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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May 3, 1936: Satchel Paige and the Pittsburgh Crawfords visit Zanesville, Ohio

The Zanesville (Ohio) Greys were a Class C minor-league baseball…

Jewel Ens

The baseball lifer has been around almost as long as the professional…

Wayne Twitchell

The third player selected in the June 1966 amateur draft, Wayne…

Herb Welch

Herb Welch played in almost 1,000 games in the minor leagues,…

October 10, 1945: Newhouser leads Tigers to Game 7 victory

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers in the 1907 and…

October 7, 1867: Candy Cummings debuts the curve

One of the oldest, most venerable weapons in the pitcher’s…

October 3, 1867: “The First Colored Baseball Championship”

"Championship” is often a fluid concept when applied to 19th-century…

July 25, 1867: The most important game in baseball history?

After the famous tour of the Brooklyn Excelsiors in 1860, which…

October 10, 1964: Mickey Mantle’s record World Series home run wins it in 9th

The World Series is baseball’s Big Stage. Of necessity, a…

April 16, 1984: Dave Kingman hits three home runs for A’s

After 11 straight games at home to start the 1984 season, the…

October 1866: A return on their investment

The Brooklyn vs. New York All-Star series held in Flushing during…

July 16, 1866: Lipman Pike’s home run record

On July 16, 1866, the Athletics of Philadelphia played a ballgame…

September 28, 1865: The first fixed baseball game

The crowd at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, assembled…
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