Baseball
Baseball’s Glove Man
For 28 years, Bob Clevenhagen has designed the custom gloves of many of baseball’s greatest players
September 13, 2011 |
By Jim Morrison
Charles Conlon: The Unheralded Baseball Photographer
Stalwarts of early 20th-century sports pages, Conlon’s photos of the national pastime have their second chance at the plate
September 01, 2011 |
By David Davis
A New Look at the Men of Baseball’s Past
Charles Conlon’s classic photographs of baseball players from the early 20th century offer a glimpse into a familiar sport at an otherworldly time
September 01, 2011 |
By David Davis
The Physics of Cheating in Baseball
Corked bats and juiced balls have long plagued baseball, but do they really help a player’s game? Four scientists found surprising answers
June 24, 2011 |
By Christopher Solomon
Baseball’s Bat Man
When stars like Derek Jeter ask to customize their baseball bat, Chuck Schupp makes sure they get what they want
October 05, 2010 |
By Jim Morrison
The Little League World Series’ Only Perfect Game
In 1957, Mexico’s scrawny players overcame the odds to become the first foreign team to win the Little League World Series
April 06, 2010 |
By Jim Morrison
Portraits of Baseball's Tinker, Evers and Chance
The famed Chicago Cubs infielders were immortalized in verse—as well as through Paul Thompson's lens
October 2009 |
By Harry Katz
A Collection of Baseball Firsts
Who hit the first grand slam? Who was the first pinch hitter? Presenting the nine players of Smithsonian’s "They Did It First" All-Star Team
September 14, 2009 |
By Mark Strauss
It's in the Bag
Sports Illustrated photographer Neil Leifer hit a grand slam when he set out to capture a double play on film
July 2008 |
By Owen Edwards
The Sodfather
Major-league teams are turning to third-generation groundskeeper Roger Bossard to give them a winning edge
April 2008 |
By Mike Thomas
Tomatoes in the Bullpen
Surprising trivia about America's beloved baseball fields
April 01, 2008 |
By Amanda Bensen
Debating Louis Castro
Was he the first foreign-born Hispanic in the Major Leagues?
September 01, 2007 |
By Ian Herbert
A Brief History of the Honus Wagner Baseball Card
From cigarette pack insert to multi-million-dollar treasure
May 01, 2007 |
By David Zax
Last Hurrah
Everyone wanted to see the Babe the day they retired his number; photographer Nat Fein saw the story.
July 2006 |
By Leigh Montville
The Old Ballgames
Civil rights chronicler Ernest Withers also photogrpahed the glories of black baseball, including pioneering big leaguer Jackie Robinson
April 2005 |
By Carolyn Kleiner Butler
