This Week in SABR: February 12, 2016

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August 29, 1948: Jackie Robinson hits for reverse natural cycle vs. Cardinals

On August 29, 1948, before a season record crowd of 33,826 at…

Fred Bruckbauer

Eddie Lopat rightly earned the nickname the Junkman. The All-Star…

Billy George

Late-1880s pitcher Billy George was a flame-throwing but incurably…

Terry Moore

Teammates remembered his hands — “bear claws for hands,”…

Cal Neeman

In 1957 The Sporting News selected Philadelphia Phillies pitcher…

Vern Olsen

Debuting as a September call-up for the Chicago Cubs in 1939,…

Eddie Pellagrini

In 1941, the book on 23-year-old Eddie Pellagrini was as a "good…

Ken Ryan

During his 15-year career in professional baseball with four…

Frank Wickware

“Cannon Ball Redding and others of days gone by had plenty…

Sandy Koufax

“Mystique” is a word often linked with Sandy Koufax. He…

Larry Corcoran

“Flint and Corcoran had funny signals for changes of curves,”…

David Cone

"I like to think of the world’s greatest athlete coming up…

This Week in SABR: February 5, 2016

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July 15, 1960: ‘Fielding genius’ Brooks Robinson hits for cycle

Brooks Robinson, the Baltimore Orioles’ Hall of Fame/Gold Glove…

Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1925 season

We are pleased to pass on this update from SABR member Gary Ashwill…
Dave Concepción (Trading Card Database)

Dave Concepción

It’s called the fall classic, and the 1975 World Series was…

Tony Armas

In the 2015 season, Miguel Cabrera surpassed Andres Galarraga…

The Hernandez Brothers: Livan and Orlando

"I know what everyone knows: Cuba is the worst place on the globe…

John Romano

In retirement, former major leaguer Johnny Romano took up flying…

Bubba Phillips

Noted for his versatility, John Melvin “Bubba” Phillips started…

Gary Peters

He took a long time to find his place in the major leagues. After…
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