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September 15, 1983: Terry Francona pulls Expos to within a half-game of first place in NL East

September 19, 2023

Terry Francona raised the art of self-deprecation to a new level.…

April 25, 1979: Oakland’s Craig Minetto picks up only major league win

September 19, 2023

Making his seventh major-league appearance and only his second…

June 11, 1966: Ernie Banks gets advice from Stan Musial, becomes oldest player to hit three triples in game

September 19, 2023

Father Time remains undefeated, but for one day in June 1966…

William Brown

September 19, 2023

The game of baseball attracts all types of personalities, from…

Ted ‘Double Duty’ Radcliffe

September 19, 2023

“‘Double Duty’ Radcliffe—he was a good one. Pitched and…

Carlos Rodríguez

September 19, 2023

Infielder Carlos Rodríguez Márquez may not have had a bat and…

Paul Tootleman (Courtesy of the Tootleman family)

April 10, 1958: Rutgers edges St. John’s on Paul Tootleman’s three-hitter at empty Ebbets Field

September 19, 2023

“Ebbets Field just isn’t the same.” – Roscoe McGowen1 Brooklyn’s…

May 28, 1946: Yankees have trouble hitting Dutch Leonard’s knuckleball in first night game at Yankee Stadium

September 18, 2023

Jackie Robinson once said that Emil John “Dutch” Leonard’s…

April 30, 1946: Cleveland’s Bob Feller no-hits the Yankees, 1-0

September 18, 2023

Cleveland’s Bob Feller had been baseball’s best pitcher in…

Monte Pearson (Courtesy of National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

August 27, 1938: Monte Pearson tosses Yankee Stadium’s first no-hitter

September 18, 2023

Between April 1923 and August 1938, there were 13 no-hitters…

July 20, 1965: Yankees pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits inside-the-park grand slam

September 18, 2023

Thirteen years before Yankee Stadium opened, Pittsburgh Pirates…

October 2, 1949: Yankees come out on top in winner-take-all contest

September 18, 2023

At the end of the 1948 season, the New York Yankees fired their…

September 21, 1861: Harry Wright plays his first base ball game as a professional

September 18, 2023

In the early 1860s, issues of the New York Clipper, the self-proclaimed…

July 5, 1912: ‘Magician-like’ Christy Mathewson sours Brooklyn’s grins while earning 300th career win

September 18, 2023

Despite watching Cy Young pitch effectively into his 40s in the…

May 3, 1936: Next in line: Joe DiMaggio makes Yankees debut

September 18, 2023

Earle Combs began a string of Hall of Fame players who were starting…

June 24, 1970: Bobby Murcer hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader, and much more

September 18, 2023

The morning after the Yankees hosted the Indians in a doubleheader…

September 14, 1947: For the 76th time, Connie Mack neither wins nor loses

September 18, 2023

Tucked in among Connie Mack’s many major-league managerial…

October 10, 1962: Tom Tresh’s heroic homer moves Yankees one game closer

September 18, 2023

Between its opening in April 1923 and its final game in September…

May 19, 1929: Death at Yankee Stadium: Two fans die after rain stampede

September 18, 2023

It began with a clap of thunder and a sudden deluge of rain,…

May 19, 1998: Benitez beanball begins big brawl between Baltimore Birds, Bronx Bombers

September 18, 2023

“I guess if you can’t win ballgames, you gotta try to win…

October 14, 1923: An epic wedding anniversary for Yankees’ battery in Game 5

September 18, 2023

Fans line up for bleacher seats during the 1923 World Series.…

April 12, 1927: Murderers’ Row Yankees kick off new pennant chase amid overflowing crowds

September 18, 2023

For the first of its eventual 110 wins, the 1927 Yankees team…

This Week in SABR: September 15, 2023

September 15, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, September 15, 2023.…

May 9, 1920: The first all-Latino lineup in major-league baseball

September 15, 2023

On September 15, 2022 – celebrated as Roberto Clemente Day…

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September 15, 1983: Terry Francona pulls Expos to within a half-game of first place in NL East

April 25, 1979: Oakland’s Craig Minetto picks up only major league win

June 11, 1966: Ernie Banks gets advice from Stan Musial, becomes oldest player to hit three triples in game

William Brown

Ted ‘Double Duty’ Radcliffe

Carlos Rodríguez

April 10, 1958: Rutgers edges St. John’s on Paul Tootleman’s three-hitter at empty Ebbets Field

May 28, 1946: Yankees have trouble hitting Dutch Leonard’s knuckleball in first night game at Yankee Stadium

April 30, 1946: Cleveland’s Bob Feller no-hits the Yankees, 1-0

August 27, 1938: Monte Pearson tosses Yankee Stadium’s first no-hitter

July 20, 1965: Yankees pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits inside-the-park grand slam

October 2, 1949: Yankees come out on top in winner-take-all contest

September 21, 1861: Harry Wright plays his first base ball game as a professional

July 5, 1912: ‘Magician-like’ Christy Mathewson sours Brooklyn’s grins while earning 300th career win

May 3, 1936: Next in line: Joe DiMaggio makes Yankees debut

June 24, 1970: Bobby Murcer hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader, and much more

September 14, 1947: For the 76th time, Connie Mack neither wins nor loses

October 10, 1962: Tom Tresh’s heroic homer moves Yankees one game closer

May 19, 1929: Death at Yankee Stadium: Two fans die after rain stampede

May 19, 1998: Benitez beanball begins big brawl between Baltimore Birds, Bronx Bombers

October 14, 1923: An epic wedding anniversary for Yankees’ battery in Game 5

April 12, 1927: Murderers’ Row Yankees kick off new pennant chase amid overflowing crowds

This Week in SABR: September 15, 2023

May 9, 1920: The first all-Latino lineup in major-league baseball

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