The Pittsburgh Pirates were one win from capturing the 1908 National…
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It is the top of the ninth inning – a rookie pitcher takes…
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It was still early in the 2004 season, but the teams playing…
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When one of the nicknames for a stadium is the “Homerdome,”…
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The crowd in Anaheim for the Los Angeles Angels’ sixth home…
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Author Bill Lamb is the 2023 recipient of the SABR Russell Gabay…
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Registration is now open for the 14th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell…
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JANUARY 4, 2023 — SABR is pleased to announce the donation…
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When Jerry Koosman took the mound at Metropolitan Stadium for…
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Despite a balmy 81-degree game-time temperature and a promotion…
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Even with Dave Goltz, the Twins’ best pitcher, on the mound,…
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A forgettable year for the Minnesota Twins, 1981, stands out…
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A paltry crowd of 2,570 fans showed up at Metropolitan Stadium…
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Signed as an 18-year-old amateur free agent by the Twins in 1964,…
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It was a bad day.
The weather was drab, home plate was missing,…
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Roy Smalley was off to a solid start to the 1981 season for the…
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“If you think what goes on between the white lines has anything…
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October 4, 1908: Mordecai Brown prevents Pirates from clinching pennant, helps Cubs regain first place
June 29, 1972: Bill Freehan’s grand slam caps Tigers’ 8-run rally against Red Sox
May 15, 1974: First-place Expos squeak out win in ninth
April 21, 1999: Joe Nathan’s Famous: Converted shortstop brings the mustard in impressive Giants debut
May 8, 2004: Pokey Reese hits inside-the-park home run for Red Sox
August 23, 2005: ‘Homerdome’ in Minnesota hosts a pitching duel for the ages
April 8, 2018: Shohei Ohtani’s home pitching debut is almost perfect
Bill Lamb honored with 2023 SABR Russell Gabay Award
Register now for the 2023 SABR Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference
SABR donates archives of founder Bob Davids to Library of Congress
Clyde Barfoot
Norm Charlton
Ernest Gooden
Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, 1907-1958
September 30, 1979: Jerry Koosman reaches 20-win plateau for second time
September 5, 1978: Disco Dan’s blunder hands Steve Trout his first major-league win
July 27, 1978: Mike Cubbage hits for the cycle; Stan Perzanowski records his only complete-game win
August 15, 1981: Twins overshadowed by the past
October 2, 1974: Fergie Jenkins foils Hughes’s no-hit bid as Rangers take season finale from Twins
April 17, 1979: Rod Carew returns to Minnesota as a visiting Angel
July 5, 1980: Twins’ Geoff Zahn grounds Rangers into submission
September 30, 1981: Twins close Metropolitan Stadium with a loss
May 12, 1981: Clutch homers by Hatcher and Smalley lead Twins to win over Red Sox
August 10, 1981: Twins down A’s to take second-half ‘reopener’