The Boston Red Sox started 1946 by winning their first five games,…
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Baseball has long been a numbers game. Early box scores tabulated…
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Each night followed the same routine. Carolina and Mark Murphy…
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JULY 7, 2026 — All SABR members are invited and encouraged…
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JULY 7, 2026 — SABR’s 54th annual convention is scheduled…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, July 3, 2026.
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JULY 2, 2026 — SABR is pleased to announce that the first…
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The Racine Belles, needing a win to tie the best-of-five All-American…
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Outfielder Manny Jiménez, a Dominican native who reached the…
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Only 6,298 fans were in the stands to watch Catfish Hunter pitch…
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Bill Almon became a No. 1 draft pick and a 15-season major-leaguer…
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In June 1996 the Louisiana State University Tigers refused to…
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In the early 1900s, Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood was…
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Oscar Joseph Levy—known throughout the baseball world as Oscar…
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SABR's Nineteenth Century Research Committee will host the…
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On Thursday, June 25, 2026, the SABR Field of Dreams Chapter…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, June 26, 2026.
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JUNE 25, 2026 — Throughout the 2026 season, SABR members…
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“‘I only hope that I can make as good a start in the opening…
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“Preacher came to Dodgers in a trade that sent Dixie Walker,…
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May 10, 1946: Red Sox extend longest winning streak in franchise history to 15 games
September 7, 1974: Radar clocks Nolan Ryan’s fastball at 100.8 mph in Angels’ win over White Sox
September 2, 2013: John Ryan Murphy records first major-league hit during Yankees’ rain-delayed win over White Sox
Call for papers: 2027 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference
SABR 54: Hear from Bob Kendrick of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
This Week in SABR: July 3, 2026
SABR Analytics Certification courses now available in Spanish language
September 13, 1948: Eleanor Callow’s clutch hits give Rockford Peaches commanding lead in Western Division finals
July 4, 1964: Manny Jiménez of A’s becomes first Dominican player with three-homer game in major leagues
November 15, 1964: At age 18, Catfish Hunter pitches no-hitter for first professional win
May 25, 1974: Bill Almon, Brown outlast Cornell’s Kirk Brink in Ivy League marathon
June 8, 1996: Warren Morris’s walk-off homer wins College World Series for Louisiana State
Bowen Field (Bluefield, VA)
Jeff Frye
Joe Hesketh
Dutch Jordan
Oscar Levis
Register now for 2026 SABR Northern New Jersey 19th Century Baseball Interdisciplinary Symposium
SABR Field of Dreams Iowa Chapter dedicates historical marker for Council Bluffs ballpark
Mike Pagliarulo (2026)
This Week in SABR: June 26, 2026
SABR All-Time Eras Team announced for Segregation Era (1920-1946)
May 8, 1946: Roy Campanella belts home run in Nashua Dodgers’ Opening Day loss to Lynn Red Sox
September 5, 1948: Dodgers’ Preacher Roe goes the distance in dramatic 12-inning win over the Giants