Baseball historian George B. Kirsch has described the results of the Mills commission as a " myth ".

Baseball historian Bill James described Martínez as being exponentially more effective than his pitching peers due to his variety of pitches, pitch speeds, pinpoint control, and numerous modes of deception.

After the Civil War, Galesburg was the birthplace of poet, author, and historian Carl Sandburg, poet and artist Dorothea Tanning, and former Major League Baseball star Jim Sundberg.

Homer S. Thrall, a Methodist minister and historian much admired by local settlers and residents. In 1998, the Thrall Varsity Baseball team won the A Texas state championship.

In his book, The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, baseball historian Bill James cited Durocher's method of using his regular players every day without any rest days as a factor in the Cubs ' collapse.

Baseball historian Bill Marshall later wrote that the document and subsequent vote to which Rickey was referring was the advisory committee's initial draft of recommended reforms.

Baseball historian Bill James ranked Traynor 15th all-time among third baseman in his Historical Baseball Abstract.

Baseball historian John Thorn notes that blonde and brunette baseball teams barnstormed the country in the late 1800s.

Baseball historian Bill James said Marberry was " a modern reliever — a hard throwing young kid who worked strictly in relief, worked often, and was used to nail down victories.

Baseball historian Bill James considers Chesbro to be undeserving of induction to the Hall of Fame.

Baseball historian William C. Kashatus noted that Michael and Jack " would become the first brother battery in major league history ".

In 1999 the Commissioner of Baseball officially increased Wilson's 1930 RBI total to 191 after a box score analysis by baseball historian Jerome Holtzman revealed that Charlie Grimm had been mistakenly credited with an RBI actually driven home by Wilson.

Debate on baseball's origins had raged for decades, heating up in the first years of the 20th century, due in part by a 1903 essay baseball historian Henry Chadwick wrote in Spalding's Official Baseball Guide stating that baseball gradually evolved from English game of " rounders ".

In his book, The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, baseball historian Bill James said the decision to award Torre the Gold Glove was absurd, stating that he was given the award because of his offensive statistics and that, either John Roseboro or Tom Haller were more deserved of the award.

In his book, The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, baseball historian Bill James ranked Ferrell as the third best catcher in the American League during his career, behind only Mickey Cochrane and Bill Dickey.

Baseball historian and expert Bill James has called Larkin one of the greatest shortstops of all time, ranking him # 6 all time in his New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.

The story of Ebbets Field and the Brooklyn Dodgers ' move to Los Angeles were also chronicled by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, figured into the plot of the film Field of Dreams, and were featured in an entire episode of Ken Burns ' public-television documentary Baseball, as well as a 2007 HBO documentary called Brooklyn Dodgers: Ghosts of Flatbush.

Baseball historian Bill James wrote of Lajoie's higher-than-normal career putout total and importance to Cleveland:

Subsequently, the article was strongly challenged by the late historian Jules Tygiel, who refuted it point-by-point in an article in the 2006 issue of SABR's The Baseball Research Journal, and in an appendix, entitled “ Did Bill Veeck Lie About His Plan to Purchase the ’ 43 Phillies ?,” published in Paul Dickson ’ s biography, Bill Veeck: Baseball ’ s Greatest Maverick.

Baseball historian Bill James, while ranking Kelly as the 65th greatest first baseman of all-time, also cites Kelly as " the worst player in the Hall of Fame ".

He was named the 81st greatest first baseman in Major League history by historian Bill James in his book " The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract ".

Baseball historian David Anderson noted that the trouble began when Cobb threatened to " whip " Evans " right at home plate ", a move that would have led to Cobb's immediate suspension.

In Major League Baseball history, Ty Cobb had a record 4, 191 hits ( later revised to 4, 189 ) by 1928 in sports | 1928 ; Pete Rose would surpass it 57 years later, and finish with 4, 256 career hits.

* Total Baseball by John Thorn and Pete Palmer

* September 11 – Pete Rose becomes the all-time hit leader in Major League Baseball with his 4, 192nd hit at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati.

** Record-setting baseball player Pete Rose agrees to a lifetime ban from the sport following allegations of illegal gambling, thereby preventing his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Buck received the Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987, and the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

Riviera stated that the CBL would be " AAA quality ", He was rumoured to have approached the Winnipeg Goldeyes about switching leagues, and even nominated Pete Rose for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

* Pete Coachman, former Major League Baseball player ( California Angels )

* Major League Baseball player Pete Appleton was born in Terryville.

* Pete Suder, Major League Baseball player

* John Preston " Pete " Hill, Negro league baseball player and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, was born in nearby Buena, Virginia.

Pete Rose, who had more hits than anyone else in the history of Major League Baseball, was a switch hitter.

* Pete Ward ( 1962 ), Major League Baseball player

Harold Patrick " Pete " Reiser ( March 17, 1919 – October 25, 1981 ), nicknamed " Pistol Pete ," was an outfielder in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and early 1950s.

It was developed by sabermetrician Pete Palmer and was popularized in the Total Baseball series of encyclopedias during the 1980s.

Currently Grace and Pete Rose are the only major league baseball players to lead a decade in hits and not be in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Grover Cleveland Alexander ( February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950 ), nicknamed " Old Pete ", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher.

Although the game does not use any real Major League Baseball teams, one of the default teams, the American Dreams, included players with names that are based on real ( former ) baseball players such as " Pete " ( Pete Rose ), " Hank " ( Hank Aaron ), " Babe " ( Babe Ruth ), " Sandie " ( Sandy Koufax ), " Cy " ( Cy Young ), " Denny " ( Denny McLain ), and " Willie " ( Willie Mays ).

Dowd was the investigator and author of a report that led to the banning of Major League Baseball player Pete Rose.

The 7 baseball bats featured on both smokestacks are meant to symbolize Pete Rose, who wore number 14, since Major League Baseball has restricted his number from being displayed along with other Cincinnati greats.

* The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer.

* Bunts: Pete Rose, Curt Flood, Camden Yards and Other Reflections on Baseball.

Nelson's honors and awards include induction into the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame in Salisbury, North Carolina in 1979 ; the New York Mets Hall of Fame in ; the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1986 ; the Tuss McLaughry Service Award for sports broadcasting in 1988 ; the Ford C. Frick Award from the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 ; the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990 ; and many more.

* The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia – Gary Gillette, Peter Gammons, Pete Palmer.