Ron Jones

“It’s a shame … he would have been a helluva player if…

This Week in SABR: June 23, 2017

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July 6, 1938: Braves Field hosts an integrated baseball game

Bob Quinn owned the Boston Red Sox from 1923 into 1933. In 1936…

August 1, 1932: The Beards versus the Braves: House of David visits Boston

"You shall not round off the hair on your temples or mar the…

June 27, 1939: Darkness descends after 23 innings for Bees, Dodgers

The Boston Bees and the Brooklyn Dodgers raced the sun for 23…

September 21, 1938: Storm of the Century hits Boston’s Braves Field

“Peace in our time” dominated international headlines everywhere…

June 8, 2010: Stephen Strasburg strikes out 14 in MLB debut

For the Washington Nationals, the drama of the 2008 season came…

SABR Digital Library: Puerto Rico and Baseball

Celebrate la vida béisbol, and add this new baseball book from…

Homer Davidson

Homer Davidson had been a standout athlete on the diamond and…

Mike Gordon

In the late 1970s Mike Gordon played a dozen games as a catcher…

October 7, 1973: Matlack throws a gem as Mets even up NLCS

The New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds faced off in Game Two of…

October 6, 1973: Bench’s walkoff homer lifts Reds over Mets in Game 1

October had arrived. The New York Mets and the Cincinnati Reds…

Rip Hagerman

Serious major-league fans know that Jack Chesbro was the last…

Cliff Knox

Bud Knox played briefly with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the mid-1920s.…

Jack Sheridan

“There never was a better umpire in the history of the game…

This Week in SABR: June 16, 2017

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Gene Autry

Gene Autry was the kind of man who paid the bills for old friends…

SABR 47: How to Do Baseball Research

At SABR 47, stop by the How to Do Baseball Research table in…

August 29-30, 1967: Yankees, Red Sox play 40 innings in 24 hours

In 1967, although the New York Yankees were in the third season…

July 20, 1911: An old spitballer’s last stand

The Philadelphia Phillies were in first place by 1½ games when…
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Ted Bowsfield

Left-hander Ted Bowsfield spent seven seasons in the big leagues,…

Ox Eckhardt

Ox Eckhardt has the highest lifetime average in the minor leagues…

Walter “Red” Smith

Red Smith, a small, shy man with a commonplace name, was an uncommonly…
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