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Mark Armour's Writings

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 New Book

Rain Check: Baseball in the Pacific Northwest (Editor), with David Eskenazi (Photo Editor), June 2006.
General Editor, chapter on Jim Bouton's classic Ball Four.

Book and journal articles

The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox, 2007. Essays on Tony Horton and Dennis Bennett; article on the building of the team.
SABR: Deadball Stars of the American League, 2007 Essays on Bill Carrigan and Duffy Lewis.
Maple Street Press Red Sox Annual, 2007. Joe Cronin. The Story Behind the Number on the Right Field Facade.
Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders, 2006. Essay on the Red Sox selling Pee Wee Reese to the Dodgers.
Maple Street Press Red Sox Annual, 2006. The Year After: The Red Sox in '47, '68, '76, '87, and '05.
Baseball Prospectus 2006. Chapter on Boston Red Sox.
'75; The Red Sox Team That Saved Baseball, 2005 Foreword;  article on Luis Tiant.
Win it For ..., 2005 Reminiscences about people who helped shape Red Sox fanhood.
SABR: Deadball Stars of the National League, 2004 Essays on Sam Leever, Deacon Phillippe, Tommy Leach and Owen Wilson.
Baseball Prospectus 2004. Chapter on Boston Red Sox.
SABR: Baseball Research Journal 30, 2001 El Tiante.  A biography of Luis Tiant.
SABR: Baseball Research Journal 29, 2000 Keep Your Eye On The Ball..  Franchise movement since 1871.

Web articles 

Baseball Analysts, 4/27/06 The Rise and Fall of Artificial Turf.  The history and legacy of ersatz grass in baseball.
Baseball Analysts, 6/2/05 The Yankees and the First Free MarketHow the Yankees dealt with the first year of free agency..
Self-published, 5/25/04 Bush v. BrownGeorge Bush's heisting of a landmark progressive achievement.
Baseball Prospectus, 1/16/04 Trading a Superstar.  (Subscribers only) Trades involving stars in their prime.
Oregon Stadium Campaign, 1/12/04 The Brothers ParrottEarly Oregonian ballplayers.
Baseball Prospectus, 9/05/03 They Wuz RobbedTales of Head-scratching MVP voting.
ESPN.com, 8/16/03 Young Rotations(co-written with Joe Sheehan and Keith Woolner) A comparision of the current A's rotation with young pitching staffs of the past.
Baseball Prospectus, 8/11/03 Damned Yankees.  (Subscribers only) When the Yankees were prohibited from making trades.
Baseball Prospectus, 7/2/03 Mashing in BeantownA look at the great offense of the 2003 Red Sox.
Baseball Prospectus, 6/11/03 LittleballCan the Oakland A's win in October, without an ability to manufacture runs?
RobNeyer.com, 5/06/03 Hoyt Wilhelm, Starting PitcherThe story of Hoyt Wilhelm, focusing on his years as a starting pitcher, 1958-1961, with the Orioles.
Baseball Prospectus, 3/17/03 The Great Slide BackwardsTeams that have regressed by 20 wins in a season.
Baseball Prospectus, 4/02/03 The Great Leap ForwardTeams that have improved by 20 wins in a season.  
Baseball Prospectus, 3/17/03 The Impossible DreamThe building of the 1967 Red Sox.
Baseball Prospectus, 2/28/03 The Downfall of Denny McLainThe story of how McLain's career and life self-destructed.
The Diamond Angle, 10/26/00 Black and Stanley.  How Joe Black and Mickey Stanley were each given new roles in time for a World Series.
The Diamond Angle, 10/20/00 Willoughby and Burton.  The 1975 World Series was more than just Carlton Fisk.

SABR's Baseball Biography Project

Baseball Biography Project Sam LeeverExcellent hurler on great early 1900s Pirate teams.
Baseball Biography Project Fred MarberryFirst great relief pitcher.
Baseball Biography Project Jiggs ParrottFirst Oregonian in big leagues, 1893.
Baseball Biography Project Tom ParrottSecond Oregonian in big leagues, 1893.
Baseball Biography Project Joe PalmisanoLong-time minor league catcher, reserve on 1931 Athletics.
Baseball Biography Project Gaylord PerryHall of Fame pitcher, famed spit-baller.
Baseball Biography Project Deacon PhillippeStar Pirate hurler at beginning of 20th century.
Baseball Biography Project Wes SchulmerichPCL and NL outfielder, 1930s.
Baseball Biography Project Vern StephensStar shortstop for Browns and Red Sox in 1940s.
Baseball Biography Project Chuck Stevens1940s first baseman, long-time PCL player..
Baseball Biography Project Luis TiantGreat pitcher for Indians and Red Sox, 1960s-1970s.
Baseball Biography Project Hoyt WilhelmThe game's greatest reliever and greatest knuckleballer.
Baseball Biography Project Owen WilsonPirate slugger, all-time record holder for triples in a season..