Walter Johnson (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

October 10, 1924: Big Train finally wins the biggest one of all

The 1924 World Series marked the fourth straight post-season…

October 7, 1935: Goslin’s single wins World Series

The Detroit Tigers had been to the World Series four times in…

June 11, 1937: Poffenberger gets best of Grove in debut

The Detroit Tigers found themselves on a nice little four-game…

September 28, 1938: Hartnett hits Homer in the Gloamin’

Pittsburgh manager Pie Traynor trudged back to the Belmont Hotel…

September 28, 1941: With .400 at stake, Williams decides to play

The Red Sox split a Sunday doubleheader with Connie Mack’s…

September 28, 1941: Teddy Ballgame finishes at .406

With their A’s once again mired in the American League cellar,…

This Week in SABR: July 18, 2014

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Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1935 Negro National League stats

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

May 25, 1935: Babe Ruth smashes three homers in final hurrah

The bedraggled Boston Braves were already in their familiar abode—the…

May 6, 1951: Chambers throws 1st Pirates’ no-hitter in 44 years

The 1951 National League season is usually remembered most for…

May 31, 1964: Baseball’s longest doubleheader

Clouds hung overhead as the first remnants of the crowd entered…

October 3, 1951: The Giants Win The Pennant!

On August 11, 1951, the second-place New York Giants trailed…

October 7, 1952: Billy Martin saves the Series

The 1952 World Series was the fourth straight for the New York…

June 23, 1956: Don Zimmer’s second beaning

The warmth of early summer welcomed the Ladies Day crowd of…

October 1, 1967: Red Sox complete ‘Impossible Dream’

Not since 1958 had the Boston Red Sox had a winning team, and…

April 27, 1968: Tom Phoebus throws Orioles’ 3rd no-hitter

Hometown boy makes good. This time-honored cliché certainly…
Denny McLain (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

September 14, 1968: Denny McLain’s 30th victory

Denny McLain began the morning the same as he always did. His…

October 7, 1968: Jose Feliciano lights Tigers’ fire

The St. Louis Cardinals could almost taste it. Up three games…

June 22, 1969: Len Boehmer’s first hit wins it for Yanks

Len Boehmer spent most of this Sunday afternoon in the New York…

August 4, 1974: Freisleben throws 13 shutout innings

It wasn’t your typical August day in San Diego. With temperatures…

September 28, 1975: Red Sox tune up for postseason

When the Red Sox season ended on September 28, 1975, Andy Merchant…

June 28, 1976: The Bird captivates the nation

Baseball fans throughout the country in 1976 had been hearing…

September 9, 1977: Whitaker and Trammell make their debut

When Detroit Tigers manager Ralph Houk wrote out the lineup card…
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