
10,000 Plate Appearances
THE FOLLOWING is a list through 1989 of every major-league player…

200-Homer Teams: An Analysis
Baseball teams didn't slug 200 homers in a single season until…

1930 Negro National League
In the latest edition of an ongoing SABR project, researchers…

A red-letter bat day for Lefty Gomez
Lefty Gomez was a star pitcher with the New York Yankees from…

Ban Johnson preferred ERA over won-lost records
The American League did not adopt earned run averages until 1913.…

Bat, almost 6 feet long, used in National League game
In 1894 the regulation length of a bat was 42 inches, just as…

Bill Terry As Pitcher
Bill Terry was a Hall of Fame first baseman and player-manager.…

Chris Von der Ahe: Baseball’s Pioneering Huckster
Move over, Charlie Finley and Bill Veeck - the old Browns' owner…

Critters, Flora, And Occupations: Minor-League Team Nicknames
WHILE WE ARE aware that colorful monikers of baseball players…

Demise Of The Triple
A thing of beauty and suspense, the triple may be the most exciting…

Evaluating Pitchers’ Won-Lost Records
A pitcher's record is a common - and imperfect - gauge of his…

Eye Injury Handicapped Young Babe Ruth
When Babe Ruth broke into Organized Baseball it didn’t take…

From a Researcher’s Notebook (1989)
Ernie Banks was the first black manager, if only for a day. Al…

Game-Winning Homers Against Old Club in Day After Trade
WOODIE HELD was sitting on the Baltimore bench during the first…

Hall Of Fame Managers, Hall Of Fame Nicknames
A MANAGER DOESN'T NEED A nickname to make the Hall, but it helps.…

Hall of Fame Teams: Study in Paradox
The more Hall of Famers a team owns, the more championships it…

Harry Heitman Deserves Respect
Harry Heitman pitched in one major league game in 1918, and although…

Homer Leaders by Letter
Letter
Player
Home Runs
A
Hank…

1,000 Games Caught Through 1989
1,000 Games Caught Through 1989
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