
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
This year marks a century since the historic run of the 1914…

The Third Brother Dean: “Elmer the Great”
The brothers Dizzy Dean and Paul “Daffy” Dean are remembered…

Henderson, Cartwright, and the 1953 U.S. Congress
Several references can be found citing a commendation by the…

"What’s My Line?" and Baseball
What’s My Line? was a popular primetime game show on CBS-TV…

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
Sixty years have passed since the Waco Pirates' glorious Big…

Giving Up the Stars and Reaching for the Moon
Although he would go on to be a part of three World Series-winning…

A Season-Ending Doubleheader and its Impact on the 1966 World Series
Seldom are the occasions when a team emerges as back-to-back…

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?
Each season, baseball fans and journalists alike identify which…

Revisiting the Ex-Cub Factor
Baseball is a superstitious sport. Players skip over foul lines…

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…
