September 28, 1986: Strawberry delivers with 11th-inning homer to beat Bucs

The misery that was the 1986 National League East pennant race…

This Week in SABR: December 23, 2016

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Paul Dade

The first of two players in franchise history to wear double-zero…

Pat Hynes

With the dog days of August 1904 having descended on St. Louis…

Moose Morton

Guy “Moose” Morton Jr. made his major-league debut with the…

Mike Mussina

Mike Mussina pitched consistently well over 18 big-league seasons…

Big Jeff Pfeffer

The baseball fortunes of hard-throwing right-hander Frank Pfeffer…

Bob Smith

In the early 1950s, the Boston Red Sox had two left-handed pitchers…

Dean Stone

Left-hander Dean Stone spent parts of eight seasons in the major…

October 18, 1986: Red Sox win World Series opener in wintry weather

If the last word on the 1986 World Series was “unforgettable,”…

October 19, 1986: Clemens-Gooden duel falls flat as Red Sox win Game Two

For every great World Series pitcher’s duel, there are a dozen…

October 21, 1986: Rested Mets win Game Three behind Bob Ojeda

Bob Ojeda had no love lost for the Boston Red Sox, and the feeling…

August 13, 1916: Braggo Roth walks off with inside-the-park home run

On July 23, 1916, the St. Louis Browns defeated the Cleveland…

January 1, 1914: Giants beat White Sox as World Tour visits Australia

“‘Why,’ said an American after the match, ‘your crowd…

October 11, 1969: Cuellar, Orioles beat Mets in World Series opener

Events in 1969 changed the way people everywhere perceived the…

July 1, 1920: The Big Train no-hits the Red Sox

Since he became a workhorse pitcher in 1908, Walter Johnson had…

This Week in SABR: December 16, 2016

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Jerry Denny

Baseball fans are notorious for their propensity to argue long…

Jim French

Jim French was a backup catcher for the Washington Senators whose…
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Jeff Kent

Say the name Jeff Kent to a baseball fan and you’ll get a variety…

Tim Wakefield

Unfortunately, Tim Wakefield just ran out of time. The knuckleballer…
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