November 1, 1870: The birth of the National Association

Modern sports fans take for granted that a champion will be crowned…

July 23, 1870: The first ‘Chicago’ game

1870 New York Mutuals. Back row: Candy Nelson, Phonney Martin,…

June 14, 1870: The Atlantic Storm: Red Stockings suffer first defeat

A July 2, 1870 Harpers Weekly illustration of the game. “Friend…

September 3, 1869: Inter-racial baseball in Philadelphia

Frederick Douglass said no city was more prejudiced against colored…

August 26, 1869: Cincinnati Red Stockings: Unbeaten, But Tied

By August 1869 the Cincinnati Red Stockings had become the top…

June 15, 1869: A cunning play saves Cincinnati’s streak

Tuesday dawned gray and damp in New York City. But the sun broke…

Joe Connolly

He was known by some as "Coaster Joe," and most of his professional…

Harry Harper

“Harry Harper Scored in Pitching, Politics” ran the New York…

Jim Johnstone

Jim Johnstone was an interesting person, to say the least. He…

Rebel Oakes

“Now Ol’ Rebel Oakes come up from the South With some tan…

Pinky Pittenger

Pinky Pittenger was a backup infielder who played for three major-league…

Boots Poffenberger

He pitched only 267⅓ innings in parts of three major league…

October 20, 2004: Cardinals extend NLCS on Edmonds’ homer in Game 6

The 2004 regular season ended with the St. Louis Cardinals winning…

Steve Zabriskie

“The inevitable has become reality.” With those words,…

Alex Gordon, Yadier Molina win 2014 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards, presented by SABR

NEW YORK - November 7, 2014 - Rawlings Sporting Goods Company,…

This Week in SABR: November 7, 2014

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June 26, 1970: Frank Robinson’s back-to-back grand slams

Before a paid attendance of only 13,194 fans, the Baltimore Orioles…

Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1926 Eastern Colored League stats

We're pleased to pass along this update from SABR member Gary…

This Week in SABR: October 31, 2014

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Bill Lelivelt

On August 2, 1912, Harry Niles of the Toledo Mud Hens led off…

Ernie Neitzke

Over the years, the Boston Red Sox have featured a number of…

This Week in SABR: October 24, 2014

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