The close bond between baseball players and their gloves is well-documented.…
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Perhaps no team in St. Louis Cardinals franchise history was…
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Things came together nicely for right-handed pitcher Josh Beckett…
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The 1963 baseball season was underway. On April 8 the Washington…
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Perhaps the greatest creative prompt in late 20th-century baseball…
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The New York Mets took the field at Minute Maid Park against…
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In the spring of 1953, 28-year-old catcher Johnny Bucha (pronounced…
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SABR's Board of Directors has approved the formation of a new…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, September 11,…
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The 1967 season remains a magic year in Boston baseball history.…
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“This was a mess of a ballgame” wrote one Boston-area sportswriter,…
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 — All SABR members exclusively receive the…
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SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 — Throughout the 2026 season, SABR members…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, September 4,…
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May 6, 1937: After the glove has gone: Minor-league Orioles lose mitts, game in Toronto
October 28, 2011: David Freese named World Series MVP as Cardinals win 11th championship
September 21, 2007: Boston’s Josh Beckett books his 20th win of the season
April 11, 1963: Tom Cheney’s one-hitter, Don Leppert’s three home runs lead Senators over Red Sox
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How We Played the Game: Baseball at Manzanar, 1942–1945
September 3, 2006: Four pitchers combine for Mets’ 29th one-hitter in loss to Oswalt, Astros
July 5, 1953: Tigers catcher Johnny Bucha hits, and gets hit, in victory over Browns
SABR welcomes new Jewish Baseball research committee
This Week in SABR: September 11, 2026
June 14, 1967: Houston homer ends Boston College’s ‘dream’ at the College World Series
July 6, 1989: Vancouver Canadians stage wildcat strike over missing paychecks
September 11, 2007: Championship-bound Red Sox rebound from 7-run deficit to a 16-10 win over Devil Rays
Subscribe to the Fall 2026 print edition of the SABR Baseball Research Journal
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Join us on September 16 for SABR All-Time Eras Teams webinar on Free Agency Era
This Week in SABR: September 4, 2026
June 13, 1969: Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs lose in return to fire-wracked ballpark