Hal Neubauer

“Handsome Hal, the Hoboken Hercules” – such was said to…

Buster Ross

The 1924 Red Sox were entering “doubleheader season” with…

Carl Stimson

Carl Stimson pitched four innings in the majors, two each in…

This Week in SABR: September 19, 2014

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April 18, 1960: Camilo Pascual sets Opening Day record with 15 strikeouts

In late December 1959, it was widely published that Washington…

July 27, 1975: Red Sox double whitewash Yankees in Guidry’s debut (Game 2)

With a six-hitter in which he walked just one, Roger Moret pitched…

July 27, 1975: Red Sox double whitewash Yankees at Shea (Game 1)

Rookie superstar Fred Lynn stole second base in the ninth inning…

May 6, 1998: Kerry Wood ties major league record with 20 strikeouts

One of the great things about baseball is that fans never know…

June 29, 2007: Astros win with walkoff homer on second straight night

As the Houston Astros prepared to face the Colorado Rockies on…

September 20, 2007: J.R. Towles leads Astros to 18-1 victory

In most seasons in the first decade of the 21st century, a September…

Eddie Hohnhorst

In late season 1910, buoyed by an impressive batting performance…

Andy Nelson

Swede Hollow was an immigrant settlement in Minnesota that squatted…

Boss Schmidt

“It’s a thankless job, this catching business,” sighed…

George Selkirk

Babe Ruth is considered by many, if not most, baseball fans,…

Manager Dick Williams

Dick Williams was regarded as one of baseball’s premier managers…

Charlie-O

There was actually method to the madness behind Charlie Finley’s…

This Week in SABR: September 12, 2014

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John Bender

John Bender

Between the two of them, the baseball-playing Bender brothers…

Ed Hanyzewski

Few players in baseball history have jumped directly to the major…

Hack Spencer

Fred Spencer, penner of passionate prose. In the summer of 1910,…

July 10, 1986: Red Sox-Angels game sets ‘new standards of the bizarre’

The 1986 season began with low expectations for Red Sox fans…

September 16, 1922: Whitey Witt knocked out in Yankees-Browns melee

On September 15, 1922, the New York Yankees lost to the Chicago…

Saul Davis

“Saul was a great man and one of my best friends. He was a…
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