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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on March 24, 2022March 30, 2022

Maybe Lou Gehrig was the “White” Buck Leonard?

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on March 15, 2022March 30, 2022

The Fourth Member of the Deadball Era’s Greatest Infield

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on February 25, 2022February 21, 2022

Bobby Avila and the Dearth of Mexican Baseball Stars

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on February 22, 2022February 21, 2022

The Great Mischief Maker: Fred Dunlap and 19th Century Base Ball

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on February 15, 2022February 21, 2022

Lefty in Beantown: Grove’s Red Sox Years

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on February 7, 2022February 7, 2022

The Curious and Sad Tale of Babe Ruth’s Good Luck Charm Eddie Bennett

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on January 11, 2022January 11, 2022

That time Ty Cobb’s baserunning got a pitcher released

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on January 3, 2022December 20, 2021

When the White Sox paid to keep Walter Johnson in a Washington uniform

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on December 20, 2021December 20, 2021

The Unlikely Stardom of Flamethrower Dazzy Vance

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on December 18, 2021December 14, 2021

Five things about Ty Cobb on his 135th birthday

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on December 10, 2021December 8, 2021

The Pride of Georgetown: Art Devlin

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on December 1, 2021December 7, 2021

Joe Judge and the Old Washington Senators All-Time Team

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on November 9, 2021November 9, 2021

Comparing the real Minnesota Fats to the movie character

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2021

If Not For a Special Brooklyn Shortstop, Maury Wills Would Already Be in the Hall of Fame

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on October 19, 2021October 18, 2021

Dour Bob Meusel Could Drive the Runs Home

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on October 12, 2021October 8, 2021

How hard did Cy Young throw?

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

What was the first World Series really like?

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on September 17, 2021September 8, 2021

Ginger Beaumont: Hans Wagner’s Favorite Redhead

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021

Flashy Benny Kauff was “The Ty Cobb of the Feds”

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on July 20, 2021July 20, 2021

Lefty O’Doul taught an entire country to play baseball

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on July 9, 2021

Could Babe Ruth have done what Shohei Ohtani is doing?

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on June 29, 2021June 18, 2021

Bob Lemon’s most embarrassing moment came in front of the movie camera

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on June 25, 2021June 18, 2021

The “Jungle Cats” infield led the Cincinnati Reds to a championship in 1940

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on June 23, 2021June 18, 2021

Mantle’s grandfather insisted Mickey hit from both sides of the plate

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on June 22, 2021June 18, 2021

Grey-Haired Combs Ignited Murderers’ Row Yankee Attack

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on June 18, 2021

How Nellie Fox’s mother got him a tryout with the Philadelphia A’s

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on June 11, 2021June 11, 2021

Shoeless Joe Jackson Was No Saint

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on May 25, 2021June 10, 2021

The Complicated Legacy of Cap Anson: Baseball Pioneer and Racist

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021

Iron Joe McGinnity is Rolling Over in His Grave

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  • by Dan Holmes
  • Posted on April 27, 2021April 17, 2021

Jimmie Dykes: Baseball’s Forrest Gump

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