Category Archive: Articles.1977-BRJ6

They Called Him Unser Choe

    The big fellow lit his cigar and leaned back in…

The Shortened No-Hitters

    To include all of the many and varied statistics…

Do Clutch Hitters Exist?

The idea that there are batters whose hits are more noteworthy…

Pitcher’s Choice

The 1976 season saw the revival of a rare custom-pitchers who…

Should the Manager be Fired?

When a team is going through a disappointing season, its fans…

Stolen Bases as Extra Bases

When the lively ball era was launched in 1920 there were few…

April 14, 1925: The Grove-Cochrane Debut

April 14, 1925 was a typical opening day of the baseball season.…

Blacks in 19th Century Organized Baseball

Moses and Welday Walker played with the Toledo club of the American…

Baseball Briefs (1977)

Mike Donlin played only 34 games for the Reds in 1902. What was…

Still the Greatest One-Two Punch

When we think of a home run one-two punch, we must recognize…

Baseball Latin Style

  Baseball as played in the Caribbean Winter Leagues is…

Baseball’s Biggest Inning

    After beating the National League to a pulp with…

George Sisler the Pitcher

      George Sisler is widely known as one of…

A Vote for Dunn’s Orioles

  There have been many outstanding minor league clubs during…

A Favorite Paige of Mine

    It was in early 1973 that I first began searching…

The 1934 Los Angeles Angels

Having followed Pacific Coast League Baseball for more than 40…

The 1920-1925 Fort Worth Panthers

In the winter of 1916 - 1917, a stock company headed by W. K.…

Iron Man Pitching Performances

    When reference is made to hurlers pitching both games of…

Survey of Old-Timers for the Hall of Fame

Amos Rusie and Addie Joss, two short-service but highly effective…

New Records for Pinch Hitters

    Baseball rules were amended in 1891 to allow for…

Minoso One of the Oldest

    Minnie Minoso's appearance in three games for the…

My Favorite All-Time Teams

    Selecting an all-time baseball team is an extremely…

King Kelly’s Costume Caper

An unusual major league game took place in Chicago on July 11,…
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