Articles.2014-BRJ43-2 – Society for American Baseball Research

Front cover of the program that was sold during Doc Powers Day at Philadelphia's Shibe Park on June 30, 1910.

A Ballpark Opens and A Ballplayer Dies: The Converging Fates of Shibe Park and “Doc” Powers

Hall of Fame second baseman Evers, left, and manager Stallings helped lead the 1914

The 1914 Stallings Platoon: Assessing Execution, Impact, and Strategic Philosophy

Elmer Dean, the older brother, center, of St. Louis Cardinals stars Dizzy and Paul Dean shows his new House of David teammates how he grips a curveball on May 5, 1935. (CORBIS)

The Third Brother Dean: “Elmer the Great”

Played a legitimate, if limited, role in the history of baseball, but any claims to the title “father of baseball” only seem legitimate in comparison with the even more specious Doubleday myth.

Henderson, Cartwright, and the 1953 U.S. Congress

Yankees shortstop was the mystery guest on the debut episode of CBS-TV's

“What’s My Line?” and Baseball

gave up a home run to Jackie Robinson late in 1947. The film

Fact vs. Fiction: An Analysis of Baseball in Films

L-R, front row: T.R. Taylor, R. Sanchez, L. LaSalle, G. Matile, R. Sheetz, R. Boone, J. Falls, D. Kildoo. Back row: B. Phillips, F. Hale (trainer), O. Rodriguez, J. Monohan, M. Hoffman, R. Mejias, J. Paepke (manager), R. Babcock, E. Johnson, B. Chatham.

Remembering the 1954 Waco Pirates and the Mejias Streak

A gutsy decision on the part of Wally Moon helped him land a job in the major leagues and led to the trade of Enos Slaughter.

Giving Up the Stars and Reaching for the Moon

Sandy Koufax (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

A Season-Ending Doubleheader and its Impact on the 1966 World Series

played all 17 years of his career in the major leagues with Colorado, giving him 4841 plate appearances at an elevation of 5,200 feet.

High Altitude Offense: An Empirical Examination of the Relationship Between Runs Scored and Stadium Elevation

moved mid-season in 2006 from the Phillies to the Yankees by trade, then went to the Angels in 2009 as a free agent.

Do Hitters Boost Their Performance During Their Contract Years?

must have shaken off his cursed “Cubness” to allow the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks to win the World Series.

Revisiting the Ex-Cub Factor

World Series Game Situation Winning Probabilities: How Often Do Teams Come Back From Behind?

A New Formula to Predict a Team’s Winning Percentage

Probabilities of Victory in Head-to-Head Team Matchups

Matchup Probabilities in Major League Baseball

Baseball Research Journal cover, Fall 2014

Fall 2014 Baseball Research Journal