The 1877 National League’s Two Cincinnati Clubs: Were They In or Out, and Why the Confusion?
In 1877 the National League began the season on April 30…
A Stepping Stone to the Majors: The Olympic Base Ball Club of Paterson, 1874-76
As major league baseball grew throughout the late nineteenth…
The Invention of the Baseball Glove: The Case for the Forgotten 1901 Web-Pocketed Glove
It is quite a natural thing to ask, “When was the baseball…
Special Excerpt: The Cool of the Evening
Excerpted from The Cool of the Evening by Paula Kurman, to…
Special Excerpt: ‘We Were the Only Girls to Play at Yankee Stadium’
This excerpt is from the recent SABR book, Yankee Stadium…
Henry Chadwick Award: Steve Gietschier
These are the qualifications for the Henry Chadwick Award:…
Henry Chadwick Award: Mark Rucker
From daguerreotypes to stereo views to modern wire photos,…
Henry Chadwick Award: Robert Whiting
Robert “Bob” Whiting was born in 1942 in Long Branch, New…
Editor’s Note: Spring 2023 Baseball Research Journal
I think one of the things that intrigues us endlessly…
Introduction: Yankee Stadium 1923-2008: America’s First Modern Ballpark
For a franchise with 40 pennants and 27 World Series championships…
Introduction: Willie Mays: Five Tools
The actress and noted Giants baseball fan Tallulah Bankhead once…
Willie Mays: The Embodiment of The Negro Leagues
“These men couldn’t do what I did because they didn’t…
Tracking Down Willie Mays’s 1948 Game Log
A teenage Willie Mays with the Birmingham Black Barons. Mays’…
The Negro Leagues Beyond 1948, and The Adventures of a Boy Named Willie
By consensus, it has been deemed that the Negro Leagues died…
Willie Mays in Trenton
Birmingham Black Barons center fielder Willie Mays was not…
Willie Mays Had a Spectacular—But Short—Stay in Minneapolis
Willie Mays with the Minneapolis Millers in 1951. (SABR-Rucker…
Willie Mays at The Polo Grounds
Willie Mays batted .298 in 399 career games at the Polo Grounds…
Willie Mays: All-Time All-Star
“They invented the All-Star Game for Willie Mays.” –…
Willie Mays and Ted Williams Face Off
There were the All-Star Games, of course, and the two faced…
Mantle vs. Mays
For decades, baseball fans have debated who was the better…
Willie Mays Returns to New York
Willie Mays' skills had diminished by the time the New York…
Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium
Willie Mays with the New York Mets (National Baseball Hall…
The Defensive Excellence of Willie Mays
One baseball executive said Willie Mays’ glove was “where…
‘Now Playing In …’: Willie Mays’ Other Positions
Willie Mays played in more regular-season games in center…