
A Ballpark Opens and A Ballplayer Dies: The Converging Fates of Shibe Park and “Doc” Powers
This story tells the tragic tale of Michael “Doc” Powers,…

The 1914 Stallings Platoon: Assessing Execution, Impact, and Strategic Philosophy
Hall of Fame second baseman Johnny Evers, left, and manager…

The Third Brother Dean: “Elmer the Great”
Elmer Dean, center, the older brother of St. Louis Cardinals…

Henderson, Cartwright, and the 1953 U.S. Congress
South Shields is a coastal town in Northern England, located…

“What’s My Line?” and Baseball
What’s My Line? was a popular primetime game show which ran…

Fact vs. Fiction: An Analysis of Baseball in Films
Baseball is great theatre. Indeed, baseball stories have been…

Remembering the 1954 Waco Pirates and the Mejias Streak
On the morning of May 11, 1953, the fair citizens of Waco, Texas…

Giving Up the Stars and Reaching for the Moon
Opening Day, April 13, 1954, should have been one of the best…

A Season-Ending Doubleheader and its Impact on the 1966 World Series
This article chronicles the waning days of the 1966 season, including…

High Altitude Offense: An Empirical Examination of the Relationship Between Runs Scored and Stadium Elevation
Although calculations have been made, computer simulations have…

Do Hitters Boost Their Performance During Their Contract Years?
This article was selected for inclusion in SABR 50 at 50: The…

Revisiting the Ex-Cub Factor
SOME HISTORY
Baseball is a superstitious sport. Players skip…

World Series Game Situation Winning Probabilities: How Often Do Teams Come Back From Behind?
You’re ecstatic that your favorite team won the League Championship…

A New Formula to Predict a Team’s Winning Percentage
Bill James introduced a formula for estimating a team’s expected…

Probabilities of Victory in Head-to-Head Team Matchups
Winning percentages represent the fundamental metric of team…

Matchup Probabilities in Major League Baseball
Predicting the results of matchups in baseball, or any sport…
