The Joy of Foul Balls: The Inside Story of Baseball’s Holy Grail

"Even at my age, I'd still like to catch a foul ball, if only…

No Stars vs. All-Stars

Can there be a star quality team without any All­ Stars? Can…

Bobby Doerr in 1934: His Reflections on Life in the Pacific Coast League at 16

In 2004, a legion of baseball fans celebrated the Boston Red…

Early ERA Titles: A Reexamination of Pre-1951 Qualification Standards

In December 1958 one W. Reich from Sacramento wrote a letter…

Anson on Broadway: The Failure of ‘A Runaway Colt’

Adrian C. Anson, who rose to national prominence as captain of…

Carl Erskine: Ace Right-Hander for the Boys of Summer

Carl Daniel Erskine, born and raised in Anderson, Indiana, but…

World Series Final Plays

As Edgar Renteria bounced the final out of the 2004 World Series…

Forfeits

Forfeits were relatively commonplace in the early days of baseball.…

Baseball Notables at Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) in Arlington, Virginia, is…

The Face of Baseball: Photo Selections from the Detroit and Cleveland Public Libraries

Photographs make history come alive, and baseball images enhance…

The Best (and Worst) St. Louis Cardinal Trades

Unhappy with the team's contract offer for 2003 and beyond, Philadelphia's…

The Odyssey of Carlton Hanta

With the recent success of Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, and…

Ty Cobb, Master Thief

Even though the value of stealing bases can be argued, there…

The Nugent Era: Phillies Phlounder in Phutility

A wag once wrote a history of the Philadelphia Phillies and entitled…

August 31, 1932: Day of the Ineligible Player

Well-seasoned SABR members will easily recall the days of perusing…

The Positive Grip Baseball Bat

The Louisville Slugger bat is advertised as "the bat of champions…

La Tropical Park, Then and Now

In February 2001, more than a dozen members of the Society for…

Do Batters Learn During a Game?

This article was originally published in SABR's Baseball Research…

Why is the Shortstop ‘6’?

This article was published in SABR's Baseball Research Journal,…

Which Great Teams Were Just Lucky?

This article was published in SABR's Baseball Research Journal,…

The Best and Worst Batteries: Comparing ERAs 1960-2004

Sometimes a pitcher and a catcher (battery) come together as…

The Hawaiian All-Stars and the Harlem Globetrotters: A 1948 Barnstorming Tour

In 1946, the West Coast Negro Baseball League was organized…

Do Some Batters Reach on Errors More Than Others?

On one level, the answer to this question seems obvious: since…