August 6, 1953: Sandlock drives in decisive run in Pirates’ 4-3 win over Reds

Mike Sandlock was a batting, fielding and running star in a game…

May 26, 1945: Dodgers end losing streak behind Sandlock’s three hits

The Brooklyn Dodgers, who had won 11 in a row between May 5 and…

June 29, 1990: Oakland’s Dave Stewart hurls no-hitter in Toronto

After right-hander Dave Stewart suffered a tough loss to the…

This Week in SABR: July 8, 2016

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September 19, 1942: Mel Ott’s grand slam propels Giants to win over Braves

The year 1942 was a pivotal one in baseball. Concerns that the…

April 18, 1945: Phillies spoil Leo Durocher’s last game as player-manager

When Dodgers player-manager Leo Durocher had Frenchy Bordagaray…

April 17, 1945: Sandlock shines in Dodgers’ Opening Day victory over Phillies

Opening Day is for all intents and purposes a national holiday…

Doug Ault

On April 7, 1977, on a bitterly cold afternoon in Ontario, Canada,…

Tommy Helms

Baseball was in his blood. At a very early age Tommy Helms became…
Sam White (Battle Creek Enquirer, March 29, 1914)

Sam White

Samuel Lambeth “Sam” White, who played one game at catcher…

Don Brown

In life James Donaldson Brown’s journey took him from humble…

Max Surkont

In 1942 St. Louis Cardinals’ farm director Branch Rickey singled…

This Week in SABR: July 1, 2016

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Dick Littlefield

In nine years of major-league baseball, left-hander Dick Littlefield…

Bill Pierro

When Bill Pierro was rising through the Pittsburgh Pirates’…

Milt Welch

Catcher Milt Welch, who made a single appearance for the Detroit…

July 22, 1986: Mets win extra-inning slugfest with brawl and home run

Rodney Dangerfield is credited with saying, “I went to a fight…

September 20, 1969: Bob Moose throws a no-hitter against the Amazin’ Mets

A mood of nervous, anxious excitement permeated Shea Stadium…

August 14, 1971: Bob Gibson fires his first no-hitter for Cardinals

Bob Gibson thought he was running out of time. At 35 years of…
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