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Articles by Bill Hicklin
- Englische Base-ball on 3 March 2016
- The 20 Rules of the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club on 5 March 2016
- Adopted September 23, 1845
- 1860 NABBP Rules on 5 March 2016
- Rules of the Massachusetts Association of Base Ball Players on 5 March 2016
- Adopted May 13, 1858 at Dedham, Massachusetts
- La balle empoisonnée on 5 March 2016
- From Les Jeux des jeunes garcons, representes par un grand nornbre d'estampes, 4th ed. (Paris: Chez Nepveu, Libraire, ca. 1815)
- Feeder and Rounders, 1841 on 6 March 2016
- from The Every Boy's Book by J. L. Williams. London: Henry Allman (1841).
- 1854 Unified Kinickerbocker-Eagle-Gotham Rules on 6 March 2016
- Adopted April 1, 1854
Articles by Bill Humber
- Beachville Deconstruction (The New York Game Comes to Canada) on 1 May 2015
- version 1.0
Articles by Bill Lyons
- Research Bibliography for Early Base Ball on 1 December 2019
Articles by Bob Tholkes
- Bob Tholkes Condenses Key 19CBB Postings in December 2012 on 3 January 2013
- Postings to 19CBB, Jan. - Feb. 2013 on 21 February 2013
- 19CBB Digest, March 2013 on 2 April 2013
- 19CBB Digest, April-May 2013 on 1 June 2013
- 19CBB Highlights, August September 2013 on 3 October 2013
- Spirit Letters From X, 1857-8 on 1 February 2014
- A series of 14 letters to the Spirit of the Times, from "X," October 1857- January 1858
- Length of Games, 1860-1865 1.0 on 1 October 2019
- How Long Did Games Take 160 Years Ago?
- When The Game Was Not The Thing on 27 May 2021
- Early Women's Baseball on 26 December 2021
Articles by Bruce Allardice
- The Spread of Base Ball, 1859 - 1870 on 26 September 2013
- Some New Data on the Spread of Base Ball in the United States (Version 1.0, 9/26/2013)
- Internet Search Tips on 3 October 2013
- Bruce Allardice Find Stories, October 2013 on 3 October 2013
- The Spread of Early Base Ball in Illinois to 1870 on 9 August 2014
- Tracking and Explaining the Spread of Modern Base Ball in Illinois, 1858-1870
- Cricket and the Rise of Baseball on 1 June 2015
- Version 1.0
- Ballplaying by Civil War Soldiers 1.0 on 1 September 2018
- Nearly 400 Finds Let Us Understand the Frequency and Nature of Military Ballplaying During the War
- Base Ball on the Field, 1858-1865 on 27 March 2020
- Tracking Run-scoring and Some Other On-Field Data Before 1866 [Published in Baseball Research Journal, Spring 2020, pages 85ff]
- Number of Known BB Clubs in 40 Largest US Cities, 1870 3.0 on 8 September 2020
- Which Cities Had the Most Early Ballclubs Per Capita?
- Rounders: Baseball's True Origin? on 27 February 2021
- The First Baseball Game In Mexico on 27 February 2021
- Old Team Nicknames on 27 May 2021
- Origins Newsletter -- May 2021 on 27 May 2021
- Number of Known BB Clubs in 40 Largest US Cities, 1870 5.0 on 11 July 2021
- Which Cities Had the Most Early Ballclubs Per Capita?
- Peanuts, But No Cracker Jack on 11 September 2021
- Towards A Definition Of Baseball on 11 September 2021
- Runs, Runs and More Runs: Baseball 1866-1870. By the Numbers on 1 December 2021
- Baseball statistics from the pre-pro era. From BRJ, Fall 2021
Articles by Corky Gaskell
- Baseball Making Notes on 1 March 2018
Articles by David Block
- Rounders: A Game That "Gets No Respect" on 27 May 2021
- Notes on the History and Evolution of Stoolball on 26 December 2021
Articles by Debbie Shattuck
- Don't Forget the Girls on 1 June 2013
- For Fun and Health -- That's Why She Played on 3 October 2013
Articles by Donna Halper
- The Early Sporting Press in New England 1.0 on 2 April 2020
Articles by George Thompson
- The Story of George Thompson’s 1823 Find -- "Base Ball" in NYC! on 3 January 2013
- The Story of George Thompson’s 1823 Find --- Base Ball in New York City on 8 January 2013
- "One evening in the spring of 2001 . . . "
Articles by Howard Burman
- Irish Rounders (Burman's Report) on 1 March 2013
Articles by Jeffrey Kittel
- What Was Town Ball, Anyway? on 2 October 2012
- A Source-Based Description of Town Ball Play
- What Was Rounders, Anyway? on 7 November 2012
- A Source-Based Description of Rounders Play
- What Was The Massachusetts Game, Anyway? on 19 December 2012
- A Sourced-Based Description of Massachusetts Game Play
- 1845 Knickerbocker Rules on 5 April 2013
- Evolution or Revolution? A Rule-By-Rule Analysis of the 1845 Knickerbocker Rules
- 1857 Rules on 30 July 2013
- A Rule-by-Rule History Analysis of the Rules Adopted by the 1857 Convention of Base Ball Clubs
- Base Ball Fever on 1 September 2014
- What was the nation’s “Base Ball Fever” (1865-1870) experience like in your area?
Articles by John Thorn
- Lost for 200 Years: John Thorn Detects Base Ball in New York in 1821 on 19 January 2021
- "The Members of the Ball Club are requested . . . to meet on . . . the eighth inst. as early as half past three, as the days are short"
Articles by John and Kay Price
- Stoolball Today -- The Rejuvenation of an Ancient Pastime on 15 November 2013
Articles by Larry McCray
- Ballplaying in Civil War Camps on 1 July 2009
- An Overview of an Enriched Data Base: NOTE -- This article was updated and re-cast by Bruce Allardice in 2018
- What Was Town Ball, Anyway? on 2 October 2012
- A Source-Based Description of Town Ball Play
- Early Championships on 12 October 2012
- What Was Rounders, Anyway? on 7 November 2012
- A Source-Based Description of Rounders Play
- The Next Destin'd Post, January 2013 on 8 January 2013
- Next Destin'd Post, April 2013 on 1 April 2013
- The Next Destin'd Post, June 2013 on 1 June 2013
- Next Destin'd Post, August 2013 on 1 August 2013
- Protoball Search Aid on 13 March 2014
- Version 1.1
- Media Effects on 1 September 2014
- The galvanizing role of local and of distant news coverage, if any
- Club Makeup on 1 September 2014
- Did club rosters reflect ethnic or social divisions, gradations in athletic talent, players’ ages, or what? Did minority groups form their own clubs?
- Playing to Win on 1 September 2014
- Playing to win vs. playing just for fellowship or exercise
- Competing Pastimes on 1 September 2014
- What other pastimes, if any, rivaled early base ball . . . and is it clear why base ball seemed to win out over them?
- The Beneficiaries on 1 September 2014
- Is it clear who profited from the growth of the game in your area? Did that affect the game on the field? How?
- The Big Tours on 1 September 2014
- Were the broad regional tours by famous clubs an important part of base ball’s local appeal?
- Gambling's Role on 1 September 2014
- Was local gambling an essential factor in the diffusion of the game?
- Accounts on 1 September 2014
- How did game accounts evolve locally? What were local box-score summaries like?? Was quantification and/or statistics important in the local popularity of the game?
- Predecessor Pastimes on 1 September 2014
- What prior ballgames, if any, were played in the area . . . by adults, youths, juveniles, females before the NY game reached the area? Were local on-field/off-field variations maintained in some areas?
- Patterns of Spread on 1 September 2014
- How do we explain the observed patterns of local propagation of base ball . . . population shifts, transportation technologies, news media effects, etc.
- Uniforms on 19 September 2014
- Early uniforms and their significance (1st round completed August 2014)
- The Massachusetts Game on 1 December 2019
- Emperics on 1 December 2019
- Wicket Ball on 1 December 2019
- NER Project Overview on 11 December 2019
- Search Terms on 12 December 2019
- Old old games on 15 December 2019
- Interview With Author Tom Gilbert on 11 September 2021
Articles by Lawrence McCray
- Protoball Interview With Richard Hershberger on 26 December 2021
Articles by Mark Brunke
- The Spread of Base Ball in the Pacific Northwest on 1 January 2013
- Ten-Position Base Ball on 5 February 2018
Articles by Marty Payne
- The Grounds on 1 September 2014
- What made for a suitable local playing site . . . . location, surface topography, or what?
Articles by Protoball Functionary
- Interview with John Thorn, Official Historian of Major League Baseball on 1 January 2013
- An Interview with David Block on 21 February 2013
- "The book came about almost by accident."
- Interview with Peter Morris on 2 April 2013
- Interview with Bill Ryczek on 1 June 2013
- Sam Marchiano and the 1755 Bray Diary Find on 1 June 2013
- Interview with 2013 SABR-Origins Chair Bill Johnson on 1 August 2013
- Richard Hershberger Interview, October 2013 on 3 October 2013
Articles by Randall Brown
Articles by Richard Hershberger
- Sliding on 1 October 2013
- Evidence on Sliding in Early Base Ball Accounts (4 pages)
- Judgment! on 23 July 2014
- At first, most umpiring calls were only made on appeal, and then things changed (7 pages)
- Called Pitches on 23 July 2014
- When Did Umpires Start Calling Balls and Strikes? (8 pages)
- Pitchers Covering First on 23 July 2014
- When did pitchers start covering first base on grounders to the right side? (2 pages)
- The Backstop on 23 July 2014
- Were Foul-Ground Barriers Always Part of Base Ball? (3 pages)
- The Play-Testing of Early Base Ball Rule Modifications, version 1.0 on 2 January 2016
- Early Evidence on Base Stealing on 23 February 2016
- Very Early (pre-1857) Rules on Base Advancement After Caught Fly Balls on 19 June 2018
- Did Runners Have to Tag Up?
Articles by Rob Loeffler
- The Evolution of the Baseball Up To 1872 on 1 March 2007
- A Chronology of Ballmaking up to 1872 – and a list of 32 Ballmakers, 1858 to 1890
Articles by SABR Origins Committee
- Origins Newsletter -- February 2021 on 1 February 2021
- Origins Newsletter -- September 2021 on 11 September 2021
Articles by Steve Sisto
- Such Tumbles, Such Collisions on 27 February 2021
- McKinstry vs. Brooklyn Daily Times on 31 March 2021
- In 1862, a baseball rules dispute played out between an umpire and a Brooklyn newspaper.
- "A Plague Is Upon Us" on 11 September 2021
Articles by Tom Altherr
- "A Good Many Different Kinds of Ball" on 1 January 2013
- In 1867 story, a father recollects boyhood ballplaying
- A New Find on Early Wicket and Old Fashioned Base Ball on 3 January 2013
- A Place Leavel Enough to Play Ball on 1 February 2013
- Tom Altherr Contemplates His Favorite Finds on 21 February 2013
- "I did exclaim several choice phrases"
- New Englander Confronts Impious Sunday Ball-playing in Virginia on 1 March 2013
- "Great numbers of people of all ages, ranks, and colors"
- New England Woman Observes Ball Play in Norfolk, Virginia in 1802 on 2 April 2013
Articles by Tom Gilbert
- Sons of Liberty on 19 June 2019
- The Meaning of Early Base Ball Club Names [Published in Base Ball, Volume 11 (2019), pages 29ff]
- Ethnicity in 19C Base Ball -- A General Introduction on 5 May 2020
Articles by William Humber
- Playing "Ball" In Canada In 1803 on 27 May 2021