The Records
Streaks, milestones, and the numbers with asterisk-shaped shadows.
Baseball's history, kept honestly
Baseball History Blog covers the game's past through its record book: what the numbers meant in their own era, and which comparisons across eras hold up.
From 1876 to the pitch clock
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Retrosheet 1908 Data: Proof and Limits
It enables season-wide sequence research, while deduced game accounts mean encoded plays cannot prove every detail occurred exactly as shown.
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MLB Umpire Salary by Career Stage and Bonuses
Reported annual pay spans $150,000–$450,000, averaging about $300,000, with career-stage estimates and separate postseason bonuses explained.
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Softball Infield Fly Rule: When It Applies
The call requires fewer than two outs, first and second occupied or bases loaded, a fair non-bunt fly, and an infielder’s ordinary effort.
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How Is OPS Calculated From a Batting Line?
For a worked batting line, the OBP is .365 and SLG is .500; adding the two produces an OPS of approximately .865.
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Oregon State Baseball National Titles: Years & Scores
The Beavers won in 2006, 2007 and 2018. Their paths included elimination-game survival, an unbeaten Omaha run and a finals rally.
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Dead ball, integration, expansion, steroids — how each rewrote the book.
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