Where Have You Gone, Carl Yastrzemski? A Statistical Analysis of the Triple Crown

All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks…

The OBP Triple Crown

It’s an article of faith these days that batting average is…

A Farewell to Arms: The Major Leagues in 1968 and the Transition to a New Modern Era

By any measure 1968 was a year of upheaval. Assassinations, riots,…

Bullpen Cy Young Awards: When and Why Do Relievers Win It?

Major League Baseball marked the fiftieth anniversary of the…

Analyzing Grand Old Images: A Close Look at Two Photos from the Deadball Era

Joe Wallace’s Grand Old Game: 365 Days of Baseball is a cleverly…

The 1924 Junior World Series: The St. Paul Saints’ Magnificent Comeback

By 1920 the idea of matching two high-minor-league teams in a…

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…

Burleigh Grimes and the 1912 Eau Claire Commissioners

Ask any resident of Eau Claire if any Hall of Fame baseball players…

Ed Barrow, the Federal League, and the Union League

Hall of Fame executive Ed Barrow secured his legacy during his…

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…