Johnny Welaj

In the 1970s, three decades after his four-year major-league…
The SABR Book of Umpires and Umpiring (2017)

SABR Digital Library: The SABR Book of Umpires and Umpiring

Make the right call and add this new baseball book from the SABR…

This Week in SABR: March 24, 2017

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June 5, 1907: Three-Finger Brown’s Cubs beat Mathewson’s Giants in duel of aces

The New York Giants and Chicago Cubs were “red-hot rivals for…

July 15, 1969: May Day: Lee May hits four home runs in doubleheader

There was bad blood between the second-place Atlanta Braves (51-39)…
Sal Maglie

June 26, 1952: Giants’ Sal Maglie stops Dodgers with three-hit shutout

The weather was stifling hot, and it was just the beginning of…

July 13, 1934: The Babe bashes 700th career home run

Babe Ruth spent 15 years of his 22-year major-league career with…

May 30, 1969: Clay Carroll’s only home run defeats Bob Gibson, Cardinals

Coming off their National League championship season of 1968,…

Marv Grissom

"When I was on the island of Tinian in the Marianas in '45, Johnny…

Lefty Hoerst

Frank “Lefty” Hoerst was one of Philadelphia’s best high-school…

Willis Hudlin

Winner of 158 major-league games, Willis Hudlin was a mainstay…

Hal Jeffcoat

When he took the mound on April 7, 1954, Chicago Cubs outfielder…

Jim King

Jim King started in left field for the San Francisco Giants in…

John Schuerholz

John Schuerholz spent 26 seasons as a big-league GM, winning…

This Week in SABR: March 17, 2017

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2017 SABR Analytics: MLB Advanced Media Statcast Panel

At the sixth annual SABR Analytics Conference on March 10, 2017,…

2017 SABR Analytics: Diversity in Baseball Panel

At the sixth annual SABR Analytics Conference on March 11, 2017,…

August 28, 1930: Cardinals edge Cubs in 20 innings as pennant race tightens

Opening a four-game series at Wrigley Field, the St. Louis Cardinals…

August 13, 1972: The Great Wallenda and Steve Carlton

I wonder who will be higher, Wallenda or Carlton?” — Montreal…
Walter Johnson (Trading Card DB)

May 12, 1926: Walter Johnson records 403rd career win

Twenty-four major-league pitchers have won 300 or more games…

Foghorn Bradley

Foghorn Bradley1 joined the Boston Red Stockings near the end…

Lou Knerr

Right-hander Lou Knerr (pronounced Nerr) debuted in 1945 when…

Billy Rhines

Using an effective submarine delivery, pitcher Billy Rhines won…
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