Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal

Editor’s Note: Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal

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The 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox: Grinders and Gamers, edited by Eric Conrad, Mark Morowczynski, Bill Nowlin, and Don Zminda

Introduction: The 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox: Grinders and Gamers

Chicago is a city with many nicknames. Its “Windy City”…
Jerry Reinsdorf (Courtesy of the Chicago White Sox)

Jerry Reinsdorf: Champagne Toasts and Cemeteries

You saw the evidence across every cemetery in Chicago. White…
The Chicago White Sox celebrate on the pitcher's mound at Minute Maid Park in Houston after winning Game Four of the 2005 World Series. (Courtesy of Ken Smoller)

Grinding and Believing: A Recipe for Success on a Historic 2005 White Sox Journey

Driving along the oft-congested Chicago expressways in 2005,…
The 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox: Grinders and Gamers, edited by Eric Conrad, Mark Morowczynski, Bill Nowlin, and Don Zminda

How the 2005 Chicago White Sox were built

During their 11-1 run through the postseason that followed a…
Spring 2025 Baseball Research Journal

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

This is the online appendix to Donald Slavik's article, "Infield…
Edward Vreeland

Settling the Score: The Story of the First Congressional Baseball Game in 1909

This article was published in the SABR Deadball Era Committee’s…
Norman Macht

Q&A with author Norman Macht

This article was published in the SABR Deadball Era Committee’s…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

Introduction: Ottawa Baseball From 1865 to 2025

Spring in Ottawa Taunts. It teases and tantalizes, offering…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

Foreword: Ottawa Baseball From 1865 to 2025

It was a time of hopes and dreams. When the Ottawa Lynx played…

Ottawa’s Early Baseball History

Back in the early seventies, Ottawa had a baseball club (amateur)…

Big-Time Baseball in A ‘Sub-Arctic Lumber Village’: The Red Stockings Come To Ottawa

"On their arrival at the grounds, the Club at once proceeded…

Diamond Dynasty: The 1912-15 Ottawa Senators

The 1912 Ottawa Senators Baseball Team. (City of Ottawa Archives,…

‘Big, Bow-Legged And Domineering’: Frank Shaughnessy In Ottawa

A true Ottawa baseball legend, Frank Shaughnessy’s impact…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

Ottawa in the 1922-23 Eastern Canada League and the 1924 Quebec-Ontario-Vermont League

Following the demise of the Canadian League after the 1915…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

A Swing and a Miss: Ottawa’s Teams in the Can-Am League, 1936-1940

Ottawa enjoyed a five-year fling with professional baseball…

Urban Shocker, The Ottawa-Trained Spitballer Who Bested Babe Ruth

Urban Shocker, the legendary pitcher who perfected his signature…
From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025, edited by Steve Rennie and Bill Nowlin

Across The River: Early Baseball In The Outaouais

The Outaouais — a unique region of southwestern Quebec situated…

The Babe Comes To Ottawa

“Don’t tell me about Ruth; I’ve seen what he did to people….…

Ottawa Nationals and Senators in the Border League, 1947-1950

A playoff souvenir from the Ottawa Nationals. (City of Ottawa…
Willard Brown (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Willard Brown and the Border League

Only 21 Border League (1946-51) players made it to the major…

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