The Brooklyn Robins were winding down a disappointing season.…
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It takes a great deal of effort to secure 25 hits in a baseball…
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Acrowd of just over 25,000 filed into Ebbets Field in Brooklyn…
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Fans in Brooklyn lined up outside Ebbets Field for tickets…
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Exterior view of Ebbets Field’s iconic brick and arches,…
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With a Game Three win under their belts, the Brooklyn Robins…
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Hall of Famer Zack Wheat played for Brooklyn for 18 years…
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The iconic main entry of Ebbets Field was located at the…
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The first baseball game in Ebbets Field was an exhibition…
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Proximate geographies, shared histories, and personal relations…
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On June 3, 1956, Richie Ashburn rapped two doubles and three…
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For the Boston Red Sox team, it was a nice way to even up a new…
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The visiting Los Angeles Dodgers (13-9) and the host Philadelphia…
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When brothers B.J. Upton and Justin Upton were acquired by…
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“You have a great year, and you can run into a buzz saw. Maybe…
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July 12, 1929: A new ‘dead’ ball? Brooklyn wins after wild 9th inning
September 13, 1925: Dazzy Vance tosses first no-hitter in Ebbets Field history
July 20, 1925: Dodgers’ Dazzy Vance ties NL record with 17 strikeouts
July 2, 1925: A Rube Awakening: Brooklyn bats bombard Boston’s Marquard
June 21, 1922: Carson Bigbee’s big day busted by boots
This Week in SABR: April 5, 2024
October 7, 1920: Sherry Smith stymies Cleveland bats in Game 3
October 6, 1920: Burleigh Grimes throws World Series shutout for Brooklyn
June 1, 1919: Brooklyn’s Jeff Pfeffer tosses 18-inning complete game
May 6, 1918: Brooklyn’s Dan Griner loses no-hitter with two outs in the ninth
August 22, 1917: ‘Some Game!’ Brooklyn wins after 22 innings
October 11, 1916: Larry Gardner’s 3-run homer deflates Robins in Boston’s Game 4 win
October 10, 1916: Robins stave off Red Sox comeback, climb back into Series
April 9, 1913: Brooklyn falls in first regular-season game at Ebbets Field
April 5, 1913: Ebbets Field opens with inaugural exhibition game
October 3, 1916: Brooklyn clinches NL pennant as John McGraw throws himself out of the game
June 3, 1956: Richie Ashburn’s only career 5-hit game lifts Phillies over Cardinals
April 11, 1962: Carroll Hardy breaks scoreless tie with 12th-inning grand slam
April 7, 1974: Angels, White Sox tie amid snow flurries
May 4, 1980: Dusty Baker bats out of turn, then homers as Dodgers beat Phillies
Sanders-Jacobs Field (Kennewick, WA)
April 6, 2013: Upton brothers homer to power Braves’ comeback win
Ralph Sharman
October 29, 2019: Stephen Strasburg’s Game 6 gem pushes World Series to the limit