Minnesota Twins manager Bill Rigney had a plan for the game on…
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The champagne was on ice while 15,443 waited to erupt after their…
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On Friday, July 7, 1972, presidential candidates arrived in Miami…
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In August 1985, The Cosby Show was tops on television, Back to…
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Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939, Eddie…
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July 4 was a long holiday for fans of the Boston Americans in…
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Mike Piazza’s first look at Shea Stadium as a New York Met…
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“I didn’t even slide. I’m very proud of that.”1
This…
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The Oakland Athletics and New York Mets traded wins to start…
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Since the beginning of professional baseball, players were assigned…
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The Twins-Senators game on June 18, 1968, had many ebbs and flows…
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The California Angels were trying to get out of the cellar. The…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Killebrew-Harmon.png600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2022-12-05 14:58:112022-12-05 14:58:38June 3-4, 1967: Harmon Killebrew blasts two tape-measure home runs on consecutive days
On September 27, 1966, Jim Kaat was honored in front of 300 businessmen…
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The Minnesota Twins belted five home runs in the bottom of the…
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September 29, 1970: Royals’ 6-run ninth ruins Jim Perry’s chance for 25-win season
June 4, 1971: Tornadoes don’t twist Twins’ fortunes
September 21, 1969: Killebrew’s perfect day not enough for Twins to beat Pilots, clinch division
August 9, 1971: Willie Mays and Harmon Killebrew delight Twins fans in exhibition
June 21, 1971: Blue’s 13 strikeouts, Mitterwald’s errant throw spark Oakland win
July 7, 1972: Killebrew’s homer wins it for Quilici in debut as Twins manager
This Week in SABR: December 9, 2022
Tony Fossas
Bob Melvin
Mike Young
May 9, 1938: Willard Hershberger stars as Reds pound Phillies
June 3, 1925: Eddie Collins joins the 3,000-hit club
July 4, 1905: Rube Waddell pitches 20 innings, wins both games of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s
September 23, 1893: Chamberlain ices Beaneaters in darkness-shortened no-hitter
May 23, 1998: Mike Piazza makes his Mets debut
October 16, 1991: Avery, Braves edge Pirates 1-0, force Game 7 in NLCS
August 16, 1969: Boog Powell’s inside-the-park home run caps 15-run Orioles slugfest over Pilots
October 17, 1973: Mets tie World Series with Matlack’s pitching, Staub’s hitting
September 22, 1968: César Tovar plays all nine positions, leads Twins to victory
June 18, 1968: Twins-Senators game has almost everything
June 3-4, 1967: Harmon Killebrew blasts two tape-measure home runs on consecutive days
September 25, 1966: Jim Kaat outduels Earl Wilson for 25th win
June 9, 1966: Twins come from behind to defeat A’s 9-4 behind 5 home runs in the 7th
Fall 2022 Baseball Research Journal