In 1965 sportswriter Jerry Izenberg reflected, “When you think…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 3, 2025.…
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Hoping to build on the Boston Red Sox’ win over the Los Angeles…
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Just getting to the World Series is never a walk in the park,…
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The teams meeting in the 1925 World Series arrived from different…
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On May 24, 1963, the Minnesota Twins used two dramatic home runs…
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“Interleague competition would give the game a big lift and,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1997-Javier-Stan-v2-TCDB.jpg350250wpadmin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngwpadmin2025-10-01 12:12:262025-10-01 12:12:26June 12, 1997: Giants beat Rangers in MLB’s first regular-season interleague game
In the 2007 postseason, the 96-66 American League Central Division…
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OCTOBER 1, 2025 — SABR has added 60 documented triple plays…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, September 26,…
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As the Kansas City Royals overcame the Oakland A’s for their…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1976-Brett-George-TCDB.jpg350251wpadmin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngwpadmin2025-09-26 11:27:152025-09-26 11:27:15October 3, 1976: American League batting race between George Brett, Hal McRae, Rod Carew ends in controversy
As a homegrown All-Star with the Houston Astros, the beloved…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1985-Staub-Rusty-TCDB.jpg350250wpadmin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngwpadmin2025-09-26 11:22:402025-09-26 11:22:40October 6, 1985: Fan favorite Rusty Staub bows out as pinch-hitter for Mets
The New York Mets won the franchise’s fifth pennant in 2015…
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Heading into their 163rd game of 1998,1 the Toronto Blue Jays…
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At the seventh annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference…
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At the seventh annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference…
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 — SABR welcomes new applications for the…
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Milwaukee Braves right-hander Joey Jay made baseball history…
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Charlie Duffee
Mox McQuery
Bob Swift
This Week in SABR: October 3, 2025
October 5, 2007: Manny Ramírez walk-off home run ends standoff of Red Sox, Angels bullpens in Game 2
October 8, 1907: Cubs, Tigers open World Series with hard-fought draw
October 8, 1908: Cubs defeat Giants, win NL pennant in makeup of ‘Merkle Game’
October 7, 1925: Walter Johnson and Washington Nationals beat Pittsburgh in World Series opener
May 24, 1963: Twins defensive sub Jimmie Hall uses bat to beat White Sox in 9th
Jerry Lynch
June 12, 1997: Giants beat Rangers in MLB’s first regular-season interleague game
October 3, 2007: Dominant Josh Beckett wins Game 1 of ALDS for Red Sox
Solly Salisbury
SABR adds Negro Leagues plays to Triple Plays Database
SABR Editorial Board seeks new baseball research project proposals
This Week in SABR: September 26, 2025
October 3, 1976: American League batting race between George Brett, Hal McRae, Rod Carew ends in controversy
October 6, 1985: Fan favorite Rusty Staub bows out as pinch-hitter for Mets
September 29, 2019: Dominic Smith unlikely hero in Mets’ wild season finale against Braves
September 27, 1998: Rookie Roy Halladay ends Blue Jays season in nearly perfect fashion
Watch highlights from My Baseball Story panel with CC Ford and Donna Cohen at 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Watch highlights from the Groundskeepers Panel at 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Apply now for the 2026 Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship
September 20, 1953: Joey Jay becomes first former Little Leaguer to start a game in the major leagues