Category Archive: Articles.2001-BRJ30

Let Me Count the Ways: High-Scoring Games May Have Unique Line Scores

In the 1915 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia…

A Tale of Two Hornsbys: A Sweetheart Back Home

If there had been a Pulitzer Prize for batting, Rogers Hornsby…

Remembering Carl Mays

Carl Mays is unfortunately remembered for two incidents. To some,…

Winning Pitcher — Luebbers: Starting Pitchers’ Wins of Less Than Five Innings

October 3, 1999. Dateline-St. Louis. This was a weird one. Only…

Loserville’s Crowded Dead Heat

New York Giant Bobby Thomson's one October swing fifty seasons…

Cliff Kachline: Baseball Man and SABR Pioneer

Cliff Kachline has been deeply involved in sports: writing, sports…

1906 Chicago White Sox: A Look at an Underrated Champion

They were called the "Hitless Wonders." Chicago Tribune writer…

Stan Musial: 1948 Season Worth Another Look

No other player in major league history has dominated a season…

From a Researcher’s Notebook (2001)

Taylor Shaffer, brother of the "Orator," shortchanged on playing…