Owen Friend

Infielder Owen Friend played in parts of five major-league seasons,…

Cotton Knaupp

Cotton Knaupp played 1,555 games in the Southern Association,…

Joe Lake

A competent but colorless right-hander, Joe Lake had the misfortune…

Del Mason

The baseball epitaph for Deadball Era right-hander Del Mason…

Iván Rodríguez

Coming from the dirt fields of Puerto Rico to the heights of…

Lee Smith

With the game in the balance, Lee Smith would walk ever so slowly1…

This Week in SABR: January 27, 2017

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Ray Benge

James 5:11: “Behold, we count them happy which endure.” (KJV) From…

Lou Berberet

Lou Berberet was a very solid defensive catcher. With a fielding…

Ed Rakow

In June 1959, International League secretary and longtime baseball…

Willie Smith

Willie Smith is best remembered for his game-winning pinch-homer…

August 25, 1952: Virgil Trucks hurls his second no-hitter of the season

Virgil Trucks’s 1952 season has been described by Gregory H.…

June 18, 2000: Rockies’ Mike Lansing hits fastest cycle in MLB history

Mike Lansing placed himself in the record books before his Colorado…

September 16, 1979: Dave Cash hits walk-off grand slam for Expos

Montreal Expos fans were bursting with excitement in the summer…

October 15, 1969: Seaver’s pitching, Swoboda’s defense help Mets win Game 4

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August 10, 2009: Tulowitzki hits for cycle, drives in 7 runs for Rockies

Troy Tulowitzki collects rare event achievements. On August 10,…

Al Shaw

Alfred L. Shaw’s parents James and Annie (Beech) Shaw emigrated…

This Week in SABR: January 20, 2017

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Arizona Diamondbacks team ownership history

In the 21 years since Major League Baseball granted an expansion…

Aaron Cook

Sometimes, let’s say most of the time, knowing exactly what…

Freddy Sanchez

The American dream of being a well-known baseball player was…

Dewon Brazelton

If the 2009 movie The Blind Side, for which Sandra Bullock received…

Jim Mecir

Jim Mecir pitched professionally for 15 years, from 1991 to 2005,…
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