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Cleveland’s Terminal Building and the 708-Foot Game of Catch

August 25, 2026

Cleveland’s 708-foot Terminal Tower has been the site of…

Cleveland’s Negro Leagues in 1942: The Buckeyes, the Tryout that Sort-Of Happened, and the East-West Game

August 25, 2026

1947 Cleveland Buckeyes team photo (SABR-Rucker Archive) It…

The Staging of One of Baseball’s Most Famous Images: The Steve Gromek-Larry Doby Photo Revisited

August 25, 2026

The famous photograph of Steve Gromek and Larry Doby embracing…

The Roger Maris Trade: Wrong Team, Too Soon

August 25, 2026

Roger Maris’s trade to the Athletics will remain one of…

Luke Easter: ‘Boundless Talent, Numerous Challenges’

August 25, 2026

Luke Easter’s career, with moments of glory and tumult, Is…

Bob Feller: The Johnny Appleseed of Home Run Derbies

August 25, 2026

Orchardist John Chapman, otherwise known as Johnny Appleseed,…

Cleveland Browns’ Warren Lahr and His Lifelong Dream to ‘Play Big League Baseball’

August 25, 2026

Warren Lahr with the 1949 Cleveland Browns. (Author's Collection) In…

Ten Little-Known Indians Relievers

August 25, 2026

In five years with Cleveland, Ray Narleski racked up 53 saves,…

Baseball at Brookside Reservation in Cleveland

August 25, 2026

Sporting crowds at Brookside Park could be enormous, sometimes…

Randy Johnson’s Western New York Roots

August 25, 2026

During the summer of 1985, a towering, 6-foot, 10-inch tall…

Ontario Teams in the New York-Penn League: The PONY Rode Again

August 25, 2026

The origin of the New York-Pennsylvania League (NYPL) dates…

Baseball America founder Allan Simpson was honored with the Henry Chadwick Award at SABR 54 on July 29, 2026, at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown in Cleveland, Ohio.

SABR 54: ‘An unlikely journey’ — Baseball America founder Allan Simpson honored with Henry Chadwick Award

August 25, 2026

On July 29, 2026, Allan Simpson was honored at SABR 54 at the…

Jim Weber: The Voice of the Toledo Mud Hens

August 25, 2026

To fans of the Toledo Mud Hens, Jim Weber was their very own…

The National Pastime: Baseball on Lake Erie (2026)

Shoeless Joe Jackson with the Cleveland Naps in 1913, SABR-Rucker Archive

September 12, 1913: Shoeless Joe Jackson injured at Griffith Stadium in the heat of AL batting race with Ty Cobb

August 25, 2026

On September 12, 1913,1 the Cleveland Naps took on the Washington…

September 17, 1953: Carl Erskine outduels Harvey Haddix for 20th victory in Dodgers’ comeback win

August 25, 2026

“But Carl Erskine, the way he has been going for the last few…

August 29, 2018: Red Sox batters record 12 hits in consecutive at-bats to set a franchise record

August 25, 2026

It was quite a way to turn a game around – with 12 hits in…

Bill Nowlin of SABR’s Local Grants Committee, Steve Greenberg representing Hull, and Herb Crehan who wrote the grant, are shown above visiting the signboard prior to their trip to Boston by boat on August 9, 2026.

SABR Local Grants Update: Boston Red Sox recognize first night baseball game in Hull, Massachusetts

August 24, 2026

From left, Bill Nowlin, Steve Greenberg, and Herb Crehan visit…

This Week in SABR: August 21, 2026

August 21, 2026

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, August 21, 2026.…

Join us on September 24 for a special SABR Scholar Session for students and young professionals with MLB’s Tyrone Brooks

August 19, 2026

AUGUST 19, 2026 — All student and young professional members…

SABR All-Time Eras Team announced for Integration Era (1947-1972)

August 19, 2026

AUGUST 19, 2026 — Throughout the 2026 season, SABR members…

Marlene Vogelsang honored as 2026 SABR Founders’ Day Award recipient

August 18, 2026

AUGUST 18, 2026 — Marlene Vogelsang of San Leandro, California,…

June 10, 1956: New Hampshire nips Washington State for only College World Series win

August 18, 2026

The book has been closed on varsity baseball at the University…

August 22, 1959: A time Ted Williams tipped his cap after hitting a home run

August 18, 2026

It was a Saturday afternoon in Detroit. Neither the fifth-place…

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Cleveland’s Terminal Building and the 708-Foot Game of Catch

Cleveland’s Negro Leagues in 1942: The Buckeyes, the Tryout that Sort-Of Happened, and the East-West Game

The Staging of One of Baseball’s Most Famous Images: The Steve Gromek-Larry Doby Photo Revisited

The Roger Maris Trade: Wrong Team, Too Soon

Luke Easter: ‘Boundless Talent, Numerous Challenges’

Bob Feller: The Johnny Appleseed of Home Run Derbies

Cleveland Browns’ Warren Lahr and His Lifelong Dream to ‘Play Big League Baseball’

Ten Little-Known Indians Relievers

Baseball at Brookside Reservation in Cleveland

Randy Johnson’s Western New York Roots

Ontario Teams in the New York-Penn League: The PONY Rode Again

SABR 54: ‘An unlikely journey’ — Baseball America founder Allan Simpson honored with Henry Chadwick Award

Jim Weber: The Voice of the Toledo Mud Hens

The National Pastime: Baseball on Lake Erie (2026)

September 12, 1913: Shoeless Joe Jackson injured at Griffith Stadium in the heat of AL batting race with Ty Cobb

September 17, 1953: Carl Erskine outduels Harvey Haddix for 20th victory in Dodgers’ comeback win

August 29, 2018: Red Sox batters record 12 hits in consecutive at-bats to set a franchise record

SABR Local Grants Update: Boston Red Sox recognize first night baseball game in Hull, Massachusetts

This Week in SABR: August 21, 2026

Join us on September 24 for a special SABR Scholar Session for students and young professionals with MLB’s Tyrone Brooks

SABR All-Time Eras Team announced for Integration Era (1947-1972)

Marlene Vogelsang honored as 2026 SABR Founders’ Day Award recipient

June 10, 1956: New Hampshire nips Washington State for only College World Series win

August 22, 1959: A time Ted Williams tipped his cap after hitting a home run

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