Catalina Island

In February 1919 the recently proclaimed principal owner of…

Irving Vaughan

In the summer of 1919, the year the Black Sox threw the World…

Ed Burns

Among a lifetime of lively anecdotes, perhaps none better evokes…

Margaret Donahue

Baseball fans and historians have doubtless wondered about the…

Walter Ball

Right-hander Walter Ball was one of the top pitchers in early…

Arlie Tarbert

Arlie Tarbert first made headlines in his native Cleveland as…

Julian Wera’s impostor

Early in the morning of September 13, 1948, an Oroville, California,…

April 23, 1999: Fernando Tatís hits two grand slams in one inning

The season was barely three weeks old. The visiting Cardinals…

This Week in SABR: January 2, 2015

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Frank Bushey

Fresh out of St. Mary's College in Kansas, right-handed pitcher…

Howard Fitzgerald

Major-league ball was an every-other-year thing for Howard Fitzgerald.…

Red Rollings

"Call me Red." That's apparently what William Russell Rollings…

John Wilson

Right-hander John Samuel Wilson worked parts of the 1927 season…

May 24, 1936: Tony Lazzeri’s two grand slams and 11 RBIs

Approximately 8,000 fans paid to enter Shibe Park on Sunday,…

July 10, 1932: Athletics outlast Indians in 18-inning slugfest

On July 10, 1932, the Philadelphia Athletics played the Cleveland…

June 27, 1958: Billy Pierce’s near-perfect game

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Fred Brown

Generations ago it would have been difficult to determine which…

Bob Elson

At age 25, Bob Elson had the ideal attributes to appeal to…

Billy Sunday

In the days before radio, Billy Sunday was the most successful…

April 14, 1910: Walter Johnson impresses President Taft on Opening Day

On Opening Day, April 14, 1910, more than 14,000 fans filled…
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