This Week in SABR: February 3, 2017

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June 10, 1959: Rocky Colavito hits four consecutive home runs for Indians

“He was everything a ballplayer should be: dark, handsome eyes,…

June 27, 1933: Banjo Mangum pitches a shutout

When Leo Mangum took the mound on June 27, 1933, he was 37 years…

April 22, 1970: Mets’ Tom Seaver strikes out 19 Padres batters

The day started well for Tom Seaver on April 22, 1970. He received…

July 17, 1941: DiMaggio’s streak stopped at 56 by Cleveland’s stellar defense

On June 1, 1941, Joe DiMaggio hit a ball sharply toward third…

Tom Alston

Tom Alston tried to hit big-league pitching while hearing voices,…

George Altman

As the title of his 2013 autobiography showed, George Altman’s…

Nicholas Apollonio

As the fourth president of the Boston Base Ball Association,…

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

When the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Mets met in Game…
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