This article is the third and last in a series about the most…
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Had he achieved his dream of becoming New York mayor, Abe Stark…
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Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…
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The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Giants, 3-1, in…
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This article is #1 in a series of three about the Brooklyn clothier-turned-politician…
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At the start of the 1941 season, 20-year-old Stan Musial was…
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In the words of Stan Musial, “If I hadn’t come up to the…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, September 12,…
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 — SABR is pleased to announce the continuation…
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The 1945 Negro World Series, the final one before the desegregation…
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The 1945 East-West Game at Comiskey Park in Chicago was the 15th…
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The Brooklyn Dodgers’ relocation to Los Angeles was not yet…
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If the Philadelphia Phillies played their August 7, 1969, exhibition…
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Salary arbitration can drive a wedge between a player and team…
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All student and young professional members of SABR are invited…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, September 5,…
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With no one out, the bases loaded, and his team holding a four-run…
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It was probably no great surprise when the city of Flint, Michigan,…
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The Chicago Cubs opened 1982 with rookie Ryne Sandberg at third…
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Stark Contrast: Ballpark Signs Before and After Ebbets Field
Who Hit Abe Stark’s Iconic Sign at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn?
SABR Digital Library: Vinotinto Venezuela Béisbol, 1939–2024: 85 Years of Venezuelans in the Major Leagues
July 21, 1943: Stan Musial records his first career 5-hit game
Abe Stark
September 21, 1941: Stan Musial enjoys one of his ‘finest days’ in Cardinals call-up
May 1, 1942: Stan Musial records his first career multi-homer game for Cardinals
This Week in SABR: September 12, 2025
Subscribe to the Fall 2025 print edition of the SABR Baseball Research Journal
Tommy Cahill
Jim McGinley
SABR and Deborah Marshall to honor student biomechanics research with award recognition
September 13-20, 1945: Cleveland Buckeyes sweep Homestead Grays to win Negro League World Series
July 29, 1945: West offense lights up Comiskey Park to break deadlock in Negro League all-star series
September 22, 1957: Don Drysdale defeats Robin Roberts in Dodgers’ next-to-last game at Ebbets Field; Jim Gentile belts first home run
August 7, 1969: Awash in drama, Phillies punt exhibition against farm team in Reading
June 5, 1995: Big Unit baffles Birdland bats, Buhner bashes Big Ben
Announcing finalists for 2025 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award
Join us on October 20 for a special SABR Scholar Session for students and young professionals with Josh Kalk and Josh Ruffin
This Week in SABR: September 5, 2025
Scott Brosius (2025)
May 23, 1901: Chicago’s Clark Griffith intentionally walks Philadelphia’s Nap Lajoie with bases loaded to help preserve victory
September 5, 1951: Two paying fans watch minor league pitchers’ duel between Grand Rapids, Flint
April 23, 1982: Rookie Ryne Sandberg records first two homers as Cubs drop slugfest to Pirates