Joe DiMaggio (Trading Card Database)

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

When Joe DiMaggio laced a single in the San Francisco Seals’…
Watt Powell Park in the early 2000s (Courtesy of Charleston Gazette-Mail)

Watt Powell Park (Charleston, WV)

“I remember these summer days when it was hot and that cool…
Duff Cooley (Sporting Life, 1904)

Duff Cooley

Colorful Dick Cooley crossed paths in his lifetime with personalities…
Greg Harts (Trading Card Database)

Greg Harts

Outfielder Greg Harts got into his only three big-league games…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: October 13, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, October 13, 2023.…
Jim Moyes (Baseball-Reference.com)

April 18, 1970: Giants-Reds slugfest yields Jim Johnson’s sole major-league win

A modest crowd of 9,018 fans gathered at Cincinnati’s Crosley…

Bob Cobb

SutcliffeRick

May 7, 1992: Orioles’ late rally stuns reigning champion Twins

When the St. Louis Browns relocated to Baltimore in 1954, the…
DeversRafael

October 3, 2022: With little to play for, Red Sox clinch .500 season at home

As a given season nears its end, baseball fans of any stripe…
LeiterAl

May 11, 1996: Al Leiter throws Marlins’ first no-hitter

The Florida Marlins were in their fourth season in 1996. Their…

May 17, 1963: Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season

In the 1960s, the home for the Rutgers University baseball team…
Randy Jones (Trading Card DB)

October 1, 1973: Padres fly cross country to beat Pirates in season finale

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ bid for a fourth straight National…
Jose Vizcaino (Courtesy of Jerry Coli / Dreamstime)

October 21, 2000: José Vizcaino wins Game 1 for Yankees in 12th inning

In October 2000, for the first time in 44 years, two New York…
Trading Card Database

May 13, 1985: Mattingly sets MVP tone with walk-off homer in record-tying comeback

In the days leading up to one of Yankee Stadium’s most surprising…
Reggie bar: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

April 13, 1978: How sweet it is! Reggie Jackson’s candy bar makes debut

While playing for the Oakland A’s in 1976, Reggie Jackson once…
1996 WS ticket: Courtesy of Matt Perlstein

October 26, 1996: Glory returns to the Bronx as Yankees beat Braves in six

It had been a long time. Too long for most, an eternity for some.…
ASG ticket: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

July 19, 1977: Sutton Place: Dodger Don dominates AL in Yankee Stadium debut

The New York City hosting the 1977 All-Star Game had drastically…
Derek Jeter: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

October 9, 1996: Jeffrey Maier assists Derek Jeter’s game-tying homer in ALCS opener

New York’s reception of Roberto Alomar was the major storyline…
Sparky Lyle: Trading Card Database

October 11, 1977: Yankees leave Dodgers blue in Game 1 of World Series

Yankees President Gabe Paul told reporters on November 18, 1976,…

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