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

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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…

Sandy Alomar Jr.

Jacobs Field in Cleveland was the site for Major League Baseball’s…

Roberto Alomar

The son of a longtime major leaguer and the younger brother of…

Carlos Baerga

In just his third season in the major leagues, Carlos Baerga…

This Week in SABR: June 9, 2017

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Carson Bigbee

It was pouring rain at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh in the waning…

Billy Hoeft

Could one imagine a better prospect than young left-hander Billy…

Tom Satriano

In 1966, The Sporting News quipped that “Tom Satriano has more…

SABR Digital Library: The 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox

It's the 50th anniversary of the Impossible Dream, so add this…

April 11, 1925: Braves, Red Sox resume City Series in Boston

As Boston Herald sportswriter Burton Whitman saw the preseason…

May 24, 1919: Hank Gowdy Day at Braves Field

Welcoming back their popular soldier-catcher Hank Gowdy after…

September 21, 1952: Braves bid adieu to Boston in home finale

The last home game of the 1952 season at Braves Field was played…
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