Entering their May 20 doubleheader with the Pittsburgh Pirates,…
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With four home runs, 11 extra-base hits, and an argument that…
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The St. Louis Cardinals’ chances of making the 2011 postseason…
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Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…
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MAY 26, 2025 — All baseball fans are invited to celebrate…
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On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, SABR brought together a group of…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, May 23, 2025.…
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As the tying run was about to cross the plate on New York Giants…
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The Philadelphia Phillies were 4-9 when manager Nick Leyva was…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1991-Ready-Randy-TCDB.jpg350248wpadmin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngwpadmin2025-05-22 10:58:392025-05-22 10:58:39April 28, 1991: Randy Ready opts for assisted triple play; Jason Grimsley gets first win of season for Phillies
The 2025 winners of the McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award,…
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In the summer of 1915, momentum carried the women’s suffrage…
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The Kansas City Star ran a headline on May 22, 1958, as the Boston…
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Jim Thome had been in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians…
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Entering the 2005 All-Star break, the Chicago White Sox held…
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On Sunday, August 21, 2005, as the New York Yankees (67-54) took…
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For much of the 2005 season, the White Sox cruised in the American…
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The last time the White Sox won a playoff series was also the…
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The White Sox stand for the National Anthem on the third-base…
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Chicago White Sox fans were hoping for a better outcome in…
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On July 1, 2005, Chicago White Sox starter José Contreras took…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ContrerasJose.jpg438350Yun Kai Guo/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngYun Kai Guo2025-05-19 23:13:332025-05-15 23:17:33October 16, 2005: José Contreras fires Chicago’s fourth straight complete game to send White Sox to World Series
Tony Lloyd
Jerry Nops
Marino Pieretti
May 20, 1951: Robin Roberts, Richie Ashburn lead Phillies to doubleheader sweep of Pirates
May 27, 1955: Norm Zauchin drives in 10 runs as Red Sox beat Nationals, 16-0
June 3, 1955: At age 18, Brooks Robinson makes professional baseball debut at second base
October 27, 2011: David Freese’s game-tying triple, walk-off home run keep Cardinals alive in Game 6
SABR Digital Library: Stan Musial
Join SABR’s Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter on May 31 for a vintage ballgame to celebrate 150 years of baseball
Watch a video replay of SABR webinar on Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and the Baseball Hall of Fame
This Week in SABR: May 23, 2025
July 27, 1907: Larry McLean’s arm, bat propel Reds over Giants
April 28, 1991: Randy Ready opts for assisted triple play; Jason Grimsley gets first win of season for Phillies
Mark Armour, Richard J. Puerzer win 2025 McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Awards
July 7, 1915: Gavy Cravath, Al Demaree help Phillies salvage Suffrage Day split with Giants
May 22, 1958: Ted Williams’s 16th career grand slam helps him bust out of a slump in Kansas City
October 4, 1991: Jim Thome’s first career home run pushes Cleveland past Yankees
July 17, 2005: Jon Garland’s dominant pitching completes White Sox sweep over Cleveland
August 21, 2005: White Sox sting Yankees’ Randy Johnson with four homers in the fourth inning
September 23, 2005: José Contreras throws his first complete game to stop White Sox skid
October 7, 2005: White Sox complete AL Division Series sweep of Red Sox
October 11, 2005: Exhausted Angels outlast White Sox in Game 1 of ALCS
October 12, 2005: A.J. Pierzynski’s heads-up baserunning leads to Joe Crede’s game-winning hit to even ALCS
October 16, 2005: José Contreras fires Chicago’s fourth straight complete game to send White Sox to World Series