Al Reach (SABR-Rucker Archive)

SABR 53: Al Reach selected as SABR’s Overlooked 19th Century Base Ball Legend of 2025

JUNE 27, 2025 — Alfred James "Al" Reach has been selected as…
Connor Bagnieksi (Ogden Raptors)

Connor Bagnieksi of Ogden Raptors hits four home runs in Pioneer League game

Connor Bagnieksi became the first player in Pioneer League history…
Tom Zocco is honored at the SABR 53 Welcome Reception for attending 50 consecutive SABR conventions from 1974 to 2025 on June 25, 2025, in Irving, Texas.

SABR 53: Tom Zocco honored for attending 50 consecutive SABR Conventions

Tom Zocco of Rocky Hill, Connecticut, was honored at the SABR…
From left, SABR Board President Dan Evans, SABR CEO Scott Bush, Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, and Rangers President of Baseball Operations Chris Young on June 26, 2025, at SABR 53 in Irving, Texas.

Bruce Bochy honored with 2025 SABR Roland Hemond Award

JUNE 26, 2025 — Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was honored…
Felix Hernández (Trading Card DB)

August 15, 2012: King Felix Hernández throws a perfect game for Mariners

The chance of witnessing a perfect game is quite rare. As of…
John Cavanaugh (Mansfield News-Journal, April 6, 1937)

John Cavanaugh

When 19-year-old John Cavanaugh took the field in the opener…
Welcome Gaston (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Welcome Gaston

A turn-of-the-20th-century left-hander with a singular first…
Hub Pruett (Trading Card DB)

Hub Pruett

Hub Pruett was an unassuming lefty with a screwball so good that…
Fernando Viña (Trading Card Database)

Fernando Viña

Fernando Viña’s story could easily have been quite different.…
The National Pastime: Baseball in Texas and Beyond (2025), edited by Steve West and Cecilia M. Tan
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: June 20, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, June 20, 2025. Click…
Negro Leagues legend Buck O'Neil, left, and Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts pose for a photo during the 1994 SABR convention in Arlington, Texas (Courtesy of C. Paul Rogers III)

A look back at SABR 24 — 1994 Texas convention

Negro Leagues legend Buck O'Neil, left, and Hall of Fame pitcher…
Lefty O'Doul Monument Restoration and Celebration Event, August 9, 2025

Join SABR on August 9 for Lefty O’Doul Monument Renovation and Celebration Event

JUNE 17, 2025 — Join us this summer for an unforgettable…
Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

June 28, 1950: Ted Williams’s 23rd home run of the year wins game for Red Sox

In a three-game stretch in 1950, Boston Red Sox left fielder…
Tom Glavine (Trading Card Database)

May 23, 2004: Tom Glavine throws his first one-hitter as Met

The New York Mets were in a middle of an eight-game homestand…
Jimmy Rollins, Trading Card Database

October 2, 2005: Phillies win regular-season finale but fall short of playoffs

On the morning of October 2, 2005, the Philadelphia Phillies…
Roy Hoar (Courtesy of William B. Heir)

Roy Hoar

For the afternoon of July 29, 1914, baseball had two different…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: June 13, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, June 13, 2025. Click…
SABR Defensive Index

SABR Defensive Index rankings released through June 8, 2025

JUNE 13, 2025 — Tampa Bay shortstop Taylor Walls and Atlanta…
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