JULY 19, 2024 — Texas second baseman Marcus Semien and Milwaukee…
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On Sunday, July 21, the Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes…
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The Boston Red Sox played only 126 games in 1918, a season abbreviated…
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Jim Perry debuted with the Cleveland Indians in 1959, became…
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When muscular, truculent gentlemen with names like Brutus Beefcake…
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Cecil Fielder may have appeared to come from nowhere in 1990,…
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“Torture” was the theme for the 2010 San Francisco Giants.
In…
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Ever since the convention of running the bases counterclockwise…
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This was a year in which every game between the New York Yankees…
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It was a sunny afternoon on the North Side of Chicago with seasonal…
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When the visiting Texas Rangers lost a rain-shortened and much-delayed…
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When the 1982 season began, beer was sold at 25 of the 26 big-league…
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JULY 8, 2024 — Attendees at SABR 52 will find a special surprise…
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JULY 5, 2024 — Single-day registration for SABR 52 is now available…
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July 22, 1918: Bullet Joe Bush throws his fifth 1-0 shutout of season for surging Red Sox
July 3, 1973: Perry brothers make pitching history, but home runs ruin their outing
August 1, 1985: Pro wrestling promotion muscles in on minor-league game in Newark
June 30, 1990: Cecil Fielder breaks out of home-run slump in Tigers’ win over Royals
July 22, 2004: Orioles’ slugging overcomes Ortiz’s triples in Red Sox rookie Alvarez’s debut
November 1, 2010: Tim Lincecum, Giants beat Rangers for their first World Series title since moving to San Francisco
April 8, 2023: Trash Pandas pitch no-hitter in bizarre loss to Lookouts
SABR 52: Trivia Contest to feature new themes, Immaculate Feud competition
This Week in SABR: July 12, 2024
July 6, 1889: Columbus starts lefties at second base, third base, and shortstop in loss to St. Louis
August 9, 1949: Ted Williams hits 250th home run; Dom DiMaggio’s 34-game hitting streak halted by brother Joe
September 25, 1966: Ken Holtzman, Sandy Koufax meet on the mound just once for the ages
July 15, 1973: After long delay, Red Sox beat Rangers at rain-deluged Fenway
July 30, 1982: Blue Jays fans finally taste ballpark beer as Toronto tops Detroit
July 15, 2005: Mike Stanton’s walk-off balk sinks the Nationals in Milwaukee
SABR 52: Find Your Twin Baseball Card Match Game
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Single-day registration is now available for SABR 52 in Minneapolis