Fans depart Wrigley Field via the diamond. Note the temporary bleachers set up beyond the left field wall on Waveland Avenue as well as the “jury box” section in left-center field.

Wrigley Field: A Century of Survival

Fans depart Wrigley Field via the diamond. Note the temporary…

Weathering Spring Training: The Chicago Federals in Shreveport, Louisiana, 1914

INTRODUCTION Someone should have told Charles H. Weeghman to…
The defensive heart of the 1906–10 Cubs.

The 1906-10 Chicago Cubs: The Best Team in National League History

Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance — the defensive…

Chicago’s Role in Early Professional Baseball

Chicago’s first professional baseball club was founded following…

The Cubs Fan Paradox: Why Would Anyone Root For Losers?

Cubs fans raise a fundamental question about the nature of games…
Crackers first baseman, whose mother, sister, and brother Joe traveled from New York to Atlanta to watch his team in a crucial game against the rival Birmingham Barons on July 8, 1954.

It’s Not Fiction: The Race to Host the 1954 Southern Association All-Star Game

Frank Torre, Crackers first baseman whose mother, sister, and…
With the election of Connie Mack (center) as president of the Athletics in January 1937, the Mack family, including Earle (left) and Roy (right), now controlled all of the senior leadership positions in the club’s front office.

Departure Without Dignity: The Athletics Leave Philadelphia

  With Connie Mack’s election as president of…
Dodger Stadium has been home to the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1962 (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Dodgers)

Field of Liens: Real-Property Development in Baseball

Dodger Stadium has been home to the Los Angeles Dodgers since…
received warm praise from New Yorker editor William Shawn for “Hub Fans,” but “the compliment that meant most to me,” Updike wrote, “came from Williams himself, who through an agent invited me to write his biography. I declined the honor. I had said all I had to say.”

Review: Brilliant Specialists

On "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu: John Updike on Ted Williams" Hub…
whose retirement in 1968 rather than his death in 1995 marked what biographer Jane Leavy describes as “the end of America’s childhood.”

Review: The Dark Side of a Baseball Dynasty

Four books on the Bronx Bombers. The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle…
ranked exceptionally low among club owners and presidents on measures of demonstrating respect for members of the organization, according to Steve Weingarden. He was 42 when he bought the A’s. Would the character of his ownership had been better had he been more mature when he entered the “owners’ clique”?

Review: Charlie Finley

On "Charlie Finley: The Outrageous Story of Baseball’s Super…
Longtime historian at the Baseball Hall of Fame, and himself a walking encyclopedia of baseball knowledge, spent three decades compiling biographical data on players. David S. Neft and his team of twenty-one researchers took Allen’s accumulated research as the basis of their massive reference work that was published as the Macmillan Baseball Encyclopedia in 1969.

The Macmillian Baseball Encyclopedia, the West System, and Sweat Equity

There is beauty in finding that beneath a complex system, one…
Remembered more for his performance on the playing field than for his results as a manager. But in 1920–21 his personnel moves, tactics, and leadership generated outstanding results for the Cleveland Indians.

Manager Speaker

Tris Speaker is remembered more for his performance on the…
reportedly was offered bonuses of as much as $30,000, but chose to sign a contract for less in order not to be rushed into the big leagues.

Georgia’s 1948 Phenoms and the Bonus Rule

In the summer of 1948, two of the nation’s premier major-league…
In 2007, Padres ace led MLB with 27 Game Score Wins, against only 7 Game Score Losses.

Does “Game Score” Still Work in Today’s High-Offense Game?

When Bill James first made his Game Score widely public in the…
The 94 ejections he accumulated throughout his 18-year managerial career still stands as the American League record.

Earl Weaver: Strategy, Innovation, and Ninety-Four Meltdowns

Two seasons ago, I witnessed the Florida Marlins attempt to…
shown with Jersey City officials, announced that, in 1956 through 1958, the Dodgers would play seven games each season in Jersey City and would have the option to continue the agreement for three years beyond that.

The Brooklyn Dodgers in Jersey City

Walter O'Malley, center, shown with Jersey City officials,…
When confronted by a player or manager, he would offer to settle the matter with his fists, challenging the offender in his rich Irish accent. They called him “Sir Timothy” for his bearing and “Terrible Tim” for his temper.

The Green and the Blue: The Irish American Umpire, 1880–1965

When confronted by a player or manager, Tim Hurst would offer…
Ty Cobb (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

The Georgia Peach: Stumped by the Storyteller

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

The Next Frontier—China

OPENING DAY Vendors sold peanuts, popcorn, and hot dogs, but…
In 1957, Rawlings established the award for the player who would be voted the best fielder at his position.

Measuring Defense: Entering the Zones of Fielding Statistics

  Doug Glanville in his new baseball memoir notes that…

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