Dick Allen, 1976 (TRADING CARD DB)

Dick Allen’s Second Act

It is hard to imagine a more polarizing figure in Philadelphia…
One of the most prominent Latino figures in big league front offices.

Fan Perspectives on Race and Baseball in the City of Brotherly Love

The history of baseball in America has always been closely…

Appendix 1: Black Ball Championships, 1866-1923

Here is the appendix for Todd Peterson's "May The Best Man Win:…
Exerted unprecedented influence through Tammany Hall and drew the ire of political cartoonist Thomas Nast.

Baseball and Tammany Hall

Baseball and politics are two impassioned national pastimes.…

Beer Tanks and Barbed Wire: Bill Barnie and Baltimore

Billie Barnie had taken the reins of the Baltimore Club of…

Appendix 1: Babe Ruth games needing R/RBI details

Appendix for Herm Krabbenhoft's research on Babe Ruth's RBI record. Here…
In 1892, he played for the Gorhams and then the Cuban Giants on his way to a Hall of Fame career.

May The Best Man Win: The Black Ball Championships 1866–1923

In 1892, Frank Grant played for the Gorhams and then the Cuban…
HOFer notched two 20-loss seasons in the 1970s for the Atlanta Braves, in 1977 and 1979.

20-Game Loser: Profiles of the 20-Loss Seasons

It has become almost as rare as the major-league Triple Crown,…
Purchased in 1917, but was shuttled to the Red Sox by 1920 in the deal that brought Wally Schang to the Bronx.

Yankees Catchers During the Miller Huggins Era

Yankees owners Jacob Ruppert and Til Huston realized early…
Felipe Alou (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

Felipe Alou

Upon arriving in the United States in the spring of 1956, without…
May have lost his case for free agency in the 1972 Supreme Court case, but the players ultimately won the war.

Society and Baseball Face Rising Income Inequality

Data clearly show that the United States has been experiencing…
Bill Buckner (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

‘Recorded Games of Frustration’: Win Expectancy and the Boston Red Sox

On October 26, 1986, the day after the Boston Red Sox lost Game…
Set a major league record with 383 strikeouts in 1973, along with two of his record seven no-hitters.

Revisiting Nolan Ryan in 1973: The Quest for 400 Strikeouts

The mission of the California Angels in 1973 was to find a way…
When he retired in 1945, his 534 home runs were No. 2 all-time behind Babe Ruth.

Double X and His Lost Dingers

In the baseball season of 1932, Jimmie Foxx—known then and…
He led the Dodgers to the 1947 pennant, so why wonder whether another manager might have been better?

Managing the 1947 Dodgers: The “People’s Choice”

Was Burt Shotton the best person to manage the Brooklyn Dodgers…
holds the first modern assigned win in baseball history, April 18, 1950.

Origin of the Modern Pitching Win

Ray Scarborough holds the first modern assigned win in baseball…

Batting Out-of-Turn Results in Great Confusion

The batting out-of-turn (BOOT) rule has been a continuing source…

Two Home Runs That Never Were

Four well-known and widely respected baseball reference books…
The official records of 16 of Ruth’s 22 major-league seasons contain incorrect RBI totals, according to SABR member Herm Krabbenhoft.

The Accurate RBI Record of Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth was one of the most iconic players in baseball, and…

Editor’s Note

A note from the editor of the Spring 2013 BRJ. I am writing…

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An examination of Black Sox salary histories

Editor’s note: In the Spring 2012 issue of "Base Ball: A Journal…

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