2025 Rawlings Platinum Glove Award winners: Fernando Tatis Jr. and Bobby Witt Jr.

Tatis, Witt win 2025 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards, presented by SABR

NOVEMBER 7, 2025 — Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.,…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: November 7, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, November 7, 2025.…
William Baker (SABR-Rucker Archive)

William Baker

A former New York City police commissioner thrust into the role…
Oscar Bielaski (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Oscar Bielaski

A member of the Washington Nationals, a short-lived 1872 National…
Fletcher Low during his playing days at Dartmouth (1913-1914), courtesy of the Rauner Special Collections Library at Dartmouth College.

Fletcher Low

Fletcher Low was a “cup of coffee” baseball player, appearing…
Rick Reuschel (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Rick Reuschel

“He has a brain in his arm.” – Syd Thrift1 That high baseball…
Coaker Triplett, Trading Card Database

Coaker Triplett

Coaker Triplett, a righty outfielder, was an outstanding hitter…
The SABR Bookshelf

The SABR Bookshelf: Fall 2025

Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes The SABR…
Walt Dubiel (Trading Card Database)

July 26, 1950: Frustrated Frisch fumes during Dubiel’s disaster

Outside of the sixth inning, Walter “Monk” Dubiel of the…
Bobby Shantz (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 30, 1952: Athletics ace Bobby Shantz stymies Yankees for 14 innings

by SEarly in the 1952 season, the Philadelphia Athletics were…
Class of 2026 Contemporary Baseball Era Hall of Fame candidates (clockwise from top-left): Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Carlos Delgado, Jeff Kent, Fernando Valenzuela, Gary Sheffield, Dale Murphy, Don Mattingly

Baseball Hall of Fame announces 2026 Contemporary Baseball Era ballot

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 — The National Baseball Hall of Fame and…

Save the date! SABR Day is January 31, 2026

Please mark your calendars for Saturday, January 31, 2026, when…
SABR Defensive Index

2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners announced

NOVEMBER 2, 2025 — Since 2013, the SABR Defensive Index™…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: October 31, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 31, 2025.…
Ben McDonald (Baltimore Orioles)

Negro Leagues statistics added to SABR Lahman Baseball Database

OCTOBER 30, 2025 — For the first time, players, teams, and…
Dickey Pearce (SABR-Rucker Archive)

August 17, 1868: Atlantics nip Mutuals in opening battle for coveted Gold Ball

On April 25, 1868, the New York Clipper, self-proclaimed “leading…
Bobby Murcer (Trading Card Database)

September 12, 1969: Yankees’ win over Red Sox lost in New York sports shuffle

“It was 4:03 p.m. when the bulletin from Associated Press clattered…
Matty Alou (Trading Card Database)

August 7, 1971: Matty Alou’s heads-up baserunning wins game for Cardinals

Matty Alou was the middle of three Dominican-born brothers who…
2012 San Francisco Giants win World Series (Trading Card Database)

October 28, 2012: Giants sweep Tigers for second World Series title in three years

Game Four of the 2012 World Series was about to begin with…
William Barbeau (Trading Card Database)

William Barbeau

One of the shortest men ever to play major-league baseball, one…
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