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Billy Hatcher

October 29, 2023

Billy Hatcher had a knack for picking the right moment. A cursory…

Yam Yaryan

October 29, 2023

One of the best-hitting catchers in minor-league history, Everett…

This Week in SABR: October 27, 2023

October 27, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, October 27, 2023.…

Apply now for the 2024 Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship

October 25, 2023

Named in honor of baseball researcher and analyst Sarah Langs,…

May 14, 1904: After embracing spitball, Jack Chesbro kicks off impressive streak of 14 successive wins

October 24, 2023

His manager did not initially approve of it. His catcher didn’t…

July 19, 1940: Yankees’ backup backstop Buddy Rosar hits for the cycle

October 24, 2023

The New York Yankees entered 1940 as baseball’s first-ever…

September 2, 1949: Dodgers rookie Don Newcombe tosses third straight shutout on Bill Klem Night

October 24, 2023

On July 8, 1949, the New York Giants − in their 67th season…

June 6, 1952: Dodgers prospect Elroy Face throws no-hitter through 9 innings, settles for 1-hit shutout

October 24, 2023

The name Elroy Face conjures up many associations. One might…

July 22, 1973: Freddie Velázquez breaks 4-year hitless streak; Braves lose anyway

October 24, 2023

Between May 5, 1969, and July 22, 1973, Freddie Velázquez went…

September 26, 2004: Red Sox score early, beat Yankees by 7 runs for the second game in succession

October 24, 2023

After the 2003 season, which saw the Boston Red Sox and New York…

This Week in SABR: October 20, 2023

October 20, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, October 20, 2023.…

Call for papers: 2024 SABR Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference

October 19, 2023

SABR's Negro Leagues Research Committee will host the Jerry…

Baseball Hall of Fame announces 2024 Contemporary Baseball Era ballot

October 19, 2023

OCTOBER 19, 2023 — The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum…

2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists announced

October 18, 2023

OCTOBER 18, 2023 — For the eleventh consecutive season, the…

October 5, 1913: Frank Wickware wins barnstorming battle between the Big Train and ‘Black Walter Johnson’

October 18, 2023

In 1913 baseball’s popularity was unchallenged in America.…

September 25, 2004: Red Sox beat Yankees with seven-run eighth inning

October 18, 2023

Through September 22, the Boston Red Sox had narrowed the New…

July 18, 1972: Home sweet home: Elmira ends 28-day flood displacement with win

October 18, 2023

On June 20, 1972, well-traveled baseball clown Max Patkin came…

October 5, 1884: Maroons’ Sweeney, Boyle combine to toss and lose rain-shortened Union Association no-hitter

October 18, 2023

The first and only season of the Union Association was coming…

June 17, 1889: George Goetz’s only major-league win extends Louisville’s losing streak to 21

October 18, 2023

When the Baltimore Orioles hosted the Louisville Colonels for…

September 9, 1939: Dodgers’ Chris Hartje delivers off the bench in major-league debut

October 18, 2023

Chris Hartje got his first taste of the major leagues as the…

October 2, 1909: Jack Kull records only major-league win as Athletics beat Walter Johnson

October 18, 2023

The Philadelphia Athletics spent most of 1909 battling the Detroit…

May 12, 2006: Phillies’ Cole Hamels shines in major-league debut

October 18, 2023

Cole Hamels was still unsigned in August 2002, two months after…

September 17, 2022: Amed Rosario records eight hits, and a walk-off knock, in doubleheader sweep

October 18, 2023

Any fans who decided to take in both games of the Cleveland Guardians-Minnesota…

July 23, 1933: Seals’ Joe DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 60 games

October 16, 2023

When Joe DiMaggio laced a single in the San Francisco Seals’…

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Billy Hatcher

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This Week in SABR: October 27, 2023

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May 14, 1904: After embracing spitball, Jack Chesbro kicks off impressive streak of 14 successive wins

July 19, 1940: Yankees’ backup backstop Buddy Rosar hits for the cycle

September 2, 1949: Dodgers rookie Don Newcombe tosses third straight shutout on Bill Klem Night

June 6, 1952: Dodgers prospect Elroy Face throws no-hitter through 9 innings, settles for 1-hit shutout

July 22, 1973: Freddie Velázquez breaks 4-year hitless streak; Braves lose anyway

September 26, 2004: Red Sox score early, beat Yankees by 7 runs for the second game in succession

This Week in SABR: October 20, 2023

Call for papers: 2024 SABR Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference

Baseball Hall of Fame announces 2024 Contemporary Baseball Era ballot

2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists announced

October 5, 1913: Frank Wickware wins barnstorming battle between the Big Train and ‘Black Walter Johnson’

September 25, 2004: Red Sox beat Yankees with seven-run eighth inning

July 18, 1972: Home sweet home: Elmira ends 28-day flood displacement with win

October 5, 1884: Maroons’ Sweeney, Boyle combine to toss and lose rain-shortened Union Association no-hitter

June 17, 1889: George Goetz’s only major-league win extends Louisville’s losing streak to 21

September 9, 1939: Dodgers’ Chris Hartje delivers off the bench in major-league debut

October 2, 1909: Jack Kull records only major-league win as Athletics beat Walter Johnson

May 12, 2006: Phillies’ Cole Hamels shines in major-league debut

September 17, 2022: Amed Rosario records eight hits, and a walk-off knock, in doubleheader sweep

July 23, 1933: Seals’ Joe DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 60 games

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