This Is Your Sport on Cocaine: The Pittsburgh Trials of 1985

"In the '80s we had a terrible cocaine problem. Did…

The First Unknown Soldier: General Emmett O’Donnell, Baseball Commissioner

When General William D. Eckert was elected to the office of baseball…

Was Roy Cullenbine a Better Batter Than Joe DiMaggio?

In Bill Borst's article ''A St. Louis Harbinger: The 1942 Browns,"…

Twilight at Ebbets Field

Ebbets Field has been gone for nearly half a cen­tury, but the…

I’m a Faster Man Than You Are, Heinie Zim

Although not now as legendary as Fred Merkle's base-running blunder…

Effect of Batting Order (Not Lineup) on Scoring

This present study is an outgrowth of my presentation in 2004…

Still Searching for Clutch Pitchers

More than two decades ago, Pete Palmer contributed what I think…

The Demise of the Reserve Clause: The Players’ Path to Freedom

A moment that marked a dramatic shift in the power structure…

Marathon Men: Rube and Cy Go the Distance

Cy Young didn't have a problem when asked to choose his biggest…

The Windowbreakers: The New York Giants in 1947

Nobody saw it coming. Nobody could have, because nothing quite…

Revisiting Bill Veeck and the 1943 Phillies

Few pieces published in a SABR journal have had a greater impact…

Interleague Attendance Boost Mostly a Mirage

Over the past 10 years, interleague play has become one of the…

All Saves Are Not Created Equal

When the Fireman of the Year award was created in 1960, the term…

Fenway Park’s Hand-Operated Scoreboard

On the evening of August 15, 2006, Nate Moulter and Mike Gavin…

More Interesting Statistical Combinations

In Baseball Research Journal 33 Fred Worth presented an intriguing…

DiMaggio’s Challengers

Joe DiMaggio’s record hitting streak of 56 games is probably…

New Light on an Old Scandal

This article was selected for inclusion in SABR 50 at 50: The…

The Curse of the . . . Hurlers? Consequential Yankees–Red Sox Trades of Note

The Curse of the Bambino hovered over the Boston Red Sox for…

Salary Arbitration: Burden or Benefit?

The salary arbitration process is not well understood and it…

One-Team Players

Most articles written about Craig Biggio or Jeff Bagwell…

Crossing Red River: Spring Training in Texas

Several years ago when the Texas Rangers explored the idea of…

Fascinating Aspects About the Retired Uniform Numbers of the Detroit Tigers

What makes these Detroit Tigers uniform numbers — 2, 5, 6,…

The Winning Team: Fact and Fiction in Celluloid Biographies

Narrative films are not factual films — even when they purport…

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