Gil Hatfield (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Gil Hatfield

Had he possessed the batting ability of his older brother John,…
Dinny McNamara (1927 Sub Turri Boston College yearbook)

Dinny McNamara

Personal problems rooted in a car accident stopped Dinny McNamara…
Harland Rowe (Portland (Maine) Evening Express & Advertiser, July 31, 1919)

Harland Rowe

Harland Rowe served Connie Mack. He served his country in combat.…
George Stueland (Courtesy of the author)

George Stueland

Righthander George Stueland won more than 20 games in each of…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: April 12, 2024

Welcome to “This Week in SABR" on Friday, April 12, 2024.…
Union Park historical marker

Baltimore celebrates Union Park historical marker dedication in 2024

David Sann, left, Director of Real Estate Development, and…
Rip Sewell (Trading Card DB)

April 19, 1949: Pirates’ Rip Sewell outduels Cubs’ Dutch Leonard in first Opening Day matchup of starters in their 40s

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs began 1949 with an unprecedented…
Solly Hemus (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 6, 1962: Solly Hemus draws Mets’ first ejection in extra-inning win

Solly Hemus’s place in New York Mets history is exceedingly…
Steve Carlton (Trading Card DB)

April 16, 1974: Steve Carlton’s pitching and hitting vanquish Bob Gibson, Cardinals

During the first six seasons of his stellar 17-year career with…
Nolan Ryan (Trading Card DB)

April 15, 1975: Ryan Express rolls past Twins in rowdy Minnesota opener

Fans of the Minnesota Twins were growing restless as the 1975…
Tim Wakefield (Trading Card DB)

April 18, 2007: Wakefield, home runs put Red Sox on top of AL East

With a 4-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on…
Edwin Jackson (Trading Card DB)

June 25, 2010: Edwin Jackson throws 149-pitch no-hitter for Diamondbacks

When the Arizona Diamondbacks visited the Tampa Bay Rays for…
Fred Frankhouse (SABR-Rucker Archive)

August 27, 1937: Fred Frankhouse tosses rain-shortened no-hitter

In the midst of the best game of his career, the Brooklyn Dodgers’…

May 18, 1935: Negro League Brooklyn Eagles play inaugural home opener at Ebbets Field

Few names are as synonymous with the development of Negro League…

September 21, 1934: Daffy Dean dazzles with no-hitter against Brooklyn

“We’re just a couple of natural born pitchers from down…

September 6, 1930: Brooklyn scores season-high 22 runs to ignite win streak

Heavy hitters for the 1930 Brooklyn Robins (L to R): RF Babe…
Dazzy Vance (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

July 12, 1929: A new ‘dead’ ball? Brooklyn wins after wild 9th inning

When Ebbets Field locker-room attendant Dan Comerford arrived…
He didn’t “dazzle” in the minors while suffering from a chronic sore arm. In 1920, while pitching in New Orleans, he had surgery following a poker incident and found himself cured. He broke in as a 31-year-old rookie in 1922 with Brooklyn.

September 13, 1925: Dazzy Vance tosses first no-hitter in Ebbets Field history

The Brooklyn Robins were winding down a disappointing season.…
Ebbets Field: Great, Historic, and Memorable Games in Brooklyn's Lost Ballpark

July 20, 1925: Dodgers’ Dazzy Vance ties NL record with 17 strikeouts

Hard-throwing Dazzy Vance was in agony. Brooklyn sportswriter…
Jack Fournier (Trading Card DB)

July 2, 1925: A Rube Awakening: Brooklyn bats bombard Boston’s Marquard

Good-looking matchups on paper sometimes fail to deliver anywhere…
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