FEBRUARY 13, 2024 — Join us in Minneapolis this summer for…
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With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation,…
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For Willie Mays, the April 26, 1958, game between his San Francisco…
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Willie Mays hit 20 home runs and won NL Rookie of the Year…
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A teenage Willie Mays with the Birmingham Black Barons. Mays’…
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Tall, powerful, and fleet-footed, Burnis “Wild Bill” Wright…
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Willie Mays took over second place on the all-time home run…
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There was no big champagne celebration in the locker room after…
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Willie Mays hit a career-high 52 home runs in 1965. (National…
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Willie Mays’ strong play helped the Giants catch the Dodgers…
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New York Giants fans loved Willie Mays, the exciting young…
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It was a Wednesday afternoon in May. The Chicago White Sox were…
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FEBRUARY 8, 2024 — All baseball fans are invited to join…
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Teammates Willie Mays and Don Mueller battled it out for…
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Al Javery
Early registration now open for SABR 52 convention in Minneapolis
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Abner Dalrymple
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Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend SABR 52 in Minneapolis
Jon Matlack (2024)
April 26, 1958: Willie Mays ‘seals’ Giants’ win with first homer in San Francisco
May 28, 1951: Willie Mays’s first National League hit is a towering homer
May 27, 1952: Willie Mays leads Giants over Dodgers as Army induction approaches
September 11, 1948: Willie Mays singles home the Game 1 winner for Black Barons in extra innings
Steve Gietschier’s ‘Baseball: The Turbulent Midcentury Years’ wins 2024 SABR Seymour Medal
Wild Bill Wright
August 17, 1966: ‘The one that kind of sang itself out of the park’: Mays passes Foxx with 535th career homer
October 3, 1965: Willie Mays breaks Giants’ record with 52nd homer, calls it a day
September 8, 1965: Willie Mays swats two home runs to close in on number 500, as Giants take first place
October 1, 1962: Mays, Pierce lead Giants to win in Game 1 of NL tiebreaker series
This Week in SABR: February 9, 2024
May 18, 1957: Willie Mays steals four bases, homers against Cincinnati
April 18, 1952: Willie Mays makes his greatest catch — no, not that one
May 18, 1949: Ted Williams hits his first game-winning homer of the season
More featured speakers announced for 2024 SABR Analytics Conference
September 26, 1954: Willie Mays says ‘hey’ to the National League batting title