April 29, 2015: Orioles and White Sox play for normalcy in empty stadium

In the aftermath of a terrible citywide tragedy, the Baltimore…

May 21, 2005: Mr. Koo’s wild ride

Korean pitcher Dae-Sung Koo spent just 140 days in the majors,…

September 9, 1969: Black cat spooks Cubs and allows Mets to seize the day

During their first decade, the Mets were known more for their…

July 21, 1946: Ted Williams hits for the cycle in MVP season

On a pleasant summer Sunday at Fenway Park, before a packed crowd…

May 11, 1919: Hod Eller tosses first no-hitter at Crosley Field

Hod Eller displayed a “splendid exhibition of perfect hurling,”…

This Week in SABR: November 4, 2016

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October 27, 1986: Mets rally late to beat Red Sox in Game Seven

In the years that followed, it was simple to say that victory…

Russ Bauers

Northeastern Wisconsin’s growth followed on the heels of the…

George Bausewine

While professional baseball played a prominent role in the life…

Helen Dettweiler

Helen Dettweiler was “The Girl of Summer” in 1938 when she…

Jerry Kenney

Like many New York Yankees from their late 1960s and early 1970s…

Bob Milacki

Selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the second round of the…

This Week in SABR: October 28, 2016

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April 11, 1962: New York Mets open inaugural season with loss to Cardinals

A new day was dawning for New York baseball fans. After the Dodgers…

May 6, 1984: Cal Ripken Jr. breaks out of slump with cycle

Believe it or not, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr.…
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July 6, 1970: The game when Sam McDowell played second base for the Indians

Judging by the announced attendance of 11,950, those who pushed…

April 29, 1934: Sunday professional baseball comes to Pittsburgh

In 1794, the legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania…
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May 8, 1929: Carl Hubbell tosses no-hitter in 18th career start

Not yet known as “King Carl” or “Meal Ticket,” the New…

George Pechiney

In various ways, the life of right-handed pitcher George Pechiney…

Ken Retzer

Played out before the empty seats of Washington’s Griffith…

Jeff Stone

Few players have exited the major league stage with more unrealized…

Ellis Valentine

He was as natural a ballplayer as you would ever want to see.…

SABR Digital Library: When Pops Led the Family: The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates

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