The Baseball Research Journal, Volume 41, Number 1

The Spring 2012 issue of the Baseball Research Journal features 17 articles, showcasing the best of baseball research in many disciplines, including game theory, statistical analysis, physiology and perception, history, and baseball records. The full table of contents:

Records, Numbers, and Analysis

Pitchers Dig the Long Ball (At Least When They Are Hitting)

by David Vincent

The Bible and the Apocrypha: Saved Runs and Fielding Shares

by Jon Bruschke

Hank Greenberg s American League RBI Record

by Herm Krabbenhoft

Are Baseball Players Superior to Umpires in Discriminating Balls from Strikes?

by Christoph Kreinbucher

Breaking Balls with a Runner on Third: A Game Theoretical Analysis of Optimal Behavior

by William Spaniel

Major Leaguers and the Minors

Johnny Vander Meer s Third No-Hitter

by Ernest J. Green

Sparky

by Steve Ames

Pop Kelchner, Gentleman Jake, The Giant-Killer and the Kane Mountaineers

by Ed Rose

International Perspectives

Women s Baseball at Home and Abroad

by Jennifer Ring

Global World Series, 1955 1957

by Bob Buege

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Baseball

by Frank Ardolino

Babe Ruth and Eiji Sawamura

by Robert K. Fitts

Big League Moments

1906 Cleveland Naps, Deadball Era Underachiever

by Rod Caborn and Dave Larson

One Trade, Three Teams, and Reversal of Fortune

by Sol Gittleman

Expos Get First Franchise No-Hitter Right Out of the Gate

by Norm King

Books

Whatever Happened to the Triple Crown? Excerpt from the Runmakers

by Frederick E. Taylor

Book Review: The Most Famous Woman in Baseball by Bob Luke

reviewed by Mike Cook

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