Articles.2021-BRJ50-1 – Society for American Baseball Research

Spring 2021 Baseball Research Journal

Spring 2021 Baseball Research Journal

Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

The Business of Being the Babe

In Search of Babe Ruth’s Statue in a Japanese Zoo

Playing Dominoes with the Called Shot: Did Violet Popovich Really Set the Whole Thing Off?

Hideo Nomo celebrates his no-hitter at Coors Field in 1996 (LOS ANGELES DODGERS)

Who Threw the Greatest Regular-Season No-Hitter since 1901?

In 1995, St. Catharines rebranded their team as the Stompers, a nod to the area’s wine-making. (AUTHOR'S COLLECTION)

Minor-League Baseball in Niagara, Canada, 1986–99

The One Time the ‘Boston Red Sox’ Played a Black Team

Cal baseball coach Carl Zamloch in 1929, his final season as Bears’ coach. (UC BERKELEY ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT)

Third Things First: Carl Zamloch and the Brief History of Reversible Baseball

Actual Pennant Winners Versus Pythagorean Pennant Winners, 1901–2020

Figure 3. Xsens software visualization of the pitch from the stretch position to follow through. (PAUL CANAVAN)

A Novel Approach for Baseball Pitch Analysis Using a Full-Body Motion Analysis System

Ken Griffey Jr. (SEATTLE MARINERS)

The Symbiotic Relationship of Individual and Team Success

Optimizing Outfield Positioning: Creating an Area-Based Alignment Using Outfielder Ability and Hitter Tendencies

Did Batters of Long Ago Learn During a Game?

Jim Konstanty receiving his 1950 MVP award from Ford Frick, then president of the National League. (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Black Swans in Baseball: The Case of the Unexpected MVP Season

Dave Nicholson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Dave Nicholson, Revisited

A Slice of Piazza: A Trade Brought the Mets One of the Biggest Superstars in Franchise History

Fred Corcoran, Mr. Golf’s Turn at Bat

Henry Chadwick Award: Gary Ashwill

Henry Chadwick Award: Alan Nathan

Henry Chadwick Award: Robert W. Peterson

Editor’s Note: Spring 2021 Baseball Research Journal

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