Pinch hitting is a difficult role in major league baseball. The…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/JordanKevin.jpg350248admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-19 10:26:192024-09-20 08:27:47Kevin Jordan
Joe DiMaggio – a 56-game hitting streak. It’s a statistic…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1949-Williams-Ted.jpg500360admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-17 19:05:162024-09-18 09:11:01September 27, 1949: Ted Williams reaches base safely for a record 84th consecutive game
John Kruk was shirtless in the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse.…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/KrukJohn.jpg350251admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-17 18:53:222024-09-18 09:11:01April 11, 1994: John Kruk plays first game for Phillies since cancer surgery
Earl Weaver did not go gently.
Nearing the end of his disappointing…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/WeaverEarl.jpg346246admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-17 18:45:252024-09-18 09:11:02September 21, 1986: Earl’s last ride: Feisty Weaver gets final career ejection
The California Angels were in first place in the American League…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/FordDan.jpg350247admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-17 18:36:292024-09-18 09:11:02August 10, 1979: Dan Ford hits for the cycle, ties Angels’ record for consecutive hits
Fenway Park’s iconic left-field wall, the Green Monster, has…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/LuplowAl.jpg350250admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-17 18:27:332024-09-18 09:11:03June 27, 1963: Fearless Al Luplow saves the day for Cleveland with diving catch into Fenway Park bullpen
“It’s something super special. It’s something we’ve…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Naylor-Bo-Josh-Topps-Now-TCDB.jpg250350Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2024-09-17 14:27:572024-09-17 14:27:57July 14, 2023: Brothers Bo and Josh Naylor make history with multi-run home runs for Guardians
There were 27 hits in this game, 10 bases on balls, and 10 pitchers…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1949-Kinder-Ellis.jpg500361Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2024-09-13 12:03:522024-09-13 12:03:52September 21, 1949: Red Sox win 19th consecutive game at Fenway Park
The first two months of the 1991 season had been a roller coaster…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1991-Ryan-Nolan-TCDB.jpg350247admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-12 12:06:522024-09-12 12:30:33June 11, 1991: At age 44, Nolan Ryan blanks White Sox for his final career shutout
The St. Louis Cardinals won the National League pennant in 1930,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1932-Starr-Ray-TCDB.jpg500316Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2024-09-12 08:48:232024-09-12 08:48:23September 15, 1932: Cardinals’ Ray Starr shuts out Brooklyn in his first major-league start
The long, record-setting, and sometimes turbulent career of umpire…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/West-Joe-1988-TCDB.jpg350252admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-11 19:16:412024-09-19 19:41:47September 14, 1976: Cowboy Joe’s first ride: West umpires first of record-setting 5,460 games
In July 1952 Boston Red Sox rookie and Opening Day shortstop…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PiersallJim.jpg350248admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-11 18:38:042024-09-12 08:41:29June 23, 1963: Jim Piersall celebrates 100th career home run with backward trot around the bases
Going into the 1982 season, Seattle Mariners starter Glenn Abbott…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/1982-Abbott-Glenn-TCDB.jpg350251admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-11 14:05:522024-09-12 11:02:11June 12, 1983: After feeling ‘lower than dirt,’ Glenn Abbott returns to majors for first time in 20 months
“Stephen Strasburg should be remembered for what he is: an…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/StrasburgStephen.jpg512356admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-11 13:17:172024-09-12 08:36:12May 21, 2021: Stephen Strasburg returns to Nationals for first win since World Series run
If you page through the annals of Black baseball, you will come…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Thomas-Clint-Rucker-thomacl03_01-scaled.jpg25601888admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2024-09-11 11:24:102024-09-12 09:30:04Clint Thomas
Baseball fans, join us for a special virtual event at 7:30…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SingletonKen3.jpg9441200Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2024-09-10 23:27:522024-09-10 23:32:25SABR Live Oral History Interview: Ken Singleton
Kevin Jordan
Buster Narum
Harry Redmond
September 27, 1949: Ted Williams reaches base safely for a record 84th consecutive game
April 11, 1994: John Kruk plays first game for Phillies since cancer surgery
September 21, 1986: Earl’s last ride: Feisty Weaver gets final career ejection
August 10, 1979: Dan Ford hits for the cycle, ties Angels’ record for consecutive hits
June 27, 1963: Fearless Al Luplow saves the day for Cleveland with diving catch into Fenway Park bullpen
July 14, 2001: Glendon Rusch, Armando Benítez combine for 1-hitter as Mets beat Boston
July 14, 2023: Brothers Bo and Josh Naylor make history with multi-run home runs for Guardians
This Week in SABR: September 13, 2024
September 21, 1949: Red Sox win 19th consecutive game at Fenway Park
June 11, 1991: At age 44, Nolan Ryan blanks White Sox for his final career shutout
September 15, 1932: Cardinals’ Ray Starr shuts out Brooklyn in his first major-league start
September 14, 1976: Cowboy Joe’s first ride: West umpires first of record-setting 5,460 games
June 23, 1963: Jim Piersall celebrates 100th career home run with backward trot around the bases
June 12, 1983: After feeling ‘lower than dirt,’ Glenn Abbott returns to majors for first time in 20 months
May 21, 2021: Stephen Strasburg returns to Nationals for first win since World Series run
Johnny Grabowski
Bill Grevell
Clint Thomas
SABR Live Oral History Interview: Ken Singleton
Eddie Ainsmith
Bob Kipper