Joe Quinn

Joe Quinn’s 17 seasons between 1884 and 1901 marked the first…

October 14, 1908: Cubs win World Series for second year in a row

For the second season in a row, the Chicago Cubs claimed the…

May 15, 1973: ‘Just a matter of time’: Nolan Ryan’s first no-hitter

“I felt the pressure building on a no-hitter,” said Nolan…

This Week in SABR: September 2, 2016

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Ray Scarborough

Right-hander Ray Scarborough pitched for the Senators, White…

Carl Weilman

Tris Speaker of the world champion 1915 Boston Red Sox declared…

August 17, 1976: George Brett steals a win for Royals

The Kansas City Royals had developed from an expansion franchise…

June 5, 1989: Blue Jays play first game in SkyDome

When Ontario Premier David Peterson aimed a laser pointer upward…
Chuck Klein (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 22, 1930: Phillies finally beat Giants on Chuck Klein’s home run

The Philadelphia Phillies had lost all six games they had played…

July 8, 1912: Jimmy Lavender and Cubs halt Rube Marquard’s winning streak

Rube Marquard, a 25-year-old southpaw on the New York Giants,…

June 6, 1892: President Benjamin Harrison attends a major-league game

“I used to go to a game in Indianapolis once in a while, and…

This Week in SABR: August 26, 2016

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Chuck Essegian

The career of a professional baseball player is wrought with…

Horace Fogel

A manager remembered for trying to convert Christy Mathewson…

Billy Grabarkewitz

A master of the one-liner, Billy Grabarkewitz once claimed that…

Chet Laabs

It marked the pinnacle moment in Luke Sewell’s managerial career.…

August 25, 1922: Cubs and Phillies combine for 49 runs on 51 hits

From 1901 through the end of the 2015 major-league season, one…

September 16, 1915: Ty Cobb faces beanballs and a riotous mob in Boston

Through games of September 15, 1915, Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers…

May 7, 1921: Detroit Stars and Bacharach Giants hit the long ball

It was Saturday, May 7, 1921, the opening day of the Negro National…

May 12, 1909: Reds lefty Ed Karger is wild and unhittable

Cincinnati Reds manager Clark Griffith wanted to start pitcher…

This Week in SABR: August 19, 2016

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May 19, 1937: Carl Hubbell bests Dizzy Dean in ‘Battle of the Century’

The game of Wednesday, May 19, 1937, between the New York Giants…
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