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This Week in SABR: July 3, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Thursday, July 3, 2025.…
Chris Young of the Texas Rangers speaks at SABR 53 on June 26, 2025, in Irving, Texas.

SABR 53: Listen to highlights from Chris Young’s Welcome Remarks

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, Chris Young of the Texas Rangers…
Bruce Bochy accepts the Roland Hemond Award at SABR 53 on June 26, 2025, in Irving, Texas.

SABR 53: Listen to highlights from Bruce Bochy’s Roland Hemond Award presentation

On June 26, 2025, Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was honored…
Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

July 5, 1940: Ted Williams gets a grip and homers to beat the Nationals

Bucky Harris’s Washington Nationals had swept a Fourth of July…
Tito Francona (Trading Card Database)

July 9, 1952: York White Roses shock St. Louis Browns in rainy exhibition game

When Pat Gosney shipped off for US Army duty in the summer of…
Bob Gibson (Trading Card DB)

July 8, 1975: Giants hit Bob Gibson hard in final start of his career

The career of the greatest pitcher in St. Louis Cardinals history…
Chad Cordero (Trading Card Database)

June 12, 2005: Nationals edge Mariners 3-2 for 10-game winning streak

“What followed that year [2005] – after the new Nats brought…
Anthony Rendon (Trading Card Database)

August 21, 2014: Nationals walk off Diamondbacks to extend winning streak to 10 games

walk-off 1. adj. Said of a game-ending event, such as a “walk-off…

Tyrone Brooks appointed to SABR Board of Directors

JUNE 30, 2025 — The SABR Board of Directors has appointed Tyrone…
Tim Newby presents at the 2025 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York (Photo: Dixie Tourangeau)

Call for papers: 2026 SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Base Ball Conference

All SABR members are invited and encouraged to submit a Research…
Anson Whaley, 2025 SABR Jefferson Burdick Award recipient

Anson Whaley selected as winner of 2025 SABR Jefferson Burdick Award

Anson Whaley was selected as the winner of the 2025 Jefferson…
SABR 53 trivia champion Mark Simon, left, and emcee Dan Massey on June 28, 2025, in Irving, Texas.
Jason Schwartz was honored with the 2025 Doug Pappas Award for top oral research presentation at SABR 53 in Texas on June 28, 2025.

SABR 53: Jason A. Schwartz, Ebenezer Olubayode win 2025 convention presentation awards

Jason A. Schwartz has won the 2025 Doug Pappas Award for the…
Tom Hufford, SABR's last living founding member, was honored with the 2025 Bob Davids Award. He is flanked by SABR Board President Dan Evans, left, and CEO Scott Bush, right.

Tom Hufford selected as 2025 Bob Davids Award winner

Tom Hufford, one of SABR’s original founding members, was…

SABR chapters honored for exceptional performance in 2024-25

JUNE 28, 2025 — At the SABR 53 Closing Ceremonies in Texas,…
Dave Parker (SABR-Rucker Archive)

In Memoriam: Dave Parker

JUNE 28, 2025 — Dave Parker was one of the best players in…
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This Week in SABR: June 27, 2025

Live from SABR 53 in Texas, welcome to “This Week in SABR”…
Al Reach (SABR-Rucker Archive)

SABR 53: Al Reach selected as SABR’s Overlooked 19th Century Base Ball Legend of 2025

JUNE 27, 2025 — Alfred James "Al" Reach has been selected as…
Connor Bagnieksi (Ogden Raptors)

Connor Bagnieksi of Ogden Raptors hits four home runs in Pioneer League game

Connor Bagnieksi became the first player in Pioneer League history…
Tom Zocco is honored at the SABR 53 Welcome Reception for attending 50 consecutive SABR conventions from 1974 to 2025 on June 25, 2025, in Irving, Texas.

SABR 53: Tom Zocco honored for attending 50 consecutive SABR Conventions

Tom Zocco of Rocky Hill, Connecticut, was honored at the SABR…
From left, SABR Board President Dan Evans, SABR CEO Scott Bush, Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, and Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young on June 26, 2025, at SABR 53 in Irving, Texas.

Bruce Bochy honored with 2025 SABR Roland Hemond Award

JUNE 26, 2025 — Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was honored…
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