Sam McDowell (Trading Card Database)

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…
Hubbell Carl 1498-68WTzc_FL_NBL

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

Add a Family-friendly baseball book to your collection with the…

Myles Thomas

Myles Thomas was the winning pitcher in seven of the New York…
Baseball Research Journal, Fall 2016

This Week in SABR: October 21, 2016

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August 25, 1975: The missing 11th inning, as Cardinals-Astros ends in a tie

Bill Virdon became a man of leisure on August 1, 1975, when he…

September 30, 1971: Giants clinch the NL West on the last day of the season

As play began on the final day of the 1971 regular season, the…

October 11, 2009: Twins bid farewell to the Metrodome

For nearly 30 years Minnesota baseball fans had a conflicted…
Billy Goodman

June 18, 1961: Goodman, Fox win it for White Sox in 9th with unlikely homers

Two of the least likely home-run hitters both struck in the ninth…

This Week in SABR: October 14, 2016

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April 29, 1896: Brooklyn Bridegrooms bungle home opener

“Wot! Youse didn’t see de Brooklyns dumped? ... Dere eyes…
Sam Jethroe (Trading Card DB)

Sam Jethroe

Sam Jethroe was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1950,…

Al Benton

"Al Benton, 45, once the relief pitching ace of the Tigers, now…

Emmet Heidrick

At the turn of the 20th century, Emmet Heidrick was one of the…

Tim McGinley

Tim McGinley was Boston’s Opening Day catcher in the first…

Casey Wise

When the 1959 Milwaukee Braves shuffled eight second basemen…

This Week in SABR: October 7, 2016

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