Luis Tiant

July 19, 1964: Luis Tiant fans 11 Yankees in dazzling debut shutout

The 1963 Rule 5 draft gave major-league teams the opportunity…
Ed Reulbach

October 10, 1906: Ed Reulbach tosses one-hitter in Game 2 as Cubs even World Series

When Ed Reulbach was a 19-year-old freshman at the University…
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Learn more about recipients of SABR Local Grants in 2026

MARCH 19, 2026 — SABR is pleased to announce the recipients…
A wide-angle photo of Bristol Motor Speedway during the MLB Speedway Classic on August 2, 2025, in Bristol, Tennessee (Photo: Alexander Harriman)

August 2, 2025: Braves overcome rain, Reds in MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol

  In the 1988 movie Bull Durham, Ebby Calvin “Nuke”…
Frank Carpin, Trading Card Database

Frank Carpin

To many major leaguers, their baseball career and the statistics…
John Ellis, Trading Card Database

John Ellis

When John “Moose” Ellis was 20, Lou Gehrig’s widow anointed…
Will "Cannonball" Jackman, Trading Card Database

Will Jackman

Although most baseball fans today don’t know his name, Will…
Bob Will, Trading Card Database

Bob Will

Bob Will hit .333 during six minor-league seasons despite being…
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This Week in SABR: March 13, 2026

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, March 13, 2026. Click…
Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

May 6, 1951: Ted Williams’s 10th-inning home run beats the Browns

Over the first nine innings on May 6, 1951, the Boston Red Sox…
Henry Mack (Trading Card Database)

July 1, 1978: Phillies farmhand Henry Mack throws no-hitter for Peninsula, loses 3-2

An old trope, often incorrectly attributed to Ernest Hemingway,…

March 27, 2025: Wilyer Abreu homers twice on Opening Day as Red Sox beat Rangers

Boston Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu was just 1-for-20 in…
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