
George Sisler and the End of the National Commission
What was George Sisler thinking when he signed a contract to…

Rogers Hornsby in 1932
Rogers Hornsby's will to excellence and his combativeness on…

The 100th Anniversary of ‘Dummy vs. Dummy’
On May 16, 1902, an unprecedented and unparalleled event occurred…

The Boston Pilgrims Never Existed
In reading accounts of the 1903 World Series, I so often came…

Joe Borden: The First No-Hit Pitcher and National League Winner
Ask nearly any baseball fan to identify Joe Borden, and the response…

The Biggest Little Town in Organized Ball: Majors Stadium Welcomed Big Crowds for Minor League Baseball
An industrial lot on the eastern edge of downtown Greenville,…

The Nashville Seraphs, 1895
Like most Southern cities, baseball was introduced to Nashville,…

The Robinsons in Montreal
"We didn't feel like we belong with them." — Lucille and Edgar…

The Sporting News During World War II
"No nation that has had as intimate contact with baseball as…

Let’s Play Three!
Late in the summer of 1914, Doc Reisling, the ballplaying dentist…

George Brace: Baseball’s Foremost Photographer
George Brace officially retired from his vocation as a baseball…

Cyril “Cy” Buker: Coaching in Wisconsin and Pitching for the Dodgers in the 1940s
In 1941, the year the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and propelled…

The Legend of Wild Bill Setley
Throughout baseball's long history, colorful and eccentric characters…

The Spitball and the End of the Deadball Era
"We must look for some legislation before long in regard to the…

The Old Brawl Game: Cubs vs. Dodgers in the 1940s
During the 1940s National League baseball was largely dominated…

August 10, 1883: Toledo, Ohio and Baseball’s Color Line
Friday, August 10, 1883, promised excitement for baseball fans…

Coincidences: Unique Line Scores
On August 8, 1979, the visiting Milwaukee Brewers defeated…

Another Look at Runs Created
One of the many things that make baseball great is the ability…

Normalized Winning Percentage (NWP): Eddie Lopat vs. the Indians, Frank Lary vs. the Yankees
It was recently reported that Eddie Lopat, who pitched for…

Cap’s Bats: The Baseball Bats of Captain Adrian C. Anson
Adrian C. Anson was the venerable captain of the famous Chicago…

Who Made the Most Triple Plays?
The Detroit Tigers take credit for having made the most triple…

Career .300 Batting Averages
The magic number for a batting average is .300. When a player…

Historical Trends in Home-Field Advantage
From 1901 to 2002, the average seasonal difference between a…

Hall of Fame Batteries
Mike Piazza of the New York Mets and Ivan Rodriguez of…