Baseball’s greatest streak ended on a cloudy spring afternoon…
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Baseballs were flying out of major-league ballparks in 1953.…
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The New York Mets and Kansas City Royals squared off for the…
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In late January of 1901, American League President Ban Johnson…
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New York City sports fans with a few dollars in their pockets…
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In seven seasons of futility, the New York Mets had never won…
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Returning home for the third game of the 2015 World Series after…
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For all intents and purposes, the ballgame did not figure into…
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The New York Yankees did their best to intimidate the umpires…
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In 1945, The Sporting News reckoned Eddie Mayo as “an excellent…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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Two early-season games at Braves Field on May 23, 1948, were…
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The weather turned unseasonably cold, rainy, and windy in Boston…
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Jackie Robinson’s debut at Braves Field was originally scheduled…
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Special events were scheduled throughout the senior circuit season…
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During his full-time playing days with the Boston Braves (1942-1950),…
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April 30, 1939: Lou Gehrig plays his final game with Yankees
August 30, 1953: Milwaukee Braves set National League home run record
October 31, 2015: Royals rally to beat Mets and take 3-1 lead in World Series
April 26, 1901: Baltimore Orioles win home opener in a new major league
August 11, 1943: Mickey, Rube, Harry the Hat, and Volo Song
September 12, 1969: Mets pitchers drive in all the runs in doubleheader sweep
October 30, 2015: Syndergaard, Mets stop Royals in Game Three
July 31, 1963: Indians smack four consecutive home runs off Paul Foytack
October 5, 1942: Cardinals clinch World Series on Kurowski’s ninth-inning clout
Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1944 stats
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This Week in SABR: April 28, 2017
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May 23, 1948: Boston Braves win two for Jimmy Fund
April 14, 1929: Sunday baseball in Boston for the first time
May 30, 1947: Braves’ Memorial Day sweep spoils Jackie Robinson’s Boston debut
June 2, 1951: The return of the Miracle Braves in Boston
June 30, 1951: Jury Box hero Tommy Holmes takes the helm for Braves