October 21, 1887: Sam Thompson’s triple trouble

Sam Thompson may have been the best hitter in baseball in 1887.…

July 14, 1887: The color line is drawn in baseball

On the morning of July 15, 1887, the New York Herald boldly titled…

October 17, 1971: Blass, Clemente lead Pirates to victory in World Series Game 7

It was the culmination of the 1971 baseball season. Game Seven…

September 24, 2011: Major League Baseball celebrates 200,000th game

Baseball records are often great fun to contemplate. They are…

May 2, 1887: The first African-American battery

Catchers have been prized from baseball’s beginning, as evidenced…

October 23, 1886: Curt Welch’s winning slide

After the 1885 season the two major-league pennant winners, the…

September 6, 1963: Major League Baseball celebrates 100,000th game

Much of the off-field enjoyment of baseball is connected to the…

Edgar Martinez

When many reflect on the 1990s Mariners, often the flashier stars…
Jersey Bakley (TRADING CARD DB)

Jersey Bakley

He was accused of gambling on baseball early in his playing career.…

Jack Clements

Despite his cumbersome 5’8½” and 204-pound physique and…

Harley Dillinger

The headline in the Cleveland Press read, “Scout Doyle is dispatched…

Tim Flood

Timothy Andrew Flood1 was an aggressive ballplayer, a scrappy…

John Malarkey

Slender and boyish-looking early in his early 20s, in later years…

Jouett Meekin

Born in New Albany, Indiana, on February 21, 1867, Jo Meekin…

This Week in SABR: January 9, 2015

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

August 27, 1957: Dick Drott’s meteoric rise and Don Newcombe’s sharp decline

On August 27, 1957, in a game of little interest and with no…

September 1, 1961: Skowron’s single launches Yankees on 13-game winning streak

The Setting The baseball world has been captivated this summer…

October 3, 1886: Matt Kilroy, strikeout king

In 1886 the pitcher’s box was made a foot deeper and the rule…

August 15, 1886: Guy Hecker: hitting pitcher

At a game on a pleasant afternoon at Eclipse Park in Louisville,…

July 21, 1886: “A Glorious Victory”: Cuban Giants beat the Red Stockings

Formed by Frank P. Thompson, headwaiter of the Argyle Hotel in…

September 29-October 3, 1885: White Stockings cap a pennant chase

The 1885 National League pennant race was a battle between two…

October 23-25, 1884: The first “World Series”

This chapter is not about a single game. Instead, it is about…

July 28, 1884: Old Hoss Radbourn: 59 or 60 victories?

Two remarkable pitchers powered Providence’s drive toward the…

October 4, 1969: Orioles win first-ever ALCS game

On October 4, 1969, nearly 40,000 fans filed into Memorial Stadium…
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