Articles and Publications

David has contributed dozens of articles to Society for American Baseball Research projects and publications.  Below is a sample list with links to the articles.  For a complete list, go to David’s page on the SABR web site.

Games 

June 29, 1905:  Moonlight Graham’s only major-league game  

September 18, 1941:  The Aurora Borealis game at Forbes Field 

April 23, 1954:  Hank Aaron hits first career home run as Braves and Cardinals battle for 14 innings 

August 23, 1954:  Harmon Killebrew goes 3-for-4 in first start for Senators

September 20, 1968:  Mickey Mantle’s 536th and final home run marks end of an era 

August 6, 1979:  Yankees bury Thurman Munson, win emotional game against Orioles 

September 12, 1984:  Mets’ Dwight Gooden becomes new rookie strikeout rajah
 

Entertainment 

When Sam Malone Faced Boog Powell  

From Bat to Baton:  Josh Gibson, the Pittsburgh Opera, and The Summer King 

The Best Baseball Story Ever?: Cecil “Stud” Cantrell, the Tampico Stogies, and “Long Gone”  

Chicago Goes Hollywood: The Cubs, Wrigley Field, and Popular Culture 

Fact vs. Fiction: An Analysis of Baseball in Films