
Analyzing Coverage of the Hines Triple Play
In 1878 a triple play by Providence’s Paul Hines didn’t attract…

Revisiting the Hines Triple Play
On May 8, 1878, the National League club of Providence hosted…

The Roster Depreciation Allowance: How Major League Baseball Teams Turn Profits Into Losses
This article was selected for inclusion in SABR 50 at 50: The…

Golden Pitches: The Ultimate Last-at-Bat, Game Seven Scenario
This article was selected as a finalist for a 2017 SABR Analytics…

Hype and Hope: The Effect of Rookies and Top Prospects on MLB Attendance
In the Spring 2014 edition of the Baseball Research Journal,…

Negro League Baseball, Black Community, and The Socio-Economic Impact of Integration
This essay will explore the subject of racial and economic…

‘Playing Rotten, It Ain’t That Hard To Do’: How the Black Sox Threw the 1920 Pennant
Entering the 1920 season, the defending American League champion…

No ‘Solid Front of Silence’: The Forgotten Black Sox Scandal Interviews
When legendary sportswriter Furman Bisher died in 2012, his…

Flashback Gordon: Cryptic Communication within a Base-Running Relay-Throw Event
In a game where cryptic communication is of paramount importance…

The Browns’ Spring Training 1946
The St. Louis Browns’ American League (AL) Championship in…

The Planting of Le Grand Orange
No one knew it at the time, but the January 22, 1969, trade that…

Working Overtime: Wilbur Wood, Johnny Sain and the White Sox Two-Days’ Rest Experiment of the 1970s
In Game Seven of the 2014 World Series, Madison Bumgarner of…

Player Win Averages (1946-2015)
After the 1970 season, two brothers, Eldon and Harlan Mills,…

Never Make the First or Last Out at Third Base … Perhaps
Baseball players, even those playing as children, have likely…

Notes Related to Cy Young’s First No-Hitter
Next to a perfect game, the no-hitter may be the most alluring…

Bacteria Beat the Phillies: The Deaths of Charlie Ferguson and Jimmy Fogarty
Typhoid fever, diphtheria, and Consumption (tuberculosis) were…
