Art Shires (Trading Card DB)

August 20, 1928: Art Shires raps out 4 hits in big-league debut with White Sox

Few rookies ever made a bigger splash in their debut than Chicago…
Mickey Vernon (Trading Card DB)

May 19, 1946: Mickey Vernon hits for cycle on his way to AL batting title

James Barton “Mickey” Vernon’s SABR biography notes that…
Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

August 3, 1958: Ted Williams ‘promises’ home run to Pete Runnels and delivers

The Cleveland Indians hosted the Boston Red Sox for a doubleheader…
Fergie Jenkins (Trading Card DB)

July 4, 1969: Fergie Jenkins tosses extra-inning gem to beat Bob Gibson, Cardinals

“You won’t see two better pitchers in your whole life than…
Wes Helms (Trading Card DB)

September 28, 2008: Mets lose to Marlins in final game at Shea Stadium

On the final day of the 2008 season, the New York Mets were wrapping…

Interviews with Italian American major leaguers added to SABR Oral History Collection

NOVEMBER 20, 2023 — SABR is pleased to add more than 40 interviews…