The Washington Nationals were firmly ensconced in last place…
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Few names are as synonymous with the development of Negro League…
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“We’re just a couple of natural born pitchers from down…
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The 1931 Cincinnati Reds started the season with a dismal 2-17…
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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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June 25, 2010: Edwin Jackson throws 149-pitch no-hitter for Diamondbacks
May 26, 2023: Luis García Jr. goes 6-for-6 with two doubles in one inning as Nationals beat Royals
August 27, 1937: Fred Frankhouse tosses rain-shortened no-hitter
May 18, 1935: Negro League Brooklyn Eagles play inaugural home opener at Ebbets Field
September 21, 1934: Daffy Dean dazzles with no-hitter against Brooklyn
May 14, 1933: Hack Wilson’s pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam sends Dodgers home victorious
May 18, 1931: Babe Herman becomes first Brooklyn player to hit for the cycle at Ebbets Field
September 6, 1930: Brooklyn scores season-high 22 runs to ignite win streak
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