In the 2007 postseason, the 96-66 American League Central Division…
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OCTOBER 1, 2025 — SABR has added 60 documented triple plays…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, September 26,…
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As the Kansas City Royals overcame the Oakland A’s for their…
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As a homegrown All-Star with the Houston Astros, the beloved…
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The New York Mets won the franchise’s fifth pennant in 2015…
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Heading into their 163rd game of 1998,1 the Toronto Blue Jays…
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At the seventh annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference…
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At the seventh annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference…
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 — SABR welcomes new applications for the…
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Milwaukee Braves right-hander Joey Jay made baseball history…
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Much like the clouds on what the Philadelphia Inquirer called…
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“I’m expected to do it here anyway.” — Stan Musial, August…
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St. Louis had won nine straight games from July 23 to July…
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“How good was Stan Musial? He was good enough to take your…
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A Sunday afternoon crowd of 12,460 came to watch an aging superstar…
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As the 1963 season approached mid-September, St. Louis Cardinals…
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“It was just another one of his usual days. I got over being…
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Stan Musial’s career was winding down. It was September of…
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Stan Musial entered the 1957 season with something to prove.
Although…
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More than 70 former major-league players gathered for Old Timers’…
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October 3, 2007: Dominant Josh Beckett wins Game 1 of ALDS for Red Sox
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This Week in SABR: September 26, 2025
October 3, 1976: American League batting race between George Brett, Hal McRae, Rod Carew ends in controversy
October 6, 1985: Fan favorite Rusty Staub bows out as pinch-hitter for Mets
September 29, 2019: Dominic Smith unlikely hero in Mets’ wild season finale against Braves
September 27, 1998: Rookie Roy Halladay ends Blue Jays season in nearly perfect fashion
Watch highlights from My Baseball Story panel with CC Ford and Donna Cohen at 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Watch highlights from the Groundskeepers Panel at 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
Apply now for the 2026 Sarah Langs Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship
September 20, 1953: Joey Jay becomes first former Little Leaguer to start a game in the major leagues
September 26, 1971: Let’s play no more: Ernie Banks appears in final game for Chicago Cubs
Jean Hastings Ardell selected as 2025 SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award winner
August 5, 1954: Stan Musial powers Cardinals to win over Dodgers with two home runs
August 20, 1944: Stan Musial’s four hits in first four innings help Cardinals crush Braves
May 26, 1957: Stan Musial’s eighth career grand slam not good enough to beat Reds
July 8, 1962: Stan Musial homers in four consecutive at-bats vs. Mets
September 16, 1963: Stan Musial hits his final home run
September 27, 1962: Stan Musial’s 5 hits highlight his day as Cardinals defeat Giants
September 13, 1963: Stan Musial equals Ty Cobb in doubles; Warren Spahn takes an early shower
April 16, 1957: Stan Musial is a perfect 4-for-4 on Opening Day for Cardinals
September 10, 1963: New grandfather Stan Musial makes home-run history with surging Cardinals