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John Baker

The Chicago Cubs have a long history of famous games. There was…
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This Week in SABR: September 6, 2024

Welcome to “This Week in SABR" on Friday, September 6, 2024.…

Subscribe to the Fall 2024 print edition of the SABR Baseball Research Journal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 — Beginning in 2024, all SABR members exclusively…

SABR Games Project reaches milestone with 5,000th published article

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 — The SABR Games Project has reached a…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Trading Card DB)

March 28, 1970: East-West Major League Baseball Classic honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a conclave of civil rights advocates…
Ed Durham (Trading Card DB)

September 12, 1931: Fenway Park pigeons play a role in 1-0 Red Sox win in 13 innings

In mid-September of 1931, the Philadelphia Athletics were running…

September 2, 1968: Bob Gibson tosses 10-inning shutout for 20th win, lowers ERA to 0.99

The high-powered Cincinnati Reds “collided head-on with [an]…
Bill Butler (Trading Card DB)

May 7, 1976: Tacoma beats Hawaii with forfeit over footwear

Battles on the field and in the standings between the Hawaii…
Rick Behenna (Trading Card DB)

August 29, 1980: No-hitter caps nightmarish season for Rocky Mount Pines

It was the best of teams, it was the worst of teams. On August…
David Palmer (Trading Card DB)

May 12, 1985: David Palmer and Jeff Reardon toss Expos’ fourth consecutive shutout

The Atlanta Braves’ offense wasn’t exactly feeble in the…
Brien Taylor (Courtesy of Kurt Blumenau)

August 30, 1993: Brien Taylor’s last hurrah: eight shutout innings in Double A

Few prospects have fallen to earth quite as dramatically as pitcher…
Bill LeFebvre (Trading Card Database)

Bill LeFebvre

How many pitchers hit a home run their first time up in the major…
Johnny Bates (Trading Card Database)

Johnny Bates

The 1906 season opened for the Boston Beaneaters in Brooklyn…
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This Week in SABR: August 30, 2024

Welcome to “This Week in SABR" on Friday, August 30, 2024.…

Announcing the launch of new SABR MLB Team Employee Database

AUGUST 27, 2024 — A historical database of Major League Baseball…
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SABR 52: Listen to highlights from Umpires Panel with Jeff Nelson, Stew Thornley, Emma Charlesworth-Seiler, Bill Nowlin

On Friday, August 10, 2024, the SABR 52 Umpires Panel was held…
Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington, circa June 2024 (Photo: Jake Rinloan)

Cheney Stadium (Tacoma, WA)

Cheney Stadium is known as the “100-Day Wonder.” In 1960,…

David Allen

When it comes to the Black baseball experience in Pittsburgh’s…
Mike Sullivan (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Mike Sullivan

Had the designated hitter rule been in effect during the 1880s,…
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