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

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

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)…

October 8, 1995: Mariners win ALDS on Edgar Martinez’s 11th-inning double

The 1994 players strike, which ended the season prematurely and…

June 13, 1935: Van Lingle Mungo and the Cinderella Man

Van Lingle Mungo was off to a better start than his team as the…

John Bateman

In 1970 sportswriter Ted Blackman quipped, “If John Bateman…

Vallie Eaves

Right-handed pitcher Vallie Eaves had an undistinguished major-league…

Jimmy Hart

Jimmy Hart played roughly half of one major-league season, that…

Merle Settlemire

The 1928 Red Sox, very anxious to work their way out of the American…

May 10, 1999: Nomar Garciaparra hits two grand slams, drives in 10 runs

On May 10, 1999, the possibilities of grand slams filled Fenway…
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