
Should a 22-Game Season Sweep Have Occurred? An Examination of Season Sweeps and Near-Sweeps
After the Dodgers' win over the Pirates on August 5, 2004,…

Cumulative Home Run Frequency and the Recent Home Run Explosion
British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli once remarked…

In Search of Clutch Hitting
Clutch hitting is back in fashion in the baseball research…

Are Traded Players ‘Lemons’?
In 2001, economist George Akerlof won a Nobel Prize for Economics…

Early Baseball in Washington, DC: How the Washington Nationals Helped Develop America’s Game
Washington, D.C., is primarily known today as the home of our…

I Don’t Care If I Ever Get Back: Marathons Lasting Six or More Hours
For more than 40 years I have exhaustively researched marathon…

Has Greg Maddux Employed the ‘Bagwell Gambit’ in His Career?
In a Newsweek article George Will called Greg Maddux "the most…

Normalized Winning Percentage, Revisited
In the 1996 Baseball Research Journal, I presented something…

Underestimating the Fog
This article was originally published in SABR's Baseball Research…

Introduction: Road Trips: SABR Convention Journal Articles
SABR had its first convention, if it can be described as that,…

The Cincinnati Base Hit
This article was originally published in “Baseball in the Buckeye…

Brewery Jack Taylor: Big Talent, Big Problem
This article was originally published in “Baseball in the Buckeye…

A Cincy Legend: A Narrative of Bumpus Jones’ Baseball Career
This article was originally published in “Baseball in the Buckeye…

No-Hitter Probabilities: What Are the Odds?
A no-hitter turns a pitcher into an instant celebrity in the…

World Series ‘What Might’ve Beens’: When Player Injuries Have Most Affected the Outcome
Speculating on ultimately unanswerable questions remains one…

Interesting Statistical Combinations
One of many things that makes baseball the most enjoyable sport…

300-Game Winners: A Vanishing Breed?
Now that Greg Maddux has won his 300th game, an obvious question…

The 1939 Yankees, the Greatest Road Team Ever
The 1939 Yankees are known as one of the greatest teams of all…

The Science of Second Guessing: The Cases of Stengel, Mauch, and McNamara
New York Giants owner Andrew Freedman fired 13 managers between…

Hometown Heroes in the All-Star Game
Sandy Alomar Jr.’s career has been marred by frequent injuries,…

Lawrence S. Ritter, the Last New York Giant
Lawrence Ritter, standing, looks on as Lee Lowenfish, left,…

The Worst Team Ever?
At the end of 2003 season, national attention was focused on…

The Effect of the Designated Hitter Rule on Hit Batsmen
When the Designated Hitter (DH) rule went into effect at the…

Win Shares and the Parabolic Course of Baseball Lives
In his book entitled Win Shares, Bill James undertakes a preliminary…
