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…