Anson in Greasepaint: The Vaudeville Career of Adrian C. Anson
Overture
Adrian C. Anson’s professional baseball career came…
Farmer Hal from Yoncalla: Hal Turpin of the Pacific Coast League
In 1994, Dave Eskenazi traveled to Yoncalla, Oregon, to visit…
I Never Get Back: How “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” Succeeds in Celebrating Failure
In this centennial year of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,”…
Burleigh Grimes and the 1912 Eau Claire Commissioners
Ask any resident of Eau Claire if any Hall of Fame baseball players…
The “Little World Series” of 1922: The Most Heartbreaking Loss in St. Louis Baseball History
“How about the Browns?” “Have they really a chance?”
“Do…
A Bitter Rivalry Recalled: The Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, 1947–1956
The late Ed Linn, coauthor of Veeck—As in Wreck, later wrote…
Ed Barrow, the Federal League, and the Union League
Hall of Fame executive Ed Barrow secured his legacy during his…
They Served with Valor: Negro League Ballplayers in the Armed Forces during World War II
In 1944, three years before he broke Major League Baseball’s…
Ace: The Jake Jones Story
"One thing I can’t go for is any “hero” stuff. I know I…
But the Polo Grounds Belonged to the Giants: An Interview With Bobby Thomson
Tom Harris interviewed Bobby Thomson at his home in New Jersey…
Did the Federal League Have a Reserve Clause?
Its defiance of the reserve clause for two brief but eventful…
Ten Days in August: A Last Chance for Brooklyn?
Hard as it may be to believe, the Brooklyn Dodgers have been…
Dave Frishberg and the writing of ‘Van Lingle Mungo’
In 1969, I was working as a pianist in New York City and beginning…
The Magician: Don Mueller and the New York Giants
As outfielder for the New York Giants in the 1950s, Donald Frederick…
Billy Harrell: Two Careers of ‘Helping the Kids’
Billy Harrell has had two careers: his first started in 1952,…
Joe E. Brown: A Clown Prince of Baseball
You will not find Joe E. Brown's name in a major league box score.…
Jim Riley: A Unique Two-Sport Athlete
We always remember the exploits of our favorite sports stars.…
Once Around The Horn
To see anybody in Shelby, NC, on a Saturday afternoon in the…
Debs Garms: 1940 National League Batting Champion
If a baseball fan scanned the list of National League batting…
John Wesley Callison: ‘I’m the Biggest Worrier in the World’
In December 1959 I was studying for my master's degree in history…
Ray Brown in Canada: His Forgotten Years
Ray Brown: Hall of Famer
When Negro Leagues great Ray Brown…
The Suspension of Leo Durocher
"I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight,…
Tom Greenwade and His 007 Assignment
On April 24, 1943, Brooklyn Dodger president Branch Rickey sent…
Baseball and Briar
Psychologists have long known that perceptions impact the way…