Today, Vince Jankoski returns with an interesting “deep dive” into the origins and evolution of the baseball box score. Starting with Henry Chadwick, who first developed the box score in the 1880s, we learn how it has adapted to all the changes that have taken place over the years, and how much more efficient it is than box scores from other sports…
Major League Baseball at 150!
Today we welcome a guest essay from Randy Maniloff in which he celebrates the 150th anniversary of the National League’s first game, played on April 22, 1876. Randy also interviewed baseball historian John Thorn for this essay, and John offers interesting reflections on some of the rule changes baseball has seen over the years…
Baseball’s First Professional Championship…Sort Of!
oday Ron Christensen returns with an interesting account of one of the first precursors to the modern playoff series: the Brooklyn Atlantics vs. the Philadelphia Athletics, played in 1866. As you read Ron’s essay, you’ll get the sense of how popular baseball was even back then, as it developed over the ensuing decades into the National Pastime…
SELLING OUT THE HARTFORD DARK BLUES!
C’mon now…be honest! How many of you are aware that one of the original teams in the National League was the Hartford Dark Blues? That’s what I thought! Today Ron Christensen gives us a little refresher course in the early days of the National League and the role played by the Hartford Dark Blues. We always look for ways to enchance our knowledge of baseball’s early days,. I found Ron’s essay enlightening and I think you will too…
1899 St Louis Perfectos (84-67, Finished 5th in National League) – Cy Young bottom left first row
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Jake Arrieta’s Connection to 19th Century Baseball!
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1896 Pittsburgh Pirates
1896 Pittsburgh Pirates, 66-63, Finished 6th in the National League – Officially known as […]
Baseball’s First Dynasty: The Brooklyn Atlantics
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