
THE BLACK SOX SCANDAL 1919
The year was 1919 and the Chicago White Sox were poised to win the American League Pennant and the World Series. However some unhappy players

Women Umpires
Women umpires have been few and far between at any level of baseball. Women umpires have not faired very well from the Little Leagues up

The Negro League of Baseball in America
PICTURED ABOVE JUDY JOHNSON SAID TO HAVE BEEN “THE GREATEST 3RD BASEMAN TO HAVE EVER PLAYED THE GAME” JUDY JOHNSON SCOUTED ME WHEN I WAS

Women In Baseball
LIZZIE “SPIKE” MURPHY Women in baseball were popular as early as the 1860’s. By then there were six or eight women’s teams throughout America. The

Hall of Fame Umpires
NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME, COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK Hall of fame umpires have been few and far in between. Throughout the History of Baseball there

The History of Pitching
This page talks about the history of pitching according to the rules, the two pitcher positions and how they have been evolving since the rule

Strike Zone History
The following follows baseball strike zone history and its changes through baseball history from its inception in 1845. The Major League Baseball “Official Rules” defines

Mud and Its Part in Baseball
Jim Bintliff is the man who supplies the mud and its part in baseball. Mud has played its part in baseball for many years. Jim is

PINE TAR
Pine Tar has many uses. One is the application to a baseball bat for a better grip. We will explore on this page it’s use

The Spitball
This page is a very interesting discussion of the spitball, its evolution and reveals the history of defacing a baseball. 8.02a The pitcher shall not (1)

Spitball Pitchers and the 1920 Rule
The Spitball Pitchers in baseball caused MLB to put the spitball rule into effect in 1920. Baseball Rule Eight, The Pitcher (refer to MLB Rule

BASEBALL GAME OF RULES
Baseball game of rules. Baseball is a game of rules. The following is a history of the Rules of the Game of Baseball. In the early

BASEBALL RULE CHANGES
Baseball rule changes have occurred many times throughout baseball’s history. In this page we will explore the changes in baseball since the inception of the

FIRST PITCH CEREMONY
First pitch ceremony in baseball has become a tradition since President Howard Taft threw out the first pitch in 1910. The first pitch in a