
From A Researcher’s Notebook (1982)
Old Orioles' Record for Triples Doubled UpThe old Orioles of…

Howie Moss: Minor League Slugger
"Today's my birthday! I'm 63 years old today!"Thus spoke Howard…

Home Run Baptism of New Parks
Minnesota's new enclosed stadium, the Metrodome, was dedicated…

Johnny Davis
Johnny Davis. His teammates called him Cherokee. The Homestead…

November 4, 1920: The Day Torriente Outclassed Ruth
Cristobal Torriente, the magnificent Cuban power hitter, was…

Mystery and Tragedy: The O’Connell-Dolan Scandal
One of the most famous scandals of baseball history is the O'Connell-Dolan…

Alexander’s Shutout Record in 1916
The past two decades have seen some season records…

Baker Bowl
Baker Bowl it was a wonderful place! More action probably took…

A Memorable Year: 1884; A Memorable Player: Jim Galvin
SABR member Gordon H. Fleming has written a highly praised book…

An Explosive Beginning
Baseball history was made April 6, 1932 at the corner of 10th…

Average Pitching and Fielding Skills Through Major League History
The 1980 Baseball Research Journal included a very intriguing…

Baseball Guides Galore
Record books have been compiled on every game of skill and athletic…

Burial Sites of Hall of Famers
Graveyards are not a significant part of baseball lore. True,…

Baseball Players, Managers and Umpires Active in Four Major Leagues, 1871-1907
The Federal League suspended operations after the 1915 campaign,…

Baseball’s Biggest Trade: A Revisionist’s Recounting
The 1954 major league baseball season ended leaving a lot of…

Baseball’s Big Hitters
Ralph Kiner the seventh-leading home run hitter of all time?…

Catchers As Base Stealers
John Wathan of the Royals seemed an unlikely candidate…

Dobie Moore
"Has anybody else told you about Dobie Moore? Well, I'll tell…

Cleveland’s Contrasting Historic Games in 1932
The Philadelphia Athletics and the Cleveland Indians played two…

Ed Reulbach Remembered
By vote of the members of the Society for American Baseball Research,…

Cy Block: His Second Successful Career
A career goal is not an easy thing to fulfill, as we all learn.…


Give the Yankee Pitchers Credit
Many baseball historians credit the New York Yankees with being…

World Series Rarities: The Three-Game Winners
During the 1981 World Series, pitcher George Frazier of the Yankees…