In the summer of 1915, momentum carried the women’s suffrage…
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The Kansas City Star ran a headline on May 22, 1958, as the Boston…
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Jim Thome had been in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians…
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Entering the 2005 All-Star break, the Chicago White Sox held…
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On Sunday, August 21, 2005, as the New York Yankees (67-54) took…
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For much of the 2005 season, the White Sox cruised in the American…
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The last time the White Sox won a playoff series was also the…
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The White Sox stand for the National Anthem on the third-base…
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Chicago White Sox fans were hoping for a better outcome in…
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On July 1, 2005, Chicago White Sox starter José Contreras took…
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Each year, SABR’s Nineteenth Century Research Committee selects…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, May 16, 2025.…
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It was still early in the 1919 season, one in which the Chicago…
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In their first visit to newly opened Three Rivers Stadium, the…
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MAY 15, 2025 — Single-day registration is now open for SABR…
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During his eight seasons with the California Angels (1972-1979),…
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The New York Yankees have an embarrassingly rich history at almost…
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The Chicago Colts,1 led by 39-year-old first baseman and manager…
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Reggie Jackson had not returned in years, but it made no difference.…
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Almost midway through their season, the 2005 Chicago White Sox…
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July 7, 1915: Gavy Cravath, Al Demaree help Phillies salvage Suffrage Day split with Giants
May 22, 1958: Ted Williams’s 16th career grand slam helps him bust out of a slump in Kansas City
October 4, 1991: Jim Thome’s first career home run pushes Cleveland past Yankees
July 17, 2005: Jon Garland’s dominant pitching completes White Sox sweep over Cleveland
August 21, 2005: White Sox sting Yankees’ Randy Johnson with four homers in the fourth inning
September 23, 2005: José Contreras throws his first complete game to stop White Sox skid
October 7, 2005: White Sox complete AL Division Series sweep of Red Sox
October 11, 2005: Exhausted Angels outlast White Sox in Game 1 of ALCS
October 12, 2005: A.J. Pierzynski’s heads-up baserunning leads to Joe Crede’s game-winning hit to even ALCS
October 16, 2005: José Contreras fires Chicago’s fourth straight complete game to send White Sox to World Series
Vote now for 2025 SABR Overlooked 19th Century Legend of the Year
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This Week in SABR: May 16, 2025
May 15, 1919: Boston’s Babe Ruth pitches 11 innings of rocky relief for a win over White Sox
September 7, 1970: Fergie Jenkins belts home run and goes the distance for Cubs
June 13, 2023: Oakland fans stage ‘reverse boycott’ as A’s beat Rays at the Coliseum
Single-day registration now available for SABR 53
June 5, 1981: Astros’ Nolan Ryan sets career record for walks, shuts out Mets anyway
September 10, 2011: Jorge Posada catches one last time for Yankees
August 22, 1891: Chicago Colts romp past Cleveland as Walter Wilmot sets record by walking six times
June 20, 2024: MLB at Rickwood Field brings big-leaguers to a Negro League shrine
June 18, 2005: A.J. Pierzynski’s ‘second-chance homer’ lifts White Sox to victory on Turn Back the Clock Night