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From the Archives: The Midnight Massacre September 2, 2020 by Mike Lynch 9 Comments Rest in Peace, Tom Seaver, and thank you for the memories (November 17, 1944-August 31, 2020).(Editor s Note: This was originally posted on February 9, 2008.)June 15, 1977: Mets ace Tom Seaver to the Reds for Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson and Dan Norman.In one of the blockbuster trades in baseball history, the New York Mets sent Tom Seaver to the world champion Cincinnati Reds last night for four players of far less magnitude. Joe Durso, New York Times, June 16, 1977That was the reality Mets fans woke up to on Thursday morning, June 16, 1977. Their ace pitcher,...[Read the full story] From the Archives: The Mysterious Floating Sensation August 11, 2020 by Mike Lynch Leave a Comment The following was originally posted on October 6, 2008 and an abridged version appears in Baseball s Untold History: The Wild Side published by Summer Game Books in 2017.Did he or didn t he? That s the question. Eddie Cicotte is widely recognized as the inventor of the knuckleball, earning his nickname Knuckles around 1908, his first full year in the majors. Whether Cicotte is the knuckleball s true inventor or not Nap Rucker, Lew Hicks Moren and Ed Summers have also been credited with inventing the pitch (or at least refining it) no...[Read the full story] NORMALIZING NEGRO LEAGUE STATISTICS February 13, 2020 by Kevin Johnson 2 Comments Most baseball fans are familiar with the concept of normalizing statistics. For MLB statistics, the most basic adjustment is to normalize for park effects. The simplest park normalization calculation takes the impact of a team s park on runs scored then divides that number, either positive or negative, in half, and then that calculation is applied to a player s OPS, ERA, wRC, etc. to get a normalized performance (usually indicated as OPS+, ERA+, wRC+). If you want to compare players from different leagues or seasons, add an adjustment for the individual league scoring...[Read the full story] WAR and Win Shares and Charlie Blackmon March 23, 2019 by Michael Hoban 1 Comment It appears that WAR, in attempting to assign a single number to represent a player’s season, has a problem with fielding.   And the problem is not so much with the player’s defensive WAR score – but rather with trying to COMBINE this score with the offensive WAR.   A very good or very poor fielding score appears to seriously distort the player’s total WAR score.As an example, Matt Chapman had a great fielding season at third base in 2018 and his situation illustrates quite well why WAR does a relatively good job of evaluating his offensive value (oWAR) and his defensive value (dWAR)...[Read the full story] Principal Park: Despite City’s Size, Ballpark Has Big Impact June 30, 2018 by Kevin Johnson Leave a Comment Minor league baseball a Des Moines, Iowa, staple at same location since 1947Submitted by Steve DunnLocated at the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers in Des Moines, Iowa, Principal Park and its two predecessors have hosted professional baseball since Friday, June 20, 1947. One of the more unique games in minor league history was played nearly 61 years later at Principal Park on Saturday, June 14, 2008. With widespread flooding in central Iowa, the Iowa Cubs and Nashville Sounds played a Triple A Pacific Coast League game that drew an official attendance of zero.“The only other...[Read the full story] The following was originally posted on October 6, 2008 and an abridged version appears in Baseball s Untold History: The Wild Side published by Summer Game Books in 2017.Did he or didn t he? That s the question. Eddie Cicotte is widely recognized as the inventor of the knuckleball, earning his nickname Knuckles around...Read more of this article A brief note on an update we made a few weeks ago. We have added:1) Fielding statistics, full pitching statistics, and batters’ hit by pitch for the 1924 Negro National League, along with games involving one new independent team, Charlie Mills s St. Louis Giants;2) 1921 games between Black teams and a very good white semiprofessional team,...Read more of this articleFriday, June 15th – In the final game of the series, the Birmingham Black Barons play the Cleveland Tigers at Luna Park. Birmingham has taken 3 of 4 from the ‘new look’ Tigers.Here are the starting lineups:Birmingham Black Barons (17-17)Geechie Meredith, RFCharles Wesley, 2BGeorge McAllister, 1BRoy Parnell, CFChuffy Alexander,...Read more of this articleThursday, June 14th – The Memphis Red Sox at the Chicago American Giants, in Schorling Park for a double header. Chicago comes home after having lost the last 8 of 9 on the road in Birmingham and Kansas City. The American Giants raise their World Championship banner for 1927 in pre-game ceremonies.Here are the starting lineups for Game #1:Memphis...Read more of this articleTuesday, June 12th – The Chicago American Giants visit the Kansas City Monarchs at Muehlebach Field:Here are the starting lineups:Chicago American Giants (13-15)1. Jelly Gardner, CF2. Stanford Jackson, 3B3. Jim Brown, C4. Reuben Jones, RF5. Pythias Russ, SS6. John Hines, LF7. Charlie Williams, 2B8. Lemuel Hawkins, 1B9. Owen Smaulding, PKansas City...Read more of this articleSaturday, June 9th – The Memphis Red Sox visit the Detroit Stars at Mack Park. Detroit is on a 7 game NNL winning streak and still has hope of catching St. Louis for the first half pennant. Memphis has signed Heavy Johnson after he was released by Cleveland.Here are the starting lineups:Memphis Red Sox (13-14)1. Henry Harris, SS 2. J.C. McHaskell,...Read more of this articleMonday, June 4th – No Games ScheduledHere are the Negro National League Standings (1st half)St. Louis Stars (16-3)Detroit Stars (20-8)Chicago American Giants (12-9)Memphis Red Sox (13-14)Kansas City Monarchs (10-11)Birmingham Black Barons (11-15)Cuban Stars (West) (4-10)Cleveland Tigers (4-20)Eastern Teams RecordsBaltimore Black Sox (11-6)Hilldale...Read more of this articleSunday, June 3rd – In a battle for the 1st half pennant, the Detroit Stars host the St. Louis Stars at Mack Park.Here are the starting lineups:St. Louis Stars (16-2)1. Cool Papa Bell, CF 2. Willie Bobo, 1B3. Willie Wells, SS4. Mule Suttles, RF5. Wilson Redus, LF6. Dewey Creacy, 2B7. Clarence Palm, C8. John Henry Russell, 3B9. John Williams, PDetroit...Read more of this articleSunday, May 27th – The Kansas City Monarchs begin a series versus the Chicago American Giants at Schorling Park. The scheduled initial series game on Saturday was rained out. Jelly Gardner is back in the lineup for Chicago after being out with a leg injury, but Jim Brown is on the bench with an injury.Here are the starting lineups:Kansas City Monarchs...Read more of this articleSaturday, May 26th – The New York Lincoln Giants continue their series versus The Hilldale Club at Hilldale Park. Hilldale won the first game 5-1. New York has now withdrawn from the ECL, along with the Cuban Stars (East). The league is scrambling to add the Havana Red Sox and 2 more teams, but within a week the ECL will be dead. With the Lincoln...Read more of this article Most baseball fans are familiar with the concept of normalizing statistics.... Major League Equivalents (MLEs) are a series of calculations designed to take non-major... The city of Winchester, Virginia honored early 20th century Negro Leaguer, and native... So, in a fit of anger or frustration or both, Trevor Bauer heaved the baseball over... It appears that WAR, in attempting to assign a single number to represent a player’s... The CAWS Career Gauge (CCG) has ranked all of the outstanding players of the modern... In an earlier post, I pointed out that Matt Chapman’s WAR value for 2018 (8.2)... My primary research interest has always been determining which players had the best... In a previous post re Koufax and Kershaw, I mentioned one of the benchmarks created... Minor league baseball a Des Moines, Iowa, staple at same location since 1947Submitted... Scouting is an integral part of professional baseball. Teams employ and send out... The Hagerstown Suns of the South Atlantic League asked the retiring sheriff of nearby... Growing up rooting for a baseball team, and striving to get into position to one... ROCHESTER, NY More than a decade has passed since Brett Carroll roamed...Featuring information, park factors, historic events and no-hitters for every ballpark in Major League history!

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