
Pitching Against Alzheimer’s: A Study of Baseball Reminiscence Programs
There is not a person alive in the industrialized world…

Emeritus Members of the Career .300 Hitters Club (1920–2022)
The objective of the research described in this article is to…

The ‘First Ever All-Star Game’ in 1910
In 2018, a country auction in Maine handling the estate of major…

The Klein Chocolate Company Baseball Team’s Remarkable 1919 Season
Chocolatier William Klein Sr. of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania,…

Greenberg Gardens Revisited: A Story about Forbes Field, Hank Greenberg, and Ralph Kiner
In 1947, the Pittsburgh Pirates installed an inner fence in…

The Mystery of the Disappearing Three-Bagger
[I]n my book the most exciting play in baseball is a three-bagger.…

Were Pitchers More Likely to Throw at Black Batters? 1947–66
A generally accepted narrative of the early days of baseball…


Art, Science, and the COVID-Shortened 2020 Season
Data visualization is an art. Alli Torban, a Washington, DC-based…

A Probabilistic Investigation of the Major League Baseball Modified Extra Innings Rule
Major League Baseball (MLB) has seen the length of games increase…

Six-Man Baseball
On the eve of the 1943 season, Boston Red Sox manager Joe Cronin…

The Impact of the One-Off 1887 Four-Strike Strikeout
In 1887, for the only time in major league history, a strikeout…

Entering the National League: The Phillies’ Bumpy Journey
NOTE: This is the final installment of a three-part series addressing…

The Evolution of the American League
AN AMERICAN LEAGUE BIRTHDAY
On January 10, 1918, The Sporting…

The Doomed Pilots of 1969: The Results of Advice Ignored
In the early 1960s, Seattle’s city fathers were confident…

Assessing Hall of Fame Worthiness: Flaws in JAWS
This paper explores potential areas of improvement in the JAWS…

Using Career Value Index to Evaluate Hall of Fame Credentials of Negro League Players
A subject that animates baseball fans is ranking its greatest…

The Use of Over-30 Lineups in Major League Baseball
In February 2021, SABR member Rich Campbell observed that the…

Editor’s Note: Fall 2022 Baseball Research Journal
When I started putting this issue of the Baseball Research…