After 99 years, the major leagues ended the 1969 regular season…
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The history of Rickwood Field is a story worth telling and…
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Looking back on it now, it was something akin to a 1972 moviegoer…
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The misery that was the 1986 National League East pennant race…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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The baseball fortunes of hard-throwing right-hander Frank Pfeffer…
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In the early 1950s, the Boston Red Sox had two left-handed pitchers…
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Left-hander Dean Stone spent parts of eight seasons in the major…
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If the last word on the 1986 World Series was “unforgettable,”…
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For every great World Series pitcher’s duel, there are a dozen…
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“I can’t say enough about it, or savor it enough,” said…
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Bob Ojeda had no love lost for the Boston Red Sox, and the feeling…
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October 4, 1969: Mets and Braves play first NL Championship Series game
Pat Murphy
Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC)
Rickwood Field (Birmingham)
Baseball’s 19th Century Winter Meetings: 1857-1900
Baseball’s Business: The Winter Meetings: 1958-2016
Baseball’s Business: The Winter Meetings: 1901-1957
September 4, 1986: Mets, Red Sox play charity game in World Series preview
April 30, 1986: Mets extend winning streak to 11 despite Gooden’s ‘worst game’
May 27, 1986: Darling whiffs 12 as Mets brawl with Dodgers
July 11, 1986: Mets brawl, bash Braves behind Gary Carter’s two homers
September 28, 1986: Strawberry delivers with 11th-inning homer to beat Bucs
This Week in SABR: December 23, 2016
Paul Dade
Pat Hynes
Moose Morton
Mike Mussina
Big Jeff Pfeffer
Bob Smith
Dean Stone
October 18, 1986: Red Sox win World Series opener in wintry weather
October 19, 1986: Clemens-Gooden duel falls flat as Red Sox win Game Two
September 17, 1986: Gooden, Magadan lead Mets to first division title in 13 years
October 21, 1986: Rested Mets win Game Three behind Bob Ojeda