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SABR 52: Trivia Contest to feature new themes, Immaculate Feud competition

July 15, 2024

JULY 15, 2024 — At SABR 52 this summer in Minnesota, the Trivia…

This Week in SABR: July 12, 2024

July 12, 2024

Welcome to “This Week in SABR" on Friday, July 12, 2024.…

July 6, 1889: Columbus starts lefties at second base, third base, and shortstop in loss to St. Louis

July 10, 2024

Ever since the convention of running the bases counterclockwise…

August 9, 1949: Ted Williams hits 250th home run; Dom DiMaggio’s 34-game hitting streak halted by brother Joe

July 10, 2024

This was a year in which every game between the New York Yankees…

September 25, 1966: Ken Holtzman, Sandy Koufax meet on the mound just once for the ages

July 10, 2024

It was a sunny afternoon on the North Side of Chicago with seasonal…

July 15, 1973: After long delay, Red Sox beat Rangers at rain-deluged Fenway

July 10, 2024

When the visiting Texas Rangers lost a rain-shortened and much-delayed…

July 30, 1982: Blue Jays fans finally taste ballpark beer as Toronto tops Detroit

July 10, 2024

When the 1982 season began, beer was sold at 25 of the 26 big-league…

July 15, 2005: Mike Stanton’s walk-off balk sinks the Nationals in Milwaukee

July 10, 2024

Fans in the US capital were thrilled when Major League Baseball…

SABR 52 Photo Booth baseball card, modeled by TC Bear

SABR 52: Find Your Twin Baseball Card Match Game

July 8, 2024

JULY 8, 2024 — Attendees at SABR 52 will find a special surprise…

Algie McBride

July 7, 2024

Outfielder Algie McBride is not a household name today. Yet at…

Andy Piercy

July 7, 2024

When Andy Piercy reported for duty with the vaunted Chicago White…

This Week in SABR: July 5, 2024

July 5, 2024

Welcome to “This Week in SABR" on Friday, July 5, 2024. Click…

Single-day registration is now available for SABR 52 in Minneapolis

July 5, 2024

JULY 5, 2024 — Single-day registration for SABR 52 is now available…

Baseball America’s Ultimate Draft Book, by Allan Simpson

Allan Simpson’s Baseball America’s Ultimate Draft Book available in special e-book edition

July 3, 2024

Allan Simpson, founding editor of Baseball America, has made…

SABR Member Benefit Spotlight: What to Expect at SABR 52 in Minneapolis

July 3, 2024

JULY 3, 2024 — As a SABR member, you have vast resources and…

July 10, 1945: Red Sox beat Braves in Boston’s ‘All-Star Replacement Game’ in 1945

July 2, 2024

Fenway Park in Boston was supposed to host the 1945 All-Star…

July 5, 1961: 700 nuns but only 2 runs equal loss for Red Sox

July 2, 2024

On January 20, 1961, nearly a million people in Washington, D.C.,1…

July 4, 1984: Jim Rice’s walk-off grand slam in 10th beats Athletics

July 2, 2024

It was quite a game for a holiday – or any day. It was quite…

May 15, 1989: Brewers’ Terry Francona pitches perfect inning of relief in blowout loss to A’s

July 2, 2024

Terry Francona’s 1989 season was mostly forgettable. The left-handed…

September 24, 2010: Reds’ Aroldis Chapman tops 105 mph for fastest pitch ever recorded

July 2, 2024

Between 2008, when PitchF/X systems began measuring pitch speeds…

April 8, 2022: Rachel Balkovec guides Tampa Tarpons to win as first woman to manage affiliated minor-league team

July 2, 2024

Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, in Lakeland, Florida,…

Orlando Cepeda with the San Francisco Giants, in a photo from Sport Magazine in July 1966. (SABR-Rucker Archive)

In Memoriam: Orlando Cepeda

July 1, 2024

When Orlando Cepeda stood on the podium in Cooperstown, New…

Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth, edited by Bill Nowlin and Glen Sparks

SABR Digital Library: Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth

July 1, 2024

Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…

Call for papers: 2025 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference

July 1, 2024

All SABR members are invited and encouraged to submit a Research…

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SABR Analytics Conference

SABR 52: Trivia Contest to feature new themes, Immaculate Feud competition

This Week in SABR: July 12, 2024

July 6, 1889: Columbus starts lefties at second base, third base, and shortstop in loss to St. Louis

August 9, 1949: Ted Williams hits 250th home run; Dom DiMaggio’s 34-game hitting streak halted by brother Joe

September 25, 1966: Ken Holtzman, Sandy Koufax meet on the mound just once for the ages

July 15, 1973: After long delay, Red Sox beat Rangers at rain-deluged Fenway

July 30, 1982: Blue Jays fans finally taste ballpark beer as Toronto tops Detroit

July 15, 2005: Mike Stanton’s walk-off balk sinks the Nationals in Milwaukee

SABR 52: Find Your Twin Baseball Card Match Game

Algie McBride

Andy Piercy

This Week in SABR: July 5, 2024

Single-day registration is now available for SABR 52 in Minneapolis

Allan Simpson’s Baseball America’s Ultimate Draft Book available in special e-book edition

SABR Member Benefit Spotlight: What to Expect at SABR 52 in Minneapolis

July 10, 1945: Red Sox beat Braves in Boston’s ‘All-Star Replacement Game’ in 1945

July 5, 1961: 700 nuns but only 2 runs equal loss for Red Sox

July 4, 1984: Jim Rice’s walk-off grand slam in 10th beats Athletics

May 15, 1989: Brewers’ Terry Francona pitches perfect inning of relief in blowout loss to A’s

September 24, 2010: Reds’ Aroldis Chapman tops 105 mph for fastest pitch ever recorded

April 8, 2022: Rachel Balkovec guides Tampa Tarpons to win as first woman to manage affiliated minor-league team

In Memoriam: Orlando Cepeda

SABR Digital Library: Dodger Stadium: Blue Heaven on Earth

Call for papers: 2025 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference

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