Intentional Bases on Balls:The First 25 Seasons
The intentional base on balls was a part of professional baseball…
Is Pitching 75% of Baseball?: Expert Opinions
An important part of the folklore of baseball is the significance…
Jim Sheckard: A Live Wire in the Dead-Ball Era
The cold, pallid stone in Columbia, Pa., denotes his final resting…
Joe Oeschger Remembers
In discussions of baseball records, most observers agree that…
Maury Wills and the Value of a Stolen Base
The stolen base is an exciting play which has many supporters…
Lots of Home Runs at Atlanta?
"Year after year, lots of home runs at Atlanta." "Must be about…
John McGraw and Pennant Park
As perhaps the greatest of all baseball managers,…
Newly Discovered RBI Records
Runs batted in, now one of the most important measures of batting…
Post-Playing Careers
Major league players, after their active diamond days are over,…
The Highest Scoring Games
Editor's note: All statistics published below are through the…
The Best Fielders of the 1970s
Mark Belanger, winner of eight Gold Gloves in the last ten years,…
The Hollywood Stars
The Hollywood Stars baseball club, which was a member of the…
The Cannonball
For three fabulous seasons on the old Lincoln Giants…
The Role of the Umpire in 1900
The role of umpires in establishing public acceptance of organized…
The Durable Dodger Infield
Garvey, Lopes, Russell and Cey The Dodger infield that came to…
The Mets Open in New York
September 29, 1980 marked the 100th anniversary of one of the…
The Last Tripleheader
Only one tripleheader has been played in the majors in this century…
The Yankee Farm at Norfolk, Virginia
After several years as a member of the Class C Virginia League,…
They Never Played in the Minors
With the nation's colleges playing a greater role in the training…