Baseball History
I have a lifelong interest in baseball history, and in 2013 I joined the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Since then I have published more than 180 peer-reviewed articles on baseball history for the SABR Biography Project and SABR Games Project. They are listed below.
In 2024 I built a web site devoted to the baseball portraits of photographer Carl J. Horner. Check it out at HornerPortraits.org.
Biographies
Ed Ashenbach, minor league player/manager 1890-1911
Red Badgro, St. Louis Browns outfielder 1929-1930
Bud Beasley, minor league pitcher 1944-1954
Bill Bernhard, American League pitcher 1901-1907
Lena Blackburne, longtime infielder 1908-1926
George Boehler, longtime pitcher 1911-1930
Zeke Bonura, major league first baseman 1934-1940
Theodore Breitenstein, National League pitcher 1892-1901
Rube Bressler, National League outfielder 1918-1932
Al Bridwell, National League shortstop 1905-1913
Dan Brouthers, National League first baseman 1879-1896
Sleepy Bill Burns, major league pitcher 1908-1912
Sammy Byrd, New York Yankees outfielder 1929-1934
Count Campau, longtime outfielder 1885-1905
Kid Carsey, National League pitcher 1892-1901
Pug Cavet, longtime pitcher 1908-1930
Moose Clabaugh, minor league outfielder 1923-1940
Rube DeGroff, minor league outfielder 1903-1916
Slow Joe Doyle, New York Highlanders pitcher 1906-1910
Carl East, minor league pitcher/outfielder 1913-1930
Hod Eller, Cincinnati Reds pitcher 1917-1921
Oliver Faulkner, minor league pitcher 1903-1907
Art Fromme, National League pitcher 1906-1915
Bob Gilks, longtime outfielder 1884-1909
Willie Gisentaner, Negro League pitcher 1920-1938
Art Griggs, longtime first baseman 1905-1926
George Harper, major league outfielder 1916-1929
Spencer Harris, minor league outfielder 1921-1948
Emmet Heidrick, St. Louis outfielder 1899-1908
Tommy Hess, minor league catcher 1890-1911
John Heydler, National League executive, 1903-1934
Roy Hitt, minor league pitcher 1903-1916
George Hogreiver, minor league outfielder 1889-1912
Carl J. Horner, baseball photographer 1902-1909
Jack Horner, minor league pitcher 1884-1898
Willis Hudlin, Cleveland Indians pitcher 1926-1940
Billy Hulen, left-handed shortstop 1892-1909
Art Jacobs, longtime pitcher 1923-1941
Fats Jenkins, Negro League outfielder 1920-1940
Oscar Jones, Brooklyn pitcher 1903-1905
Bill Joyce, National League third baseman 1892-1898
Ed Katalinas, Detroit Tigers scout 1940-1988
Jay Kirke, longtime first baseman 1906-1927
George Leidy, minor league outfielder 1892-1915
Bill Lelivelt, minor league pitcher 1905-1914
Jack Lelivelt, American League outfielder 1909-1914
Jacob Lookabaugh, minor league pitcher 1888-1895
Andy Lotshaw, Chicago Cubs trainer 1923-1952
Dick Lundy, Negro League shortstop 1916-1937
George Magerkurth, National League umpire 1929-1947
Lefty Mellix, Negro League pitcher 1921-1957
Sam Mertes, major league outfielder 1896-1906
Irish Meusel, National League outfielder 1918-1927
Willie Mitchell, American League pitcher 1909-1919
Kid Mohler, left-handed second baseman 1890-1914
Jo-Jo Moore, New York Giants outfielder 1930-1941
Joe Mulvey, Philadelphia third baseman 1883-1892
Jack Nabors, Philadelphia Athletics pitcher 1915-1917
Lou Novikoff, Chicago Cubs outfielder 1941-1944
Dick Padden, major league infielder 1896-1905
Bruce Petway, Negro League catcher 1906-1925
Bill Phillips, longtime pitcher 1890-1909
George Puccinelli, minor league outfielder 1927-1940
Carl Ray, minor league pitcher 1912-1928
Andy Reese, longtime infielder/outfielder 1925-1942
Billy Rhines, National League pitcher 1890-1899
Jack Ryder, Cincinnati baseball writer 1905-1936
Carl Sawyer, minor league second baseman 1913-1923
George Scales, Negro League infielder 1921-1946
William Selden, Negro League pitcher 1887-1900
Bob Shawkey, New York Yankees pitcher 1915-1927
Jack Sheridan, American League umpire 1901-1914
Bill Shipke, Washington third baseman 1907-1909
Clarence Smith, minor league pitcher 1896-1900
Luther Smith, minor league pitcher 1912-1920
Archie Stewart, Negro League pitcher 1909-1933
Sammy Strang, major league infielder 1900-1908
Elmer Stricklett, Brooklyn pitcher 1905-1907
Mule Suttles, Negro League first baseman 1923-1944
Aaron Ward, New York Yankees infielder 1917-1926
Jack Warhop, New York Highlanders pitcher 1908-1915
Carl Weilman, St. Louis Browns pitcher 1912-1920
Perry Werden, longtime first baseman 1884-1906
Pinkey Whitney, National League third baseman 1928-1939
Frank Wickware, Negro League pitcher 1910-1921
Horace Wilds, minor league catcher 1886-1897
Lefty Wilkie, minor league pitcher 1937-1951
Yam Yaryan, minor league catcher 1917-1940
Charles Zimmer, National League catcher 1889-1903
Jimmy Zinn, longtime pitcher 1915-1939
Game Articles
1883 Boston at New York: Mickey Welch wins first game in New York Giants franchise history
1884 Providence at Boston: Old Hoss Radbourn and Providence Grays prevail in 15 innings at Boston
1885 Philadelphia at Brooklyn: Helped by a lively ball, Philadelphia’s George Strief hits four triples
1886 Chicago at Detroit: Chicago White Stockings snap Detroit Wolverines’ 18-game home winning streak
1887 Indianapolis at Philadelphia: Phillies edge Hoosiers amid ‘base ball fever’ in Philadelphia
1888 Pittsburgh at New York: Tim Keefe outduels rookie Harry Staley for 19th consecutive victory
1889 Hazleton at Harrisburg, PA: Hazleton’s Jacob White Eyes competes in pitchers’ duel in Harrisburg
1889 Cuban Giants at Lebanon, PA: Integrated baseball in Pennsylvania: Cuban Giants defeat Lebanon Grays
1889 Sioux City at Omaha: Kid Nichols and Omaha White Sox edge Sioux City on Ladies’ Day
1890 Detroit at Toronto: Detroit Wolverines top Toronto in ragged season opener
1890 Canton at Akron, OH: Canton’s Cy Young wins one and loses one in Akron
1890 Oakland at San Francisco: Oakland’s Kid Carsey hurls no-hitter in San Francisco
1891 Boston at Cleveland: Cy Young shuts down Beaneaters for 15th victory
1891 Louisville at St. Louis: Theodore Breitenstein of St. Louis Browns throws no-hitter in his first major-league start
1892 Los Angeles at Oakland: Rickety barn in right field steals the show in Oakland
1892 Cincinnati at Washington: President Benjamin Harrison attends a major-league game
1893 Brooklyn at Chicago: Chicago welcomes Brooklyn to World’s Fair and new ballpark
1894 Pittsburgh at Boston: Boston’s Tommy McCarthy traps Pirates in triple play
1895 Philadelphia at Baltimore: Phillies stand up to rowdy Orioles on Opening Day
1896 Washington at Brooklyn: Brooklyn Bridegrooms bungle home opener
1897 Paterson, NJ, at Lancaster, PA: Honus Wagner leads Paterson to victory in Lancaster’s home opener
1897 Cleveland at New York: Sockalexis and Cleveland ‘Indians’ rout Rusie’s Giants
1898 Chicago at Cincinnati: Chicago’s Danny Green struggles in Cincinnati’s sun field
1899 St. Louis at Louisville: Honus Wagner and the Louisville Colonels rally in 9th to defeat Cy Young
1899 Washington at Cincinnati: Five Senators tagged out at home plate in narrow loss to Reds
1900 Boston at New York: Beaneaters, Giants play to a controversial 10-10 tie
1900 Portsmouth at Norfolk, VA: With encouragement from his manager, Christy Mathewson wins his first start for Norfolk
1900 Chicago at Buffalo: Buffalo Bisons, Chicago White Stockings play on Sunday on rough, swampy grounds
1901 St. Louis at Pittsburgh: Jesse Burkett leads Cardinals over Pirates with 11-run outburst
1902 Philadelphia at Boston: Rube Waddell fans 16 batters in 17-inning marathon
1903 Chicago at Boston: Cubs sit alone in first place thanks to Tinker to Evers to ... Lowe
1904 Philadelphia Giants vs. Cuban X-Giants: Philadelphia Giants defeat Cuban X-Giants in championship series
1905 Washington at New York: Wee Willie Keeler hits walk-off, inside-the-park home run
1905 Augusta at Macon, GA: Youngsters Ty Cobb, Eddie Cicotte, and Clyde Engle excel in Augusta’s South Atlantic League win over Macon
1906 Jersey City at Buffalo: ‘Humpy’ Badel leads Buffalo Bisons to victory in home opener
1906 St. Louis at Chicago: ‘Hitless Wonder’ White Sox win to move into first place
1907 New York at Chicago: Three-Finger Brown’s Cubs beat Mathewson’s Giants in duel of aces
1907 Cuban Stars at Elyria, OH: Luis Bustamante and the Cuban Stars visit northern Ohio
1908 Little Rock at Memphis: Memphis Turtles win season opener; Tris Speaker debuts for Little Rock
1908 Greenville, SC, at Winston-Salem, NC: Joe Jackson slugs the ball for his hometown team
1909 Cincinnati at Boston: Reds lefty Ed Karger is wild and unhittable
1909 Wilmington at Rocky Mount, NC: Rocky Mount pitcher Jim Thorpe defeats Wilmington in Eastern Carolina League
1910 Philadelphia at Washington: Walter Johnson impresses President Taft on Opening Day
1911 Cleveland at New York: Cleveland Naps top New York Highlanders in wacky contest
1912 New York at Chicago: Jimmy Lavender and Cubs halt Rube Marquard’s winning streak
1912 St. Louis at Cincinnati: Reds and Cardinals can’t see in the dark, but umpire Mal Eason says, ‘Play on’
1912 Portland vs. Oakland: Bill Rapps turns unassisted triple play; Gus Hetling steals home for game-winner in Pacific Coast League thriller
1913 Columbus, OH, at Milwaukee: Oh, you Brewers! Squeeze play ends 19-inning battle
1914 Army at Navy: Robert Neyland hurls three-hitter as Army defeats Navy for sixth year in a row
1914 Chicago at Brooklyn: Brooklyn Tip-Tops win on carom off pitcher’s leg
1915 All-American Girls at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Barnstorming American women compete against male semipros in Saskatchewan
1915 Detroit at Boston: Ty Cobb faces beanballs and a riotous mob in Boston
1916 Indianapolis at Chicago: Chicago American Giants defeat Indianapolis ABCs on close play at the plate
1917 Chicago at Boston: Babe Ruth twirls 4-hit gem against White Sox
1918 Brooklyn at Boston: Burleigh Grimes blanks Braves amid pressure to ‘work or fight’
1919 Washington at New York: Yankees, Senators play a 15-inning tie game
1920 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia: Pirates double-steal a game from the Phillies
1921 Bacharach Giants at Detroit: Detroit Stars and Bacharach Giants hit the long ball
1921 Chicago American Giants vs. Staley Starch Workers: Cristóbal Torriente, Chicago American Giants knock the starch out of ‘Iron Man’ McGinnity
1922 Cleveland at St. Louis: St. Louis Browns win to move into first place
1922 Memphis at Dallas: Turkey Stearnes and Memphis Red Sox defeat Dallas Black Giants in Dixie Series
1923 St. Louis at Philadelphia: Phillies and Cardinals clout 10 home runs in Baker Bowl barrage
1923 New York Giants at New York Yankees: Casey Stengel is hero as Giants nip Yankees in Game 1
1924 Brooklyn Royal Giants at Baltimore Black Sox: Cyclone Joe Williams leads Royal Giants to victory
1925 Washington at New York: Gehrig replaces Pipp as Miller Huggins shakes up Yankees lineup
1925 Scobey at Plentywood, MT: ‘Outlaw’ Swede Risberg defeats John Donaldson in Montana duel
1926 Pittsburgh at Brooklyn: Mutinous Pirates ousted after loss to Brooklyn
1927 Rochester at Syracuse, NY: Umpire Gerald Hayes halts tie game, infuriates Syracuse crowd
1928 Chicago at Boston: Hornsby’s Braves edge Cubs in 14 innings
1929 St. Louis at Washington: Oscar Melillo’s triple play highlights Senators’ win
1930 Philadelphia at New York: Phillies finally beat Giants on Chuck Klein’s home run
1931 Boston at Chicago: White Sox’s six-run rally in 9th trims Red Sox
1932 Philadelphia at Cleveland: Athletics outlast Indians in 18-inning slugfest
1933 San Francisco at Los Angeles: L.A. Angels overcome Joe DiMaggio’s home run; Win Ballou earns win
1934 Cincinnati at Brooklyn: Stengel’s Dodgers squeak by Reds with help from Mickey Mouse
1935 Chicago at Detroit: Detroit Tigers’ ‘Battalion of Death’ rescues the General
1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords at Zanesville, OH: Satchel Paige and the Pittsburgh Crawfords visit Zanesville, Ohio
1937 New York at St. Louis: Carl Hubbell bests Dizzy Dean in ‘Battle of the Century’
1938 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh: Bucky Walters shines in Reds’ triumph over Pirates
1939 Boston at New York: Gomez beats Grove in duel of Hall of Fame lefties
1940 Baltimore Elite Giants vs. Homestead Grays: Young Roy Campanella clouts two home runs for Baltimore Elite Giants
1942 St. Louis at Brooklyn: Whitey Kurowski’s home run lifts Cardinals into first-place tie with Dodgers
1943 St. Louis at Philadelphia: George Kell debuts in Connie Mack’s all-rookie lineup
1944 Newark vs. Memphis: Ray Dandridge, Newark Eagles soar over Memphis Red Sox
1945 Detroit at Chicago: Newhouser leads Tigers to Game 7 victory
1946 Newark at Montreal: Jackie Robinson’s Montreal Royals get the best of Yogi Berra’s Newark Bears in playoffs
1947 St. Louis at Boston: Boston’s Johnny Pesky drives in winning run in 15th
1949 Greenville, SC, at Macon, GA: Greenville pitcher Tommy Lasorda loses control, then finds it, in Sally League games
1952 New York at Detroit: Tigers’ Bud Souchock stuns Yankees with consecutive walk-off home runs
1954 St. Paul, MN, at Indianapolis: Herb Score hurls one-hitter, surpasses 300 strikeouts for Indianapolis Indians
1955 Detroit at Kansas City: Connie Mack, Harry Truman see Athletics win in Kansas City debut
1957 Pittsburgh at New York: End of an era as Giants play final home game in New York