There are two kinds of people who attend baseball games—those of use who dutifully record each and every play on our scorecard, and philistines. You can probably guess which side of the divide I fall ...

The baseball season has reached its midway point, so it's time once again for one of the history-minded sport's traditional rites of passage. Not the All-Star Game, which celebrates its 80th ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Alex Marmur sat in his seat at Oracle Park, gazing up at one of the most elaborate stadium scoreboards in the Major Leagues. Yet, he still was missing something. “I’d go to these games ...

The statistical revolution in baseball has changed the way the sport is played. Now, if graphic designer Bethany Heck has her way, it will revive the art of spectator score keeping as well. The ...

Back in the spring, I devoted more words than anyone ever needed or wanted to read on the subject of baseball scorekeeping apps for the iPhone. That round-up included iScore Baseball Scorekeeper, a ...

DOVER-FOXCROFT — It’s a tradition for the youngest of baseball fans that has spanned the history of the sport, sitting by a radio or television keeping score of games involving their favorite teams.

Detroit — It'll happen to Ed Keelean nearly every game, as Keelean goes about watching his beloved Detroit Tigers on a beautiful summer day or evening at Comerica Park, jotting his baseball ...

Kyle Traynor is a doctor of obstetrics who often delivers babies at the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He also is an official scorer at Minnesota Twins games. Yes, delivering babies and ...