Free Agency in 1923: A Shocker for Baseball
This article was originally published in SABR's The National…
Cy Seymour: Only Babe Ruth Was More Versatile
This article was originally published in SABR's Baseball Research…
August Delight: Late 1929 Fun in St. Louis
There can be few more satisfying things in baseball, for players…
Player Movement Throughout Baseball History: How Has It Changed?
I've often heard baseball announcers, former players and coaches,…
Believe It Or Not: Hugh Bedient’s 42 Strikeouts in 23 Innings
Robert L. Ripley, in his syndicated "Believe It Or Not" of September…
The Truth About Pete Rose: Why You’d Rather Have Minnie Miñoso On Your Team
Pete Rose's reputation is built on two pillars: he has more hits…
The Fifties: Fire Away!
Baseball's 1950s are remembered by different people in different…
The Baseball Index: SABR Effort, SABR Tool
Editor's note: This article describes an early version of SABR's…
Turkey Mike Donlin: One of the Twentieth Century’s First Sports Entertainment Figures
Michael Joseph Donlin was born May 30, 1878, in Peoria, Illinois,…
Individual Records by Decades: Wagner, Cobb, Williams, Ruth Lead the Way
Forget about your rookie sensations, your flashes in the pan,…
The All-Century Team: Best Season Version
Most baseball enthusiasts were probably fairly satisfied with…
Frank ‘Home Run’ Baker: Not Just His Nickname Was Interesting
Frank Baker started in major league baseball as one of those…
Baseball Club Continuity: Keep Your Eyes on the Ball
For how many ballclubs did Willie Mays play? To answer this question,…
Claimed Off the Waiver List: Hall of Fame Castoffs
Most baseball fans pay scant attention to the waiver list, and,…
The 10,000 Careers of Nolan Ryan: A Computer Simulation Clarifies His Long Career
The fans, by virtue of the all-century team, and sportswriters,…
Before the Babe: Gavy Cravath’s Home Run Dominance
Most baseball fans know that Roger Maris, Mark McGwire, Sammy…
The Essence of the Game: Connections
He was building a coffin. Thirty-one years old, the third youngest…
Pitch Counts: Hurlers Now Toss Fewer Innings But Do Just As Much Work
In 1997 Roger Clemens and Pat Hentgen tied for the American League…
Dexter Park: ‘Brooklyn’s’ Other Ballpark
Today not too many people remember Dexter Park, but in the first…
Joe Wilhoit and Ken Guettler: Minor League Hitting Record-Setters
They were decades apart in time and hundreds of miles apart in…
Expansion Effect Revisited: 1927 Ruth or 1998 McGwire
Last year, in an article entitled "Expansion Effect," I showed…
Who Were the Real Sluggers? Top Offensive Seasons, 1900-1999
When Mark McGwire handily surpassed Roger Maris's single-season…
Hack Wilson in 1930: How to Drive in 191 Runs
Juan Gonzalez of the Texas Rangers had 101 runs batted in in…
Wait Till Next Year? Some Analyses of Win-Loss Records, 1960-1998
Having taught an introductory course on statistics for several…