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.

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 José Canseco's book, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ' Roids, Smash Hits & How Baseball Got Big, Canseco suggested that Clemens had expert knowledge about steroids and suggested that he used steroids, based on the improvement in his performance after leaving the Red Sox.

Baseball expert Myrtle Power was made a sports commentator on CBS.

With the announcement of a `` special achievement award '' to William A. ( ( Bill ) Shea, the awards list was completed yesterday for Sunday night's thirty-eighth annual dinner and show of the New York Chapter, Baseball Writers' Association of America, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

Hunt started the first high-profile experts league, the League of Alternate Baseball Reality which first included notables as Peter Gammons, Keith Olbermann and Bill James.

* 1960 – Bill Pecota, American Baseball Player

Baseball writer Bill James, in The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, ranked Robinson as the 32nd greatest player of all time strictly on the basis of his performance on the field, noting that he was one of the top players in the league throughout his career.

* The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract

* Bill Buckner, Major League Baseball player

In 2010, Bill James was inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame.

In an effort to reach a wider audience, James self-published an annual book titled The Bill James Baseball Abstract beginning in 1977.

He has continued to publish hardcover books about baseball history, which have sold well and received admiring reviews ; these books include three editions of The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract ( 1985, 1988, 2001, the last entitled The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.

James's publisher agreed to distribute two annuals of essays and data-the 1987 and 1988 editions of Bill James Presents The Great American Baseball Statbook ( though only the first of these featured writing by James ).

How Bill James Changed Our View of the Game of Baseball was published in February 2007.

* Bill James Baseball Abstract ( annual editions published 1977-1988 )

* The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract ( 1985 ; revised edition 1988 )

* The Bill James Baseball Book ( annual editions published 1990-1992 )

* The Bill James Guide to Baseball Managers ( 1997 )

* The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract ( 2001 )

* How Bill James Changed Our View of Baseball: by Colleagues, Critics, Competitors and Just Plain Fans ( 2007 )

* Bill James Interview at Baseball Digest Daily-Part I