June 15, 1923: Lou Gehrig plays first game in Yankee pinstripes

The year 1923 was a special one for fans of the New York Yankees…

October 19, 2006: Cardinals beat Mets in Game 7 on Molina homer

It all came down to this one game to decide who would face the…
Pete Rose and Bud Harrelson fight during the 1973 NLCS (SABR-Rucker Archive)

October 8, 1973: Harrelson, Rose square off as Mets win Game 3 in NLCS

Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds and Bud Harrelson of the New …

Henry Schmidt

Among the newcomers on the Brooklyn Superbas roster for the 1903…

Vedder Sitton

Grantland Rice called it “The Greatest Game Ever Played in…

This Week in SABR: February 24, 2017

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April 8, 1975: Frank Robinson debuts as first black manager in major leagues

"It was a tremendous day for me, a day I’ll always remember,…

October 10, 1968: Lolich outduels Gibson in dramatic Game Seven victory

Game Seven of the 1968 World Series between the Detroit Tigers…

Ray Poat

On the morning of August 27, 1947, Baltimore Orioles manager…

Marius Russo

War was raging in Europe as the 1941 baseball season came to…

Charlie Babb

First on the field, then as trade fodder, Charlie Babb played…

Carlos Diaz

Just five lefty pitchers born and raised in Hawaii have made…

Leo Mangum

Look up Leo Mangum’s pitching record and you’ll find he won…

This Week in SABR: February 17, 2017

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Joe Lotz

Known as “Smokey Joe,” possibly after Boston’s accomplished…

Lindsey Nelson

“I’ve done football for fun,” Lindsey Nelson once said.…

Matt Young

Matt Young’s place in baseball history is secure.On April 12,…

Mike Witt

After the landmark Messersmith-McNally decision was handed down…

David Wells

You have to love a guy who takes the mound in the House That…
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