Category Archive: Articles.1976-BRJ5

When Rusie Opposed Kid Nichols

Ask a dozen baseball fans to select the best game ever played…

The Most Lopsided Shutouts

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs played one of the…

The National League’s First Batting Champ

The National League in its initial season of 1876 was dominated…

Joe Sewell was a Real Fox at the Plate

There is some irony in the fact that baseball recordkeepers have…

Ruth, Dean, Stengel Most Colorful

There are many definitions of "colorful," but members of the…

The First Year of “Cyclone” Young

Canton, Ohio, the defending champions of the Tri-State League,…

The Black Bomber Named Beckwith

Hank Aaron may be baseball's new Babe Ruth - but will he ever…

Relative Batting Averages

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

Pitchers Stealing Home

Pitchers seldom steal bases, and hardly ever steal home. In fact,…

Old Orioles Reunited

New Cathedral Cemetery in southwest Baltimore is of some interest…