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The Spring 2024 issue of the Baseball Research Journal features fourteen articles covering topics ranging from statistical analysis to nineteenth century baseball from researchers including Alan Cohen, Herm Krabbenhoft, and Woody Eckard, as well as profiles of this year's Henry Chadwick Award winners: Sarah Langs, Larry Gerlach, and Leslie Heaphy. Charlie Pavitt brings us the first of two articles analyzing plummeting batting averages in the major leagues (more than defensive shifts are to blame) and Peter Dreier takes a comprehensive look at how the changes in demographics of the United States are reflected by the representation of Jewish players in major league baseball.  ON THE COVER: Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, is the oldest professional baseball park in the United States. This summer it will add another chapter to its rich history when it hosts the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals in an MLB regular-season game. In this issue, John Shorey and Kevin Warneke examine how a game played 100 years ago at Rickwood between the Black Barons and the Cuban Stars was the first major-league game played at the historic ballpark. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: “Mary Dobkin: Baltimore’s Grande Dame of Baseball” by David Krell Mary Dobkin learned English through radio broadcasts and newspapers, which is a familiar tale for twentieth-century immigrants. Baseball was both an outlet and a salve, as she suffered through many operations and medical treatments. “Then one summer she got to attend therapy camp,” reads a 1979 Los Angeles Times profile. “From her wheelchair, she was taught to catch and hit a baseball. It was magic. Quiet, reclusive Mary Dobkin returned to the hospital a new person, ignited by direct experience with baseball.” She would go on to create and run baseball teams for underprivileged kids for decades, and her life story would become a movie starring Jean Stapleton. “The Ill-Fated Dodgers and Indians World Baseball Tour of 1952” by Matthew Jacob Abe Saperstein is best known as the founder of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, but he also was deeply involved in many aspects of professional baseball. With the US State Department’s cooperation, Saperstein drafted plans for an international tour by big-league baseball teams in 1952—a trip that one sports editor called “the most ambitious barnstorming tour in the history of baseball.” Saperstein’s plan called for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians to play a series of 22 games over a 60-day schedule, beginning in Hawaii and then continuing to Japan, India, Egypt, Australia, and North Africa. The Dodgers and Indians had been the first racially integrated teams in their respective leagues, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson referred to this dynamic as a key reason why the government would back the proposed tour. Because both teams had players “of every nationality, creed, and color,” he wrote, the trip would attest to America’s democratic values. “‘Death to Flying Things’: The Life and Times of a Spurious Nickname” by Richard Hershberger “Death to Flying Things” is one of the all-time great baseball nicknames, routinely included in lists of such things. Indeed, it serves double duty, attributed to two players: Robert Ferguson and John Chapman. Both men played for the Atlantic Club of Brooklyn in the 1860s, but, sadly, neither Ferguson nor Chapman was called “Death to Flying Things” during their playing careers, or for many years after. The nickname is entirely spurious. This article will attempt to explain where the supposed nickname came from in the first place, and how it got assigned to two different persons.

The Newark Eagles won only one Negro National League pennant during the franchise's 15-year tenure in the Garden State, but the 1946 squad that ran away with the NNL and then triumphed over the Kansas City Monarchs in a seven-game World Series was a team for the ages. World War II had ended, and numerous players who had served in the military returned to resume their playing careers with the Eagles. The returning veterans composed a veritable "Who's Who in the Negro Leagues" and included Leon Day, Larry Doby, Monte Irvin, and Max Manning, as well as numerous role players. Four of the Eagles' stars-Day, Doby, Irvin, and player/manager Raleigh "Biz" Mackey, as well as co-owner Effa Manley-have been enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. This book, which was researched and written exclusively by more than 30 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), presents not only the famous individuals, but also tells the tales of the other stars and the lesser-known players insofar as history allows them to be revealed. In addition to biographies of the players, co-owners, and P.A. announcer, there are also articles about Newark's Ruppert Stadium, Leon Day's Opening Day no-hitter, a sensational midseason game, the season's two East-West All-Star games, and the 1946 Negro League World Series between the Eagles and the renowned Kansas City Monarchs. A season timeline and a history of the Eagles' years in Newark help to present the entire context of the team and its lone championship season. Includes over 60 historic photos. Contents: 1.James Boyd by Frederick C. Bush2.Harry Butts by Margaret M. Gripshover3.Cecil Cole by Rich Bogovich4.Johnny Davis by Dave Wilkie5.Leon Day by Tom Kern6.Larry Doby by John McMurray7.Charles England by Margaret M. Gripshover8.William "Benny" Felder by Bryan Steverson and Frederick C. Bush9.Oscar Givens by Skip Nipper10.Vernon Harrison by Margaret M. Gripshover11.Bob Harvey by Jeb Stewart12.Fred Hobgood by Rich Bogovich13.Leniel Hooker by Tim Tassler and Frederick C. Bush14.Cal Irvin by Bryan Steverson15.Monte Irvin by Larry Hogan16.Clarence "Pint" Isreal by Bill Hickman17.Rufus Lewis by Michael Mattsey18.Raleigh "Biz" Mackey by Chris Rainey19.Biz Mackey and Japan by Bill Staples Jr.20.Maxwell Manning by Frederick C. Bush21.Charles Parks by Jay Hurd22.Andrew "Pat" Patterson by Bill Johnson23.Warren Peace by Bill Nowlin24.Lennie Pearson by Dan D'Addona25.Leon Ruffin by Paul Hofmann26.Murray "Skeeter" Watkins by Niall Adler27.Jimmy "Seabiscuit" Wilkes by Bob LeMoine28.Robert "Cotton" Williams by Ralph Carhart29.Abe Manley by Amy C. Essington30.Effa Manley by Amy C. Essington31.Sherman Maxwell by Leslie Heaphy32.Ruppert Stadium by Curt Smith33.1946 Newark Eagles Season Timeline by by Bill Nowlin34.May 5, 1946: Leon Day and Baseball's Other Opening Day No-hitter by Frederick C. Bush35.August 11, 1946: Leon's Terrific, Wonderful, Magnificent, Very Good Day by Bob LeMoine36.August 15, 1946: East-West All-Star Game 1, Griffith Stadium by Mark S. Sternman and Frederick C. Bush 37.August 18, 1946: East-West All-Star Game 2, Comiskey Park by Mark S. Sternman and Frederick C. Bush38.The 1946 World Series: Newark Eagles v. Kansas City Monarchs by Rich Puerzer39.The Newark Eagles: Swinging Away During Newark's Heyday by Bob Golon

Wrigley Field evokes a feeling of perpetual summer, youth, and dreams. Any mention of the ballpark at the intersection of Clark and Addison in Chicago conjures up images of the ivy on the outfield walls, the hand-operated scoreboard, Cubbie blue, and the park's vibrant neighborhood. Wrigley transcends time and transports its guests to a green oasis in the midst of a bustling city. Built less than 50 years after the Civil War, it was inaugurated when Woodrow Wilson was President of the United States, and a century later it remains a testimony to the enduring power of our national pastime. This book is an ode to that storied ballpark, with detailed retellings of 100 games, including not only historic triumphs and defeats of the Chicago Cubs (and Federal League Whales), but also Negro Leagues matchups, youth championships, and even games by the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Including the talents of over 50 members of SABR, the book also includes many historic photographs. With articles by Matt Albertson, John Bauer, Nathan Bierma, Thomas J. Brown Jr., Frederick C. Bush, Alan Cohen, Rory Costello, Richard A. Cuicchi, John DiFonzo, Greg Erion, Doug Feldmann, Scott Ferkovich, Merrie A. Fidler, Dan Fields, James Forr, Brian M. Frank, Gordon Gattie, Paul Geisler, Ed Gruver, Tom Hawthorn, Paul Hofmann, Mike Huber, Norm King, Russ Lake, Bob LeMoine, Mike Lynch, Mike Mattsey, Seth Moland-Kovash, Jim Nitz, Tom Pardo, J.G. Preston, Chris Rainey, Tim Rask, Alan Reifman, Stephen V. Rice, C. Paul Rogers III, Gary Sarnoff, Rick Schabowski, Ryan Schuring, Joe Schuster, Glen Sparks, Mark S. Sternman, Gregory H. Wolf, Brian Wright, and Don Zminda. Includes games from 1914 through 2017: The Friendly Confines of Wrigley FieldWrigleyville NeighborhoodThe Evolution of Nicknames for the North SidersNegro Baseball at Wrigley FieldApril 23, 1914: Feds Open Weeghman Park, Pitcher Johnson EnjoinedOctober 3, 1915: Whales Clinch Federal League TitleApril 20, 1916: First Cubs Game at Wrigley FieldMay 2, 1917: Fred Toney Defeats Hippo Vaughn in Epic DuelJuly 17, 1918: Tyler Outduels Watson in 21-Inning MarathonAugust 24, 1918: Cubs Clinch Fifth Pennant in 13 Years with Doubleheader SweepSeptember 21, 1919: Old Pete Needs Only 58 Minutes for ShutoutJune 26, 1920: National High School Powerhouses Meet in the Friendly ConfinesOctober 1, 1920: Old Pete Outduels Rookie Haines in 17 InningsAugust 25, 1922: 49 Runs on 51 HitsApril 12, 1927: Cubs Wallop Defending World Champions on Opening DayOctober 8, 1929: Ehmke Sets World Series Strikeout RecordOctober 9, 1929: The Double-X and Bucketfoot Al Show on the North SideJune 23, 1930: Hack Wilson Hits for the Cycle as Cubs Pound PhilliesSeptember 28, 1930: Comeback Cubs Prevail As Wilson Sets RBI MarkOctober 1, 1932: The Babe Calls His Shot... Or Does He?October 2, 1932: The Yankees Crush the Cubs to Take TitleJuly 20, 1933: Babe Herman's Three Homers Overwhelm PhilliesSeptember 4, 1935: Galan's Slam and Six RBI's Flatten Phils To Start 21-Game Winning StreakSeptember 14, 1935: Cubs Take Over FirstOctober 4, 1935: Cubs Stymied by Ejections, Errors, and the SchoolboyOctober 5, 1935: Defense Dooms CubsOctober 6, 1935: Cubs Stave off Elimination on Klein's HomerAugust 13, 1937: A Mid-Summer Offensive ExplosionMay 5, 1938: Epperly Wins Starting Debut as Cubs Pulverize PhilliesSeptember 28, 1938: Hartnett Hits Homer in the Gloamin'October 5, 1938: Ruffing Shackles the CubsOctober 6, 1938: Sore-Armed Dizzy Loses on Crosetti's Late HomeJuly 4, 1939: Hank Leiber Provides Fireworks with Three Home RunsMay 5, 1943: Claude Passeau Bests Max Lanier in Extra-Inning DuelJuly 1, 1943: The First Game Played Under the Lights at Wrigley FieldJuly 18, 1944: The AAGPBL Plays in the Second Night Game Ever at Wrigley FieldThe Curse of the Billy GoatAnd m

"The only one I ever saw come close to [Frank Robinson], was this kid Bagwell. Boy, is he aggressive... boy can he swing that bat....I want to meet him someday because I admire him." -Ted Williams "You get ball players from Texas, California, Florida or one or all of the Caribbean islands. You don't get them from Connecticut." So wrote Jim Murray, Pulitzer-prize-winning columnist about Jeff Bagwell on May 12, 1994. This volume of articles, interviews, and essays by members of the Connecticut chapter of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) chronicles the life and career of Connecticut's favorite baseball son, Hall-of-Famer Jeff Bagwell, with special attention on his high school, college, and minor league years in his native New England. Contents: Panel Discussion by Karl CicittoJeff Bagwell, a concise biography by Greg Erion The High School Years All District, All State & Undrafted at Xavier by George Pawlush Coach Terry Garstka by William J. RyczekAmerican Legion: Emerging Excellence by George Pawlush A Palmer Field history by Jim Bransfield The College Years Soaring like a Hawk at the University of Hartford by Pete ZanardiBeyond Expectations: the 1988 Hartford Hawks by Karl CicittoTodd Reynolds by Jim KeenerCape League by Andrew BlumeDan Gooley by Pete Zanardi Randy Lavigne and Moe Morhardt by Jim KeenerBill Denehy by Alan CohenGary DiSarcina Recalls Bagwell, College Foe by Bill NowlinNew Britain Red Sox Freshman Bagwell Had Remlinger's Number by Alan CohenNew Britain Red Sox by Alan CohenNew Britain Red Sox Game Log by Alan CohenButch Hobson: Manager, 1990 New Britain Red Sox by Alan Cohen Beehive Stadium: Grand Canyon East by Stan DziurgotStatistics Bagwell's Statistical Legacy by Steve KreviskyStats by Tom Monitto

The 1972 Texas Rangers were a culmination of decades of trying to get a major-league team in Dallas-Fort Worth. The area has a long history with baseball, going back to the 1800s, and minor-league teams played in both cities right up until the Rangers arrived with Ted Williams at the helm.High expectations were quickly dashed. Just how bad were those early Rangers teams? When reporter Mike Shropshire wrote a book about covering the Rangers from 1973 to '75, he titled it Seasons In Hell. Twenty years later, the Rangers still hadn't made the playoffs. Counting the decade when the franchise was known as the Washington Senators, the team did not go to the playoffs for the first 35 years of its existence. So why write a book about the 1972 Texas Rangers, perhaps the worst team in club history? Because they're the start of that history. Articles in this book cover the effort to bring a team to North Texas and the story of Tom Vandergriff, the man now known as "the father of the Rangers." Biographies of every man to play--or coach--for the 1972 team are presented, including Frank Howard, Larry Bittner, Horacio Pina and Tom Grieve, and broadcasters Don Drysdale and Bill Mercer. Owner Bob Short and Arlington Stadium itself are given full write-ups as well. This book is the collaborative work of 46 members of SABR--the Society for American Baseball Research. CONTENTSPrologue: The Washington Senators: 1961-71 by Joseph WanchoMajor-League Baseball Comes to Arlington by Greg ChandlerPLAYERSLarry Biittner by David E. SkeltonRich Billings by Steve WestDick Bosman by Dale VoissPete Broberg by Gregory H. WolfJeff Burroughs by by David E. SkeltonCasey Cox by Alan CohenJim Driscoll by Charlie GrasslJan Dukes by Clayton TrutorBill Fahey by Steve WestTed Ford by Chris HoladayBill Gogolewski by Gregory H. WolfTom Grieve by Steve WestRich Hand by Raymond RossiToby Harrah by Frederick C. BushVic Harris by Paul HofmannRich Hinton by Mark SternmanFrank Howard by Mark ArmourGerry Janeski by David E. SkeltonDalton Jones by Maurice BouchardHal King by Chris HoladayTed Kubiak by Rory CostelloSteve Lawson by Chris HoladayPaul Lindblad by Paul HofmannJoe Lovitto by Charlie GrasslElliott Maddox by Gordon JanisMarty Martinez by Joseph GerardJim Mason by Steve WestDon Mincher by Marc Z. AaronDave Nelson by Rick SchabowskiJim Panther by Chad MoodyMike Paul by Wayne StrumpferHoracio Pina by Rory Costello & Francisco Rodriguez LozanoTom Ragland by Bob LeMoineLenny Randle by Charlie GrasslJim Roland by Gregory H. WolfJim Shellenback by Paul GeislerDon Stanhouse by Maxwell KatesKen Suarez by Bo CarterMANAGER Ted Williams by Bill NowlinCOACHESJoe Camacho by Charlie GrasslNellie Fox by Robert W. Bigelow & Don ZmindaSid Hudson by John BennettGeorge Susce by David E. SkeltonWayne Terwilliger by C. Paul Rogers IIIOWNERBob Short by Bob WhelanBALLPARKArlington Stadium by Will OsgoodPlayers who Homered at Arlington Stadium as Both Minor and Major Leaguers by Alan CohenMEDIADallas-Fort Worth Baseball Media in 1972 by Steve WestBill Mercer by Bo CarterDon Drysdale by Joseph WanchoRandy Galloway by Norm KingOTHERSTom Vandergriff ("father of Rangers") by Greg ChandlerJoe Burke (general manager) by Steve WestHal Keller (dir. player development) by Chip GreeneBill Zeigler (trainer) by Charlie Grasslalong with recaps of ten significant games from the 1972 season

After almost 40 years of sub-500 baseball, the Sleeping Giant woke in 1995, the first season in the Indians spent in their new home of Jacob's Field. The Indians ruled Cleveland from 1994 through 2001, winning two pennants and making five playoff appearances. In 1995, the Cleveland Browns had left town and were putting down roots in Baltimore. The Cleveland Cavaliers, while competitive, were usually ousted in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Indians were the best ticket in town, and 455 consecutive sellouts--from June 12, 1995 through April 2, 2001--are a testament to ther popularity.While the Indians made it to the brink of baseball nirvana in both 1997 and 2016, losing in Game Seven of both those World Series, it is the 1995 team that fans remember the most fondly. Perhaps this is because they were the first to break through since 1954 and make the postseason. Maybe it's because of the different characters and personalities who made up that team, which included Jim Thome, Bill Ripken, Manny Ramirez, Dave Winfield, Orel Hershiser, and Sandy Alomar Jr.. They had an All-Star seemingly at every position.As you leaf through the pages of this book, presented here by 40 SABR authors and editors, you will be transported back in time to 1995. The biographies of all the players, coaches, and broadcasters will evoke that glorious era once again for Tribe fans. The volume is also sprinkled with personal perspectives, as well as game stores from key matchups during the 1995 season, information about Jacob's Field, and other writing of interest on the historic season.ContentsIntroduction, Joseph WanchoThe Fans of the 1995 Cleveland Indians, John McMurrayPlayersSandy Alomar Jr., Joseph WanchoRuben Amaro, Rory CostelloPaul Assenmacher, Nick WaddellCarlos Baerga, Joseph WanchoDavid Bell, Philip A. ColaAlbert Belle, Tom WanchoBud Black, Nick WaddellJeromy Burnitz, Kelly Boyer SagertMark Clark, Bob LeMoineDennis Cook, Alan CohenAlan Embree, Bill NowlinAlvaro Espinoza, Gregg OmothJohn Farrell, Bill NowlinBrian Giles, Mark HodermarskyJason Grimsley, Chip GreeneOrel Hershiser, Joseph WanchoKen Hill, Gregory H. WolfWayne Kirby, Ed GruverJesse Levis, Chip GreeneKenny Lofton, Richard BogovichAlbie Lopez, Harry SchogerDennis Martinez, Rory CostelloJose Mesa, Joseph WanchoEddie Murray, Alan CohenCharles Nagy, Steve WestChad Ogea, David SkeltonGregg Olson, Wynn MontgomeryTony Pena, Blake SherryHerbert Perry, Jay HurdEric Plunk, Ted LeavengoodJim Poole, Chip GreeneManny Ramirez, Bill NowlinBilly Ripken, Jimmy KeenanJoe Roa, Clayton TrutorPaul Shuey, Charles FaberPaul Sorrento, Alan CohenJulian Tavarez, Paul HofmannJim Thome, Joseph WanchoEddie Tucker, Richard CuicchiOmar Vizquel, Augusto CardenasDave Winfield, Doug SkipperThe Coaching StaffMike Hargrove, Gregory H. WolfBuddy Bell, Joseph WanchoLuis Isaac, Richard BogovichCharlie Manuel, Andy SturgillDave Nelson, Rick SchabowskiJeff Newman, Gary LivacariMark Wiley, Joel RippelBroadcastersJack Corrigan, Joseph WanchoTom Hamilton, Kelly Boyer SagertMike Hegan, Joseph WanchoRick Manning, Kelly Boyer SagertHerb Score, Joseph WanchoFront OfficeDick Jacobs, Clayton TrutorJohn Hart, Rick BalazsDan O'Dowd, Christopher WilliamsonBallparkJacobs Field, Stephanie LiscioGamesMay 7, 1995 Richard CuicchiJune 4, 1995 Joseph WanchoJune 5, 1995 Gregory H. WolfJune 30, 1995 Joseph WanchoJuly 21, 1995 Richard CuicchiSeptember 8, 1995 Joseph WanchoSeptember 13, 1995 Gregory H. Wolf

For well over a century, stars and supporting players on baseball diamonds have become stars and supporting players in the movies, on Broadway, in vaudeville and, eventually, on television and in concert halls. After all, ballplayers are celebrities. Whether on the field or the stage, they are in the business of entertaining the masses. Not surprisingly, many showbiz luminaries have become baseball enthusiasts. They have invested their time, money, and expertise to be part of the baseball world as team owners and fans. From Spring Training to Screen Test: Baseball Players Turned Actors includes essays by 43 SABR members that connect baseball and show biz. Not every ballplayer who ever made an appearance on screen or stage is included; to do so would result in a mini-encyclopedia. The purpose here is to offer a representative selection of those who crossed the lines between professional sports and popular entertainment. Included are biographies of selected individuals from the famous (Gene Autry, Joe DiMaggio, Jim Thorpe, Bernie Williams...) to the forgotten (Al Gettel, Lou Stringer, Wally Hebert, Wally Hood...) There are other select topics, from baseball on television shows and in Coca-Cola commercials to Jim Bouton's casting as "Jim Barton" in his Ball Four TV series and Don Drysdale playing "Don Drysdale" on The Donna Reed Show, Leave It To Beaver, and The Brady Bunch. Those who will relish the privileged peeks at the off-the-field life and times of Mike Donlin and Edward G. Robinson playing Hans Lobert on the big screen in Big Leaguer will surely savor From Spring Training to Screen Test: Baseball Players Turned Actors. MAJOR LEAGUERS
BO BELINSKY, Gregory H. Wolf
JOHNNY BERARDINO, Alan Cohen
BOBBY BONILLA, Mark Souder
CHUCK CONNORS, Charlie Bevis
RON DARLING, Audrey Apfel
JOE DIMAGGIO, Lawrence Baldassaro
MIKE DONLIN, Rob Edelman and Michael Betzold
DON DRYSDALE, Joseph Wancho
MARK FIDRYCH, Richard J. Puerzer
PAT FLAHERTY, Bill Hickman
LEW FONSECA, John Gabcik
STEVE GARVEY, Maxwell Kates
AL GETTEL, Clayton Trutor
GREG GOOSSEN, Rob Edelman
WALLY HEBERT, Gregory H. Wolf
WALLY HOOD, Jay Hurd
RON HOUCK, Phil Williams
REGGIE JACKSON, Ted Leavengood
DEREK JETER, Alan Cohen
WALLY JOYNER, Paul Hofmann
FRANK KELLEHER, Adam Klinker
JOHN KRUK, Seamus Kearney
LEE LACY, Gregory H. Wolf
BILLY LOES, Gregory H. Wolf
CHRISTY MATHEWSON, Eddie Frierson
JOHN MCGRAW, Don Jensen
GEORGE METKOVICH, Bill Nowlin
DON NEWCOMBE, Russell A. Bergtold
ERNIE ORSATTI, Lawrence Baldassaro
ART PASSARELLA, Rob Edelman
JERRY PRIDDY, Warren Corbett
BEANS REARDON, Bob LeMoine
BABE RUTH, Allan Wood
BRET SABERHAGEN, Alan Cohen
ZIGGY SEARS (UMPIRE), Bruce Bumbalough
SAMMY SOSA, Eric Hanauer
MONTY STRATTON, Gary Sarnoff
LOU STRINGER, Bill Nowlin
TONY TARASCO, Will Osgood
JIM THORPE, Don Jensen
BOB UECKER, Eric Aron
PETE VUCKOVICH, Rory Costello
RUBE WADDELL, Dan O'Brien
LEON WAGNER, Jay Berman
EDGAR "BLUE" WASHINGTON, Mark V. Perkins
BERNIE WILLIAMS, Rob Edelman
TODD ZEILE, Jon Springer
FILMS, FANS, AND TELEVISION
GENE AUTRY, Warren Corbett
RON SHELTON: ON COBB, BULL DURHAM, AND BASEBALL-ON-SCREEN, Rob Edelman
THOMAS TULL: ON DARK KNIGHTS, HANGOVERS, AND BASEBALL, Rob Edelman

The intersection of Grand Avenue and Dodier Street on the north side of St. Louis is one of the fabled locations in baseball history. Amateurs began playing on a sandlot there as far back as the 1860s. In the winter of 1908-09 Sportsman's Park, a dilapidated wooden structure, was rebuilt and extensively renovated and modernized. The new concrete and steel park served as the center of professional baseball in St. Louis for the next six decades. The home of the Browns and--beginning in July 1920--the Cardinals, Sportsman's Park hosted more than 7,000 major league games. This book rekindles memories of the venerable ballpark through detailed summaries of 100 games played there from 1909 through 1966. There are also insightful feature essays about the park's history. This volume is a collaborative effort of 40 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).

Minnie Minoso. Martin Dihigo. Luis Tiant Sr. and Jr. "El Duque" Orlando and Livan Hernadez. These are only a few of the leading lights profiled in this SABR BioProject book. The 47 individuals profiled here represent only a small handful of the legions of memorable and sometimes even legendary figures produced over nearly a century and a half by an island nation where the bat-and-ball sport known as baseball is more than a national pastime, it is the national passion. The book presents 47 biographies in all, plus essays on Cuban baseball. Profiled in this book: Aquino Abreu by Peter C. BjarkmanRafael Almeida by Zack MoserSantos Amaro by Rory CostelloSandy (Edmundo) Amorós by Rory CostelloSteve (Estebán) Bellán by Brian McKennaRamón Bragaña by Lou HernandezBert (Dagoberto) Campaneris by Rich SchabowskiJosé Cardenal by Ray BirchPaul Casanova by Rory Costello and José RamirezSandy (Sandalio) Consuegra by Rory CostelloMike (Miguel) Cuéllar by Adam UlreyTommie (Tomás) de la Cruz by Peter C. BjarkmanMartín Dihigo by Peter C. BjarkmanPedro Formental by Tom HawthornMike (Miguel) Fornieles by Thomas AyersBárbaro Garbey by Doug HillSilvio García by Joe GerardMike (Miguel Ángel) González by Joe GerardTony González by Rory Costello and José RamirezMike (Fermín) Guerra by Bill NowlinEl Duque (Orlando) Hernández and Liván Hernández by Peter C. BjarkmanMike (Ramón) Herrera by Bill NowlinPancho Herrera by José RamirezOmar Linares by Peter C. BjarkmanDolf (Adolfo) Luque by Peter C. BjarkmanBobby Maduro by Rory CostelloConnie (Conrado) Marrero by Peter C. BjarkmanArmando Marsans by Eric EndersRogelio Martinez by Rory CostelloRomán Mejias by Ron Briley, Rory Costello, and Bill NowlinJosé de la Caridad Méndez by Peter C. BjarkmanMinnie (Orestes) Miñoso by Mark StewartWilly (Guillermo) Miranda by Rory CostelloJulio Moreno by Rory CostelloTony Oliva by Peter C. BjarkmanAlejandro Oms by John StruthCamilo Pascual by Peter C. BjarkmanTony (Tani) Pérez by Phil ColaPedro Ramos by Peter C. BjarkmanCookie (Octavio) Rojas by Peter M. GordonChico Ruiz by Rory CostelloJosé Tartabull by Joanne HulbertTony Taylor by Rory Costello and José RamirezLuis Tiant Jr. by Mark ArmourLuis Tiant Sr. by Rory CostelloCristóbal Torriente by Peter C. BjarkmanZoilo Versalles by Peter C. Bjarkman

This book rekindles memories of Milwaukee's County Stadium through detailed summaries of 72 games played there, and insightful feature essays about the history of the ballpark. The process to select games was agonizing, yet deliberate. The book could have easily been filled with memorable games by just Hank Aaron or Warren Spahn.About half of the games are dedicated to the Braves; the other half to the Brewers. Some of the summaries chronicle games that were memorable and historic when they occurred, such as Jim Wilson tossing the first no-hitter in County Stadium in 1954, the 1955 All-Star Game, the World Series contests of 1957, 1958, and 1982, and Robin Yount collecting his 3,000th hit in 1992. Other summaries recall great performances long forgotten, such as Bob Buhl's 14-inning complete-game victory in 1953 and the Brewers' two grand slams in one inning in an 18-1 rout of the Boston Red Sox in 1980. The games highlight the accomplishments and heroics of not just readily recognizable stars, like Aaron, Spahn, Eddie Mathews, Cecil Cooper, Paul Molitor, and Yount, but also revive memories of players like Gene Conley, Del Crandall, and Wade Blasingame of the Braves and Bob Coluccio, Dale Sveum, and Steve Woodard of the Brewers. Also included are great performances by the Braves' and Brewers' opponents, like Willie Mays' four homers in 1961 and Nolan Ryan's 300th victory in 1990. Twelve feature essays round out the volume and provide context for the stadium's history. Topics include the stadium's construction, the Braves' move to and departure from Milwaukee, the Chicago White Sox' home games at County Stadium, the Seattle Pilots' relocation to Milwaukee, and the stadium's demolition. Members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) researched and wrote all of the essays in this volume. These uncompensated volunteers are united by their shared interest in baseball history and resolute commitment to preserving its history. Without their unwavering dedication this volume would not have been possible.With contributions by Alan Cohen, Bill Nowlin, Bob Buege, Brian P. Wood, Chip Greene, Dan Fields, Dennis D. Degenhardt, Dennis Van Langen, Doug Welch, Frederick C. Bush, Greg Erion, Gregg Hoffmann, Gregory H. Wolf, J.G. Preston, Jeff Findley, Joe Schuster, Joel Rippel, John Bauer, John Bauer, Joseph Wancho, Lee Kluck, Mark Miller, Mark Pestana, Mark S. Sternman, Mike Huber, Mike Lynch, Norm King, Phillip Bolda, Richard "Dixie" Tourangeau, Richard Riis, Rick Schabowski, Robert C. Trumpbour, Ron Briley, Saul Wisnia, Scott Ferkovich, Stephen D. Boren, Steve West, Steven Kuehl, Stew Thornley, Tom Mason, and Tom Rathkamp.