Buck Rodgers (Trading Card DB)

April 14, 1962: Angels chill Twins in blustery season opener

The Minnesota Twins were scheduled to open their 1962 home season…
Dusty Baker (Trading Card DB)

April 6, 1993: Dusty Baker wins managerial debut as Giants edge Cardinals on Opening Day

After an offseason replete with anxiety, change, and excitement,…
Jim Eisenreich (Trading Card DB)

April 4, 1994: Phillies’ late comeback spoils Rockies’ second season opener

It was a delightful morning on April 4, 1994, when the Colorado…
Sox Bid Curse Farewell: The 2004 Boston Red Sox, edited by Bill Nowlin

SABR Digital Library: Sox Bid Curse Farewell: The 2004 Boston Red Sox

Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…
Cory Bailey (Trading Card DB)

Cory Bailey

Right-handed pitcher Cory Bailey was a 15th-round draft pick…
Ron Hassey (Trading Card DB)

Ron Hassey

Ron Hassey is the only catcher to have been behind the plate…
Tommy Hess (Sioux City Journal, 1905)

Tom Hess

“Catchers are in demand,” declared the Fort Worth Record…
Tony Kaufmann (Trading Card DB)

Tony Kaufmann

Over four seasons with a Chicago Cubs club that finished no better…
Katsy Keifer (Baseball-Reference.com)

Katsy Keifer

The Charleroi, Pennsylvania Cemetery isn’t easy to find. The…
Gerry Schoen (Trading Card DB)

Gerry Schoen

Overcoming spinal meningitis as an eight-year-old, Gerry Schoen…
TWIS archives

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Curt Simmons (Trading Card DB)

August 1, 1959: Curt Simmons’ hometown win draws big minor-league crowd

Many decades later, it’s still a well-known piece of Eastern…
Dodgers vs. Red Sox exhibition game at the Los Angeles Coliseum, March 29, 2008 (Photo: Courtesy of Jacob Pomrenke)

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The largest crowd to ever watch a baseball game was 115,300…

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Dorothy Seymour Mills

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Ad Gumbert (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Ad Gumbert

During his late 19th-century heyday, right-handed pitcher Ad…
Tim Jordan (Trading Card DB)

Tim Jordan

The Los Angeles Dodgers moved to the West Coast in 1958, but…
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