
Preface: Insider's Baseball
The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) was established…


Foreword: Insider's Baseball
I joined the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) in…

Ladies and Gentlemen, Presenting Marty McHale
Damon Runyon once wrote a story about me, saying this fellow…

Scoring Every Inning
The structure of baseball provides rare performances that can…

The 1892 Split Season
The 1981 split season, which resulted from a player strike lasting…

Was the Federal League a Major League?
Was the Federal League of 1914 and 1915 a major league? Baseball…

Modern Base Stealing Proficiency
The new era of increased base stealing launched about 20 years…

Dave Barnhill
Dave Barnhill. He was small, only weighing 130 pounds "when it…

Newly Discovered RBI Records
Runs batted in, now one of the most important measures of batting…

The Durable Dodger Infield
Garvey, Lopes, Russell and Cey The Dodger infield that came to…

The Last Tripleheader
Only one tripleheader has been played in the majors in this century…

They Never Played in the Minors
With the nation's colleges playing a greater role in the training…

Triples, The Pirates, and Forbes Field
The three-base hit made a tremendous comeback in 1979 with outstanding…

"Under the Lights"
One hundred years ago on Thursday, September 2, 1880, teams representing…

Unrecognized Heroes: No-Hit Umpires
The drama of All-Star, championship series, and World Series…

When Joe Bauman Hit 72 Home Runs
Some places where only baseball is played are called fields,…

Inside-The-Park Home Runs
The Society launched a research project in 1976 to gather information…

Average Batting Skill Through Major League History
Is the American or the National a tougher league in which to…

The Base-Out Percentage: Baseball's Newest Yardstick
Is the batting average the most important morsel of information…

The First Negro in 20th Century Organized Baseball
In the last two decades of the 19th century, some 30 Negro players…

Unsung Heroes: No-Hit Catchers
A pitcher who tosses a no-hitter receives instant acclaim and…

Mantle is Baseball's Top Switch Hitter
In spite of Pete Rose's 44-game hitting streak in 1978 and his…

Baseball Brothers
The start of the 1979 season served as a good reminder of the…