All student and young professional members of SABR are invited…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, September 5,…
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With no one out, the bases loaded, and his team holding a four-run…
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It was probably no great surprise when the city of Flint, Michigan,…
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The Chicago Cubs opened 1982 with rookie Ryne Sandberg at third…
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Melodramatic as it may sound, the Seattle Mariners were fighting…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, August 29, 2025.…
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True, a hitter going for .400 doesn’t like outs – but was…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Williams-Ted-1941.jpg500360wpadmin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngwpadmin2025-08-27 11:09:062025-08-27 11:09:06August 31, 1941: Ted Williams hits one into a stiff wind for 31st home run of season
Charles “Doc” Kanupp was a minor-league fixture who came…
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St. Louis Cardinals fans were pumped for the arrival of the Los…
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AUGUST 27, 2025 — Save the date! SABR will be heading to Cleveland,…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, August 22, 2025.…
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DALLAS – Dallas Baptist University’s Nate Humphreys has been…
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“[Missoula right fielder] Hugh Campbell jumped into the river…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1900-South-Side-Grounds-Missoula-courtesy-University-of-Montana-scaled.jpg15902560wpadmin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngwpadmin2025-08-19 11:49:162025-08-19 11:49:16June 30, 1901: Missoula defeats Butte in baseball by the river in Montana
Imagine setting a baseball record that has stood for over a hundred…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1922-Grimes-Ray-TCDB.jpg500311wpadmin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngwpadmin2025-08-18 16:53:012025-08-18 16:53:01July 23, 1922: Cubs’ Ray Grimes set consecutive-games RBI record — and nobody noticed for decades
Neither team had much of a problem getting runners on base during…
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Fifty-seven batters; four hits; one precious and decisive run.
That…
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To some observers, the 1990 major-league baseball season seemed…
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In pursuit of their first postseason berth in 26 years, the Milwaukee…
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Announcing finalists for 2025 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award
Join us on October 20 for a special SABR Scholar Session for students and young professionals with Josh Kalk and Josh Ruffin
This Week in SABR: September 5, 2025
Scott Brosius (2025)
May 23, 1901: Chicago’s Clark Griffith intentionally walks Philadelphia’s Nap Lajoie with bases loaded to help preserve victory
September 5, 1951: Two paying fans watch minor league pitchers’ duel between Grand Rapids, Flint
April 23, 1982: Rookie Ryne Sandberg records first two homers as Cubs drop slugfest to Pirates
May 26, 1995: As future of baseball in Seattle hangs in balance, Ken Griffey Jr. breaks wrist
This Week in SABR: August 29, 2025
August 31, 1941: Ted Williams hits one into a stiff wind for 31st home run of season
June 5, 1970: Cocó Laboy’s ninth-inning homer snaps Montreal Expos’ 11-game skid
June 5, 1970: Indians, Red Sox affiliates face off in veteran minor-league umpire’s last game
July 11, 1975: Walter Alston booed in St. Louis but Dodgers win
April 29, 2008: Max Scherzer retires 13 straight, fans 7 in perfect debut for Diamondbacks
Save the date! SABR 54 will be in Cleveland in 2026
This Week in SABR: August 22, 2025
Dallas Baptist’s Nate Humphreys named 2025 Collegiate Baseball Player of Year by SABR Dallas-Fort Worth chapter
June 30, 1901: Missoula defeats Butte in baseball by the river in Montana
July 23, 1922: Cubs’ Ray Grimes set consecutive-games RBI record — and nobody noticed for decades
August 22, 1951: Red Sox, Browns combine to leave 36 runners on base in 13-inning Boston win
May 1, 1978: Rawly Eastwick, Sparky Lyle highlight Yankees’ comeback win over Royals
September 1, 1981: Steve Stone, Orioles top Glenn Abbott, Mariners in duel of two-hitters
August 30, 1990: White Sox catcher Ron Karkovice huffs and puffs to sink Twins with inside-the-park grand slam
August 31, 2008: Brewers’ CC Sabathia narrowly misses no-hitter in shutout of Pirates