Dylan Cease (Trading Card DB)

July 25, 2024: Padres’ Dylan Cease nears perfection again and no-hits Nationals

There is no better way to spend a midsummer afternoon than at…

October 2, 1966: Sandy Koufax’s last regular-season hurrah

  Sandy Koufax struck out 10 and beat the Phillies in…

September 11, 1966: Sandy Koufax throws his final career shutout to beat Astros

Sandy Koufax’s final shutout was the 40th of his career…
John Roseboro (Trading Card DB)

August 22, 1965: Marichal-Koufax duel gets ugly at Candlestick Park

“For a moment, Watts had spilled over to the National Pastime.”1 The…

April 14, 1964: Sandy Koufax stifles Cardinals in his only career Opening Day start

Sandy Koufax shut out the Cardinals in the only opening-day…

August 29, 1963: Sandy Koufax meets a milestone, wins 20th game of season

Sandy Koufax won at least 20 games three times in his…

Retrosheet announces Fall 2024 updates

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SABR Live Oral History Interview: Frank Viola

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Sandy Koufax (SABR-Rucker Archive)

October 2, 1965: On two days’ rest, Sandy Koufax sends Dodgers to World Series

Sandy Koufax won eight games for the Dodgers in September-October…

June 20, 1965: Sandy Koufax bests Warren Spahn, one-hits Mets

Sandy Koufax posted a career 57-15 won-loss record at Dodger…

May 17, 1965: Sandy Koufax strikes out 13 in an epic pitching duel at Astrodome

Sandy Koufax dominated the Astros for 10 innings, then…

May 25, 1961: Sandy Koufax outduels Bob Gibson in Dodgers’ 1-0 victory

On May 25, 1961, the same day President John F. Kennedy set…

June 24, 1955: Sandy Koufax makes his major-league debut for Brooklyn Dodgers

Ten weeks into his rookie season, Sandy Koufax finally…
SABR Day 2025

Save the date! SABR Day is February 1, 2025

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Sandy Koufax, edited by Marc Z. Aaron, Bill Nowlin, Glen Sparks
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: November 27, 2024

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Wednesday, November 27,…
Irvin Wilhelm (Carl J. Horner photo)

June 9, 1903: Pirates’ streak of 56 scoreless innings pitched snapped by Phillies

After they were thumped 10-2 by the New York Giants on June 1,…
Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

August 20, 1960: Ted Williams draws career walk 2,000, then hits two 3-run homers

His first time up on August 20, 1960, in the final season of…
Barney Lutz (Elmira Star-Gazette, July 12, 1966, via Newspapers.com)

July 11, 1966: Scout Barney Lutz’s lifetime in baseball ends at NY-Penn League game

Barney Lutz’s 30-year career as an outfielder, manager, and…
Sandy Alomar Sr. (Trading Card DB)

July 8, 1972: Red Sox narrowly miss going above .500 in 16-inning loss to Angels

To call the 1972 season unusual would be an understatement. It…
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