Indy Neidell's Baseball History Time Machine
Episodes
S2E3: The Rogers Hornsby Thing, Finally! (This time for real)
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After sidetracking on everything under the sun the past two episodes, Indy finally tells us the incredible thing Rogers Hornsby did NOT do, but someon...
S2E2: The Rogers Hornsby Thing
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There's something that Rogers Hornsby did NOT do that Indy was supposed to talk about in the first episode of season two. That's on the agenda today, ...
S2E1: The Perfect Episode!
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Indy and Berns kick off Season 2 of this weirdness in top Time Machine form: Indy sets the scene for what the episode is about, and then spends the re...
S1E31: Sluggers of the 1970s, Part 4
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Indy and Berns get back to the Sluggers of the 1970s Mini Series, today covering a pair of early 70s White Sox homer champs. Also the usual sidetracks...
S1E30: Maz and the Cenennarians
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Just after the last episode was recorded- which was about the death of former Pirate star Roy Face- another Pirates legend, Hall of Famer Bill Mazeros...
S1E29: Indy Hijacks the Episode- an Homage to Roy Face
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Instead of continuing the sluggers of the 1970s mini series, Indy and Berns spend the episode talking about the late great Roy Face, and some pretty i...
S1E28: Sluggers of the 1970s Part 3
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We continue this fabulous 70s sluggers mini-series, this week talking about the first team to ever have three guys hit 40 homers the same season befor...
S1E27: Sluggers of the 1970s Part 2
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This 70s sluggers mini series continues, today featuring numbers 3, 4, and 5 on the most homers of the 1970s list, as well as the usuall side tracks ...
S1E26: Sluggers of the 1970s Part One
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The response to our recent series 'Sluggers of the 1940s' was really positive, so here's the start of new Sluggers series! Today featruing Reggie Jac...
S1E25: The Three Heinies!!!
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here's something of a holiday special for you all- a stand alone episode on 'the Three Heinies', the greatest three major leaguers who were known as '...
S1E24: The Emery Ball, Part 2- the best pitch ever.
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today Indy and Berns finish off their two part coverage of the Emery Ball with a deep dive into the careers of its two foremost practicioners, Russ Fo...
S1E23: The Emery Ball
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we get into how the emery ball, the most devastating pitch of them all, was revealed to the general public. Of course, Indy and Berns go off...
S1E22: Ted Lyons and the Complete Games Thing
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Indy and Berns talk about a couple of mind boggling 20th century complete games record, and Indy spends some time talking about Hall of Famer T...
S1E21: Some Unbreakable Records (and various sidetracks)
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Indy and Berns look at a few records that are either techically impossible or extremely unlikely to break, and there are some side tracks like always ...
S1E20: The Surprise Episode!
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is this going to be Sluggers of the 1940s part 5 or something else? We asked the piublic, and the puiblic responded- and here it is!See Privacy Policy...
S1E19: Sluggers of the 1940s, Part 4
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yep, we're still in the 1940s, and this time there's an awful lot about Stan Musial, with side tracks into the 'lost homer', Nate Colbert, Alex Johnso...
S1E18: Sluggers of the 1940s, Part 3
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More tales and numbers about Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams and the sluggers of the 1940s, but also- sidetracks into Joe Wilhoit and the longest hittin...
S1E17: Sluggers of the 1940s, Part 2
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Picking up where we left off last time, we get into a couple of DiMaggio brothers this week, and talk a bit about Ted Williams. There's also side trac...
S1E16: Sluggers of the 1940s
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we look at those mighty power hitters of the 1940s- prewar, postwar, and during the war- and talk about how slugging in that decade was differen...
S1E15: Shutout Percentage Leaders (Career)- Part 3
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since Indy went off on so many sidetrcks last week, we'll finish the list of those pitchers who threw shutouts in 10% or more of their career starts t...
S1E14: Shutout Percentage Leaders (Career)- Part 2
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well, we didn't nearly cover the whole list of those pitchers who threw shutouts in 10% of their career starts or more last time, so we're picking it ...
S1E13: Shutout Percentage Leaders (Career)
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A while ago we covered those pitchers through history who had the greatest percentage of their starts in a single season be complete game shutouts. We...
S1E12: Nolan Ryan and the 1973 American League Cy Young Award
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1973 was a watershed year for Major League Baseball- especially in the American League. This episode, Indy and Berns dive into the Cy Young voting tha...
S1E11: Higher Career Batting Average than Ty Cobb, Part Two
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is part two of two episodes about those heroes who, at the end of a baseball season at some point in their careers, had a higher career batting a...
S E1: Summer Schedule Announcement
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Because of the events in our lives this summer, we have changed our podcasting schedule a bit.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...
S1E10: Higher Career Batting Average than Ty Cobb, Part One
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are a bunch of players in major league history who, at the end of a season at some point in their careers, had higher career batting averages th...
S1E9: Shutout Percentage Leaders (Single Season)
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we look at those pitchers in baseball history who've had a season where 25% or more of their starts were shutouts. Also, the double no hit game...
S1E8: Breaking the Color Barrier Part 3
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue our breaking the color barrier trilogy and look at the other four African-Americans who debuted in the National and American Lea...
S1E7: Breaking the Color Barrier Part 2
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week I rambled for so long about the establishment of the color barrier in the 1880s that I didn't even get to Jackie Robinson Breaking it. Well...
S1E6: Breaking the Color Barrier Part 1
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The color barrier in baseball was broken by Jackie Robinson in 1947, but how did it come to be in the first place? Were there black players in the Maj...
S1E5: The 1886 World Series (yep, 1886)
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 1886 World Series featured the same teams as 1885- Chicago versus St. Louis. Just like 1885, which we covered in Episode 4, it was an exciting ser...
S1E4: The Origins of the Cubs-Cardinals Rivalry
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Rivalry between the Cubs and the Cardinals is the oldest one in Major League Baseball, which means the oldest one in professional sporting leagues...
S1E3: Sluggers of the 1930s
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It sure seems like there was a lot of slugging in the 1930s, but was there really? This week we take a deep look. Also, stuff about Hughie Jennings, R...
S1E2: The First Half of 1968
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
1968 was the 'Year of the Pitcher', but if you look at it in two halves- before and after th All-Star break, a new picture emerges. Also Chuck Klein,...
S1E1: Babe Ruth and Great Two Way Players from long ago
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look at the first half of Babe Ruth's career, but a little differently. Also: Bob Caruthers, Cy Seymour, and Hub Pruett Syndrome.See Priv...
Trailer
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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