baseball League, 1945–46

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Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal

The Lancaster Loophole: Pennsylvania Blue Laws Bring the Harrisburg Giants to Rossmere Base Ball Park, 1925–27

The Harrisburg Giants joined the Eastern Colored League in…

Crucial Choices: O’Malley, Dressen, and Reese Rolled the Dice in Brooklyn

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SABR Baseball Research Journal, Spring 2025

Assessing the Accuracy of Runs Created: Comparing Outside and Inside Aggregation Methods

Any accuracy assessment of Bill James’s Runs Created (RC) requires…
SABR Baseball Research Journal, Spring 2025

Using Z-Scores to Measure Player Performance

In recent years, statistics have been developed to facilitate…
Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals (Trading Card Database)

Infield Hit Model, Part 2: Use the Whole Field, Hit Line Drives

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Josh Gibson (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Josh Gibson’s Place in History: A Statistical Analysis

Had he been able to play a 154-game schedule every season,…

More than a Sport: Early Developments of Baseball in Lawrence, Kansas

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Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, Arizona, has hosted baseball since it was first built in 1909. (Courtesy of Jacob Pomrenke)

The Original Cactus League

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Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal

The Impact of Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) on MLB Batting Performance

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Rob Fitts

Henry Chadwick Award: Rob Fitts

ROB FITTS (1965– ) created a new branch of scholarship around…
Gary Gillette

Henry Chadwick Award: Gary Gillette

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Richard Malatzky

Henry Chadwick Award: Richard Malatzky

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