For the third time in seven years, the gut-wrenching thud of…
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Considered one of the best defensive shortstops of his era,…
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Gene Hermanski’s name will forever be etched in the long…
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The 31,278 fans who came through the turnstiles at Ebbets Field…
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The 28,770 holiday fans who filed into Ebbets Field on the…
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Brooklyn fans could barely believe what they were seeing. After…
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The Dodgers were in a hole after losing the first two games…
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In 1946, for the first time in history, a major-league pennant…
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Brian Jordan is one of seven men who have played major-league…
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Oh, pass the biscuits, Mirandy,
I’m a-gonna load up my gun.
I’ll…
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The 1944 Brooklyn Dodgers were struggling. They played .167…
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The Washington Senators are “nonentities,” said the Washington…
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One constant in the Boston Red Sox schedule each year is the…
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The first game of the 1903 season went nicely for the home-team…
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Chicago Cubs rookie Billy Williams helped his team avoid a dubious…
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Jim Ray Hart broke into the majors with the San Francisco Giants…
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April 30, 1974: Fenway falls silent again after Doug Griffin is beaned by Nolan Ryan
July 12, 1949: The All-Star Game finally comes to Brooklyn
June 12, 1949: Hodges, Cox combine forces in Dodgers’ offensive explosion
August 5, 1948: Gene Hermanski becomes first Dodger to hit 3 home runs in Brooklyn; Carl Erskine goes distance in first career start
July 30, 1948: Wally Westlake hits for the cycle as Pirates double up Dodgers
July 4, 1948: Dodgers beat Giants in Fourth of July fireworks
October 4, 1947: Spec Shea’s pitching puts Yankees on the verge of title
October 3, 1947: Cookie Lavagetto’s walk-off double shocks Yankees, ruins Bill Bevens’ no-hit bid
October 2, 1947: Dodgers strike back to beat Yankees in Game 3
October 3, 1946: Cardinals finish tiebreaker sweep, advance to the World Series
Brian Jordan
September 12, 1942: Whitey Kurowski’s home run lifts Cardinals into first-place tie with Dodgers
Nate McLouth
Bullet Rogan
September 11, 1946: Johnny Vander Meer’s tireless 15 innings end in futility
September 2, 1944: Dixie Walker hits for the cycle as Dodgers climb out of last place
This Week in SABR: April 19, 2024
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June 28, 1899: Five Senators tagged out at home plate in narrow loss to Reds
April 20, 1903: Boston Americans open season at 10:30 in the morning
April 20, 1903: Cy Young’s no-hitter collapses as A’s take second game of season-opening doubleheader
October 1, 1960: Billy Williams launches first homer of Hall of Fame career
July 8, 1970: Giants’ Jim Ray Hart drives in 6 runs in one inning, hits for cycle against Braves
April 22, 1997: College pitcher Scott Barnsby joins Fenway Park no-hit pantheon