Baseball History Bloghttps://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/2026-09-25T12:00:00Z100 Ballparks Compared: Design and Spectator Trade-offshttps://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/posts/mlb-ballparks-ranked-by-seating-capacity2026-09-25T12:00:00ZSeating intimacy averages 0.37/2 for Multipurpose, versus 1.04 for Traditional and 1.09 for Modern venues.Shibe Park: Baseball’s First Steel-and-Concrete Palacehttps://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/posts/shibe-park2026-09-24T12:00:00ZThe history of Shibe Park, from its 1909 opening and Athletics dynasties to Negro League games, the spite fence and its final Phillies season.Squeeze Bunt: How Baseball’s Riskiest Sacrifice Workshttps://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/posts/squeeze-bunt2026-09-20T12:00:00ZA squeeze bunt tries to score a runner from third. Here is how safety and suicide squeezes differ, how they are scored and how the play evolved.Pete Crow-Armstrong Was Not Yet in the 40-40 Clubhttps://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/posts/pete-crow-armstrong-40-40-club2026-09-16T12:00:00ZAt the September 15 checkpoint, PCA stood at 42 home runs and 37 stolen bases—three steals short. A dated tracker traces the chase.What Is a Good Batting Average in Baseball?https://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/posts/what-is-a-good-batting-average-in-baseball2026-09-16T12:00:00ZModern MLB benchmarks put about .250 near average, around .275 as good and .300 as elite; era, sample size, OBP and power add context.Aroldis Chapman’s Relief Pitcher Strikeout Recordhttps://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/posts/aroldis-chapman-relief-pitcher-strikeout-record2026-09-15T12:00:00ZHe passed Hoyt Wilhelm with No. 1,364; the mark counts regular-season strikeouts recorded in relief, excluding postseason Ks and starts.Highest-Scoring Baseball Game in MLB Historyhttps://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/posts/highest-scoring-baseball-game-in-history2026-09-15T12:00:00ZChicago won 26-23 on Aug. 25, 1922, as the teams combined for a record 49 runs in nine innings after the Cubs led 25-6.Salvador Perez’s Royals Home Run Record Explainedhttps://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/posts/salvador-perez-royals-home-run-record2026-09-15T12:00:00ZHe tied George Brett at 317, passed him with No. 318 on July 25, and reached 322 by September 13, while separating career, season and playoff marks.Dodgers’ 90-Win Record: 13 Full Seasons Explainedhttps://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/posts/dodgers-90-win-streak-record2026-09-14T12:00:00ZThe achievement is a run of season-level totals—not a 90-game winning streak—and postseason wins do not count.Slugging Percentage in Baseball: Formula and Worked Examplehttps://www.baseballhistoryblog.com/posts/in-baseball-what-is-slugging-percentage2026-09-14T12:00:00ZHow SLG is calculated from singles, doubles, triples and home runs, why it can top 1.000, what it ignores, and Aaron Judge's 2024 line worked step by step.