
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…

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…