Willie Delahanty

Like Gummo Marx, Willie Delahanty is the forgotten member of…

Milt Gaston

Brother against brother? The brothers united as batterymates?…

Charlie Gould

The boy loved baseball. As a teenager he was the best baseball…

Lee Meadows

When 20-year-old right-hander Lee Meadows took the mound on April…

This Week in SABR: March 27, 2015

Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Here's what we've been up to…

April 19, 1900: A “Basket of Fresh Goose Eggs”

On April 19, 1900, hundreds of baseball fans gathered outside…

July 13, 1896: Ed Delahanty’s four-home run game

The Philadelphia Phillies had high hopes for the 1896 season.…

May 30, 1894: Four home runs for Bobby Lowe

Fans arriving for the second portion of the Boston Beaneaters’…

May 15, 1894: “It Was a Hot Game, Sure Enough!”

Nineteenth-century baseball often suffered game delays, suspensions,…

August 16, 1893: Bill Hawke’s no-hitter

In the early days of baseball, a multitude of changes occurred…

October 1892: The Split-Season Playoff

Major-league baseball faced a serious crisis in the early 1890s.…

July 24, 1914: Brooklyn Tip-Tops win on carom off pitcher’s leg

“Excellence may have many definitions, but Tip-Top Bread defines…

July 26, 1928: Hornsby’s Braves edge Cubs in 14 innings

The Chicago Cubs, managed by Joe McCarthy, were on a roll. They…

SABR Digital Library: Who’s on First: Replacement Players in World War II

Add a book about baseball's true "replacement players" to your…

This Week in SABR: March 20, 2015

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Mark Koenig

During the fourth game of the 1927 World Series, Pittsburgh hurler…

Marty Perez

Visalia, California, has long been a good baseball town. Located…

Crosley Field (Cincinnati)

Crosley Field was the “married” name of Cincinnati’s beloved…

Len Koenecke

Although his playing days were not without accomplishment, Brooklyn…

Bob Turley

Bob Turley was a rich businessman who once won a Cy Young Award…

Johnny Wyrostek

The elevator speech for Johnny Barney Wyrostek (pronounced Wy-ROSS-tek)…
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