Mr. Cub: Ernie Banks

“Jarvis fires away…That’s a fly ball, deep to left, back,…
Minnie Minoso (TRADING CARD DB)

The Top 10 Chicago White Sox Games of the 1950s

May 1, 1951: Minnie Minoso debuts for Sox and homers in first…
Outfielder spent eight and a half years with the Chicago Cubs and became a fan favorite on the North Side.

Andy Pafko: Darling of the 1945 Cubs

From the moment Andy Pafko put on a Chicago Cubs uniform…
White Sox Hall of Famer “completed more games than any other contemporary starter.”

Ted Lyons: 300 Wins—Closer with a Closer?

When he finally hung up his spikes, after hurling his last pitch…
Chicago White Sox outfielder, circa 1926.

Bibb Falk: The Only Jockey in the Majors

In the old days of professional baseball, players fist-fighting…
shown with the Chicago Cubs, circa 1925–26.

Mike Gonzalez: The First Hispanic Cub

On September 28, 1912, 22-year-old Mike González became…
Manager/second baseman Bill Craver is front center and slugger Lip Pike is back center.

The Windy City–Collar City Connection: The Curious Relationship of Chicago’s and Troy’s Professional Baseball Teams (1870–82)

Both Chicago and Troy fielded strong baseball nines in the baseball’s…
whose pride in Chicago ultimately led to the formation of the National League, proclaimed that he would rather be a lamppost in Chicago than a millionaire in any other city.

Sputtering Towards Respectability: Chicago’s Journey to the Big Leagues

The city of Chicago, already a hub of growth, became more important…

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Editor’s note: Baseball in Chicago

Growing up in Chicago in the early 1970s was about as good an…
Editors and writers began calling for an annual major-league All-Star Game (actually an all-star series) as early as 1914.

The Retroactive All-Star Game Project

It’s the top of the 10th inning, and there is one out in this…
Yankees catcher is said to have intentionally dropped the third strike three times in one game.

The Dropped Third Strike: The Life and Times of a Rule

  6.05 A batter is out when— ... (b) A third strike…

Stolen bases in the Deadball Era: A relentless approach

Editor's note: This column was originally published in the SABR…
Harvey Dorfman and Karl Kuehl's 1989 book has been widely read by players in the major leagues.

The Work of Harvey Dorfman: A Professional Baseball Mental Training Consultant

The importance of psychology in the development of baseball players…
Braves shortstop signed a seven-year, $58 million contract with less than two years of major league experience.

First-Generation Player Contracts: An MLB Success Story?

Like most businesses, major league baseball (MLB) owners strive…
Chicago Cubs infielder was thought for many years to have won the 1912 NL Triple Crown. (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Seeking Resolution of the Discrepancy for the 1912 NL Triple Crown

According to the official averages reported in the November…
Former Nebraska State League president umpired the September 13, 1915, contest between his fellow inmates at Leavenworth Prison and the Kansas City Packers when Federal League umpires missed their train.

Pros vs. Cons: Federal Leaguers versus Federal Prisoners at Leavenworth

Former Nebraska State League president Albert Felt umpired…
Dazzy Vance (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

Dazzling Dazzy Vance in the “K-Zone”

Rube Waddell. Walter Johnson. Lefty Grove. Bob Feller. Sandy…
His iconic homer in the 1975 World Series serves as a Boston cultural touchstone in the film

More Baseball in Non-Baseball Films

Back in the mid-1990s, I published Great Baseball Films (Citadel…
whose pride in Chicago ultimately led to the formation of the National League, proclaimed that he would rather be a lamppost in Chicago than a millionaire in any other city.

William Hulbert and the Birth of the National League

In 1916, former National League President Abraham G. Mills…
First baseman and manager of the American Association St. Paul Saints 1902–05, helming two pennant winners. He was soon embroiled in a scam that involved him acting as a front for club owner George Lennon.

Michael Kelley’s 1906-08 Woes with Organized Baseball

Michael Kelley played only briefly in one major league season.…

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