Baseball Geography and Transportation

In 1876, at the time of the National League’s inception, the…

The Cy Young Award: Individual or Team Recognition?

The Cy Young Award is Major League Baseball’s premier annual…

Are Balanced Teams More Successful?

If a team scores 10% more runs than average and allows 10% fewer…

Early Twentieth Century Heroes: Coverage of Negro League Baseball in the Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago Defender

Editor's note: This article originally appeared in Journalism…

Nickel and Dime Pitches

The cover of a baseball comprises two strips of leather (identical…

Does Walking the Leadoff Batter Lead to Big Innings?

During a playoff broadcast in 2002, Tim McCarver made a…

How Rules Changes in 1920 Affected Home Runs

The home run was not a major part of a batter’s arsenal in…

Relative Team Strength in the World Series

This essay examines some statistical features of the major league…

Base Ball to Base-Ball to Baseball

Baseball didn’t just develop into the national pastime in the…

George Michael: Mystery Photos

Since 1947 I have been researching and collecting baseball photographs,…

Was Ty Cobb a Power Hitter?

Ty Cobb is usually thought of as the very embodiment of the Deadball…

Do Players Outperform in a Walk Season?

Do players perform better in their walk year? Conventional wisdom…

Consecutive Times Reaching Base: Ted Williams Dethroned by an Unlikely Record Holder

When Frank Thomas reached base in 15 consecutive plate appearances…

More About the Kansas City Baseball Academy

In a recent SABR National Pastime article, historian Richard…

George Sisler Confronts the Evil Empire

George Sisler returned to action in 1924 after solving the eye…

Point Men: First MLB Players Born in Each Decade of the 20th Century

Major league baseball relies on a steady infusion of fresh talent…

Dubuque-Chicago, 1879

Picture this: The 2005 Chicago Cubs using a day off in their…

Old Hoss Radbourn: The Greatest of the 19th-Century Tobacco Hurlers

Rarely can an athlete lay claim to having been both the most…

Reuben Berman’s Foul Ball

You may be trampled and bruised, but if you catch a foul ball…

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…

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