
Georgia’s 1948 Phenoms and the Bonus Rule
In the summer of 1948, two of the nation’s premier major-league…

Remembering Skip
"Skip and Pete" — Caray and Van Wieren — broadcast Atlanta…

Ms. Eliza Gets a Seat
It wasn't April Fools Day, but it was a Friday the 13th; maybe…

Frank Anderson: The Dean of Southern College Baseball Coaches, 1916–1944
[He] could watch a player plow a field and tell whether there…

Red Moore: He Could Pick It!
Whenever a Negro Leagues veteran is asked about James “Red”…

Help in High Places
On May 3, 1897, the ministers of Atlanta announced their determination…

Who’s Going to Pitch?
While controversies related to baseball in the nineteenth century…

Memphis Bill in Newnan
As the last National League player to bat .400 in a season, Bill…

Joe Reliford: The Inning of a Lifetime
One inning of Class D ball made Joe Louis Reliford a baseball…

Shootout at Hardscrabble Church
The affair of honor that began on Saturday, October 20, 1883,…

Memories of a Minor-League Traveler
Once upon a time in a faraway place—a place so far away no…

The All-Time Atlanta Braves All-Star Team
In addition to an All-Time Georgia-born All-Star team, the Magnolia…

Braves Alphabet
A is for AARON—“Hammerin’ Hank” and Tommie, too—
and…

Does “Game Score” Still Work in Today’s High-Offense Game?
When Bill James first made his Game Score widely public in the…

The History and Future of the Amateur Draft
The 2010 draft was broadcast nationally in prime time, the third…

Earl Weaver: Strategy, Innovation, and Ninety-Four Meltdowns
Two seasons ago, I witnessed the Florida Marlins attempt to execute…

Disposable Heroes: Returning World War II Veteran Al Niemiec Takes on Organized Baseball
This article was selected as a winner of the 2010 McFarland-SABR…

Action Jackson: Watching Baseball Remotely, Before TV
With the weather turning crisp in October of 1916, sports fans…

The Green and the Blue: The Irish American Umpire, 1880–1965
The Irish potato famine of the 1840s and ’50s was probably…

More Thoughts on DiMaggio’s 56-Game Hitting Streak
Each time a player is at bat in a game, there is a certain probability…

Stealing First Base
BASEBALL BATS OUTSIDE THE BOX
There are a number of different…

All-Time Georgia-Born All-Star Team
In anticipation of hosting SABR 40, the Magnolia Chapter has…

Spring Training in Georgia: The Yannigans Are Coming!
From the beginning of professional baseball in the nineteenth…

Risqué Business
For about two weeks in July 1886, crowds gathered around a window…