History

The items in this section attempt to provide insight into various aspects of baseball history, hopefully raising questions as well as answering them. Most pieces are intended to be printed and require Adobe Reader.

Baseball Geography and Transportation

22 March 2006

New modes of transportation have affected far more in baseball than how the players travel. They have influenced the shape of the field of play itself and made possible one of the most heartwrenching moves in baseball franchise history.

Pennant Race Graphs

10 January 2006
Updated 3 January 2008

See graphs of every MLB pennant race 1901 through 2007. I track the number of games above or below .500 (rather than winning percentage) for an easier-to-read look.

Stats and Timelines

History of the New York Yankees Career Home Runs By Age Graph History of Extant Teams

Biographies

Urban Shocker Tinker, Evers & Chance Bird Killers