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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October 3, 1942: Cardinals stun Yankees on Ernie White’s shutout

After the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Yankees 4-3 in…

March 22, 2014: Opening Day Down Under as Dodgers defeat Diamondbacks

In June of 2013, Major League Baseball announced that the Los…

July 14, 1970: Rose knocks down Fosse to complete NL’s comeback

It was July 14, 1970, in Cincinnati, where the 41st Major League…

July 9, 1972: Reese’s pinch grand slam leaves Twins short of victory

Rich Reese could deliver in the pinch. He had two important pinch-hit…

May 11, 1977: Braves owner Ted Turner takes reins as manager

Budding media mogul Ted Turner, who had obtained the rights to…

Ed Bailey

"I’m a damn good catcher, if I do have to say so myself,”…

Johnson Fry

A player whose major-league career lasts only one game is referred…

Ledell Titcomb

While he was hardly a late-nineteenth-century pitching standout,…

This Week in SABR: September 30, 2016

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August 3, 1969: Reese pinch-hit slam ends McNally’s streak

Rich Reese had a .322 batting average in 1969 for the Minnesota…

July 8, 1972: Yankees’ Bernie Allen does in former teammates

Bernie Allen was well-known in Minnesota, for bad and good reasons…

August 19, 1965: Dodgers win 15-inning slugfest at Candlestick Park

An ancient Chinese curse says, “May you live in interesting…
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