Dale Berra (Trading Card DB)

August 16, 1975: Yogi Berra drops in to watch son Dale play for Niagara Falls Pirates

Baseball fans in the small-town New York-Penn League discovered…
Matt Cain (Trading Card Database)

June 13, 2012: Matt Cain pitches first perfect game in Giants history

In 2012 San Francisco Giants right-hander Matt Cain had a reputation…

Call for papers: Volume 5 of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts

AUGUST 20, 2024 — With the recent release of Volume 4 of Turnstyle:…
A new grave marker for George "Cannonball" Jackson will be unveiled in Dubuque, Iowa. (Courtesy of Jeremy Krock)

Join SABR on August 25 in Dubuque for Cannonball Jackson grave marker dedication

AUGUST 20, 2024 — Join members of SABR's Field of Dreams…
James Byrd (Trading Card DB)

James Byrd

James1 Byrd’s major-league career started on May 31, 1993,…
George Cockill (Harrisburg Telegraph, January 19, 1915)

George Cockill

In the history of Bucknell University athletics, George Cockill’s…
Jesse Houston (Baseball-Reference.com)

Jesse Houston

Jesse Houston had a very impressive debut season in 1937 with…
SABR 52 Minnesota Twins Analytics Panel: Jeremy Raadt and Thad Levine
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Roscoe Coughlin (Oakland Tribune)

Roscoe Coughlin

The late-19th century hurler known as Roscoe Coughlin on the…
Lino Donoso (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Lino Donoso

So slender he often swam in his uniform, Lino Donoso was a popular…

Bud Lally

Behind the scenes maneuvering resulted in Bud Lally being added…
José Meléndez (Trading Card Database)

José Meléndez

José Luis Meléndez García was born on September 2, 1965, in…
Jim Rittwage (Trading Card DB)

Jim Rittwage

In September 1970, amid a woeful stretch for Cleveland baseball,…
Joe Burt Scott (Trading Card Database)

Joe Burt Scott

Joe Burt Scott's professional baseball career intersected with…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: August 16, 2024

Welcome to “This Week in SABR" on Friday, August 16, 2024.…
SABR Defensive Index

SABR Defensive Index rankings released through August 11, 2024

AUGUST 16, 2024 — Cleveland second baseman Andrés Giménez…
Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven and Jim Kaat, along with former stars Glen Perkins and LaTroy Hawkins, participated in the SABR 52 Minnesota Twins Pitchers Panel
Jesse Tannehill (Trading Card Database)

August 17, 1904: Jesse Tannehill throws Boston’s second no-hitter of season

Jesse Tannehill led the National League in ERA in 1901 with the…
Howard Easterling (SABR-Rucker Archive)

August 14, 1949: In an upset, East stars defeat West in 17th annual East-West Classic

In the summer of 1949, preparation was underway for one of the…
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