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October 2, 1955: Duke Snider’s blasts move Dodgers to precipice of first title

May 13, 2024

Duke Snider, Clem Labine, Roy Campanella, and Gil Hodges…

October 1, 1955: Snider’s bat, glove propel Dodgers to tie World Series in Game 4

May 13, 2024

“It was not a tidy game, but an exciting one,” declared…

Johnny Podres (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

September 30, 1955: Podres, Dodgers narrow Yankees’ lead in Game 3

May 13, 2024

After “two days of aimless wandering,”1 the Dodgers returned…

June 30, 1955: George Shuba’s walk-off single wins it for Dodgers

May 13, 2024

The injury-plagued Dodgers played the Giants at Ebbets Field…

This Week in SABR: May 10, 2024

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June 1, 1955: Duke Snider smashes three homers in anticipated pitchers’ duel

May 9, 2024

Duke Snider, the Duke of Flatbush, had a phenomenal stretch,…

Don Newcombe (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

May 30, 1955: Don Newcombe blasts two homers and fires complete game for eighth straight win

May 9, 2024

The Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates were heading in…

April 21, 1955: Dodgers flex their dominance in record-setting victory

May 9, 2024

Few Flatbushers made the effort to attend the game on a cloudy,…

October 1, 1951: Thomson, Giants get best of Branca, Dodgers in NL playoff opener

May 9, 2024

At 9:30 on the evening of September 30, 1951, the New York…

June 19, 1952: Dodgers’ Carl Erskine tosses his first no-hitter

May 9, 2024

Walter O’Malley, president of the Dodgers, gives Carl Erskine…

September 27, 1952: Eddie Mathews becomes first NL rookie to hit 3 home runs in a game

May 9, 2024

The Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves were two teams headed…

2024 SABR Local Grant update: The Impact of the MLB Pitch Clock

May 8, 2024

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Virtual registration now available for 2024 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference

May 7, 2024

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May 11, 1904: Cy Young goes 15 innings for Boston in 1-0 win over Detroit

May 7, 2024

Cy Young pictured in 1903. (SABR-Rucker Archive) In…

May 5, 1935: Satchel Paige loses North Dakota’s semipro season opener

May 7, 2024

Given Satchel Paige’s reputation and talent, his assignment…

August 12, 1973: Veteran DHs Orlando Cepeda, Frank Robinson rake in temperamental Fenway slugfest

May 7, 2024

This dog day afternoon at Fenway Park was “a strange and sticky…

May 15, 1977: First-pitch flinger Alice Cooper welcomes Yankees to nightmare

May 7, 2024

On June 19, 1977, theatrical rock singer Alice Cooper played…

September 14, 1991: Cardinals’ defense overcomes Mets’ one-hit pitching in 2-1 win

May 7, 2024

The New York Mets arrived in St. Louis for a weekend series in…

September 23, 1952: Dodgers clinch National League pennant

May 6, 2024

Carl Furillo, Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, Pee Wee Reese,…

October 2, 1952: Yankees bash Dodgers behind Vic Raschi’s 3-hitter in Game 2

May 6, 2024

The 1952 World Series pitted the New York Yankees versus the…

October 6, 1952: Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra power Yankees in Game 6

May 6, 2024

For the first time in six World Series appearances, the Dodgers…

August 20, 1953: Dodgers clobber Giants to extend winning streak to 13 games

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Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella bashed NL pitchers in…

August 30, 1953: Brooklyn’s bats and Erskine’s arm subdue Muggsy’s insults

May 6, 2024

The Brooklyn Dodgers take batting practice in an empty Ebbets…

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October 2, 1955: Duke Snider’s blasts move Dodgers to precipice of first title

October 1, 1955: Snider’s bat, glove propel Dodgers to tie World Series in Game 4

September 30, 1955: Podres, Dodgers narrow Yankees’ lead in Game 3

June 30, 1955: George Shuba’s walk-off single wins it for Dodgers

This Week in SABR: May 10, 2024

Spring 2024 Baseball Research Journal

June 1, 1955: Duke Snider smashes three homers in anticipated pitchers’ duel

May 30, 1955: Don Newcombe blasts two homers and fires complete game for eighth straight win

April 21, 1955: Dodgers flex their dominance in record-setting victory

October 1, 1951: Thomson, Giants get best of Branca, Dodgers in NL playoff opener

June 19, 1952: Dodgers’ Carl Erskine tosses his first no-hitter

September 27, 1952: Eddie Mathews becomes first NL rookie to hit 3 home runs in a game

2024 SABR Local Grant update: The Impact of the MLB Pitch Clock

Virtual registration now available for 2024 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference

May 11, 1904: Cy Young goes 15 innings for Boston in 1-0 win over Detroit

May 5, 1935: Satchel Paige loses North Dakota’s semipro season opener

August 12, 1973: Veteran DHs Orlando Cepeda, Frank Robinson rake in temperamental Fenway slugfest

May 15, 1977: First-pitch flinger Alice Cooper welcomes Yankees to nightmare

September 14, 1991: Cardinals’ defense overcomes Mets’ one-hit pitching in 2-1 win

September 23, 1952: Dodgers clinch National League pennant

October 2, 1952: Yankees bash Dodgers behind Vic Raschi’s 3-hitter in Game 2

October 6, 1952: Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra power Yankees in Game 6

August 20, 1953: Dodgers clobber Giants to extend winning streak to 13 games

August 30, 1953: Brooklyn’s bats and Erskine’s arm subdue Muggsy’s insults

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