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This Week in SABR: April 11, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, April 11, 2025.…
Three Rivers Stadium historical marker at the site of second base in Pittsburgh (Courtesy of Len Martin)

Join SABR on April 17 for Three Rivers Stadium historical marker dedications in Pittsburgh

APRIL 11, 2025 — All baseball fans are invited to join SABR's…
SABR Webinar on Torpedo Bats: Alan Nathan, Jed Lowrie, Keenan Long, moderator Scott Bush

Watch a video replay of SABR Webinar on Torpedo Bats

On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, SABR brought together a group of…
Weiss Baseball Questionnaires

SABR Member Benefit Spotlight: Accessing the Weiss Baseball Questionnaires

APRIL 10, 2025 — As a SABR member, you have vast resources…
SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference logo

Call for papers: 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center have announced…
Christy Mathewson (SABR-Rucker Archive)

October 9, 1905: Mathewson, Giants dominate Athletics in World Series opener as interleague championship resumes

The fall classic, the world’s championship of baseball, was…
Luis Tiant (Trading Card Database)

September 28, 1974: Red Sox stave off elimination behind Luis Tiant, Dick Pole

On the morning of August 24, 1974, the Boston Red Sox boasted…
Randy Johnson (Trading Card Database)

June 2, 1990: Randy Johnson throws first no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history

In 1990, 26-year-old Randy Johnson was in his third year as a…
Bob Cobb portrait (Courtesy of the Cobb family)

Bob Cobb

Bob Cobb (1899-1970) embodied the American Dream. Rising from…
Joe Grahe, Trading Card Database

Joe Grahe

Joe Grahe didn’t want to play organized baseball when he was…
Joe Simmons, Baseball-Reference.com

Joe Simmons

Joe Simmons was a pioneer for the Jim Leylands and Ron Washingtons…
Scott Taylor (Trading Card DB)

Scott Taylor

Scott Taylor had a seven-season professional career as a pitcher…
Frenchy Uhalt (Trading Card DB)

Frenchy Uhalt

Over his 22-year career, fleet-footed center fielder Bernard…
Russ Van Atta, Trading Card Database

Russ Van Atta

Rarely is the first game of a major-league career the pinnacle…
Nip Winters (Trading Card DB)

Nip Winters

For a brief period in the mid-1920s, Nip Winters was the best…
Sam Zoldak (Trading Card DB)

Sam Zoldak

When the curtain came down on the 1948 regular season, the Cleveland…
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This Week in SABR: April 4, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, April 4, 2025.…
Weiss Baseball Questionnaires

Weiss Baseball Questionnaires now available online in SABR Research Collection

APRIL 3, 2025 — An archive of nearly 100,000 self-completed…
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