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SABR Local Grants update: Black Baseball exhibit opens in Philadelphia

August 3, 2023

A League Apart, a new exhibit on Black baseball in Philadelphia…

June 3, 1998: Aramis Ramírez’s first major-league hit secures Pirates’ sweep of Mets

August 1, 2023

Struggling at third base during the first two months of the 1998…

May 11, 1985: Sid Fernandez, Roger McDowell combine for one-hitter against Phillies

August 1, 2023

The New York Mets entered a May 1985 weekend series with the…

August 3, 1975: Royals’ Paul Splittorff gets 26 straight A’s in one-hitter

August 1, 2023

“I’ll never pitch a no-hitter,” Paul Splittorff told reporters…

May 16, 1924: Al Yeargin earns only career win for Braves before losing 11 in a row

August 1, 2023

This Friday afternoon game in Cincinnati was the one and only…

August 2, 1972: César Cedeño becomes first Astros player to hit for the cycle

August 1, 2023

“I just want to get hits.”1 With this sentiment, 21-year-old…

Louisville Slugger Field (Courtesy of the Louisville Bats)

Louisville Slugger Field (Louisville, KY)

August 1, 2023

Set amid concrete parking lots and crisscrossing interstate…

Bill Skowron (1979)

April 22, 1956: Orioles’ Fred Besana settles down to beat Senators

August 1, 2023

On the first Sunday of the 1956 season, the American League’s…

June 14, 2015: C.J. Riefenhauser earns his only major-league win for Rays

August 1, 2023

On Sunday, June 14, 2015, the Tampa Bay Rays were in second place…

June 27, 2009: Josh Kinney earns first major-league victory behind Pujols’ power

August 1, 2023

On a mercilessly hot, mid-afternoon day at Busch Stadium, the…

August 8, 2004: Boston’s Tim Wakefield gives up six home runs to Tigers but wins game

August 1, 2023

On August 8, 2004, Boston Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield gave…

May 26, 2002: Padres’ Dennis Tankersley records only career win and homer

August 1, 2023

Sunday, May 26, 2002, was a sunny, breezy day in Milwaukee. The…

October 8, 2018: Red Sox clobber Yankees 16-1 and move to brink of winning ALDS

August 1, 2023

Brock Holt admits he was swinging to hit a home run. And…

September 8-29, 1942: Satchel Paige’s Monarchs sweep Josh Gibson’s Grays in Negro League World Series

August 1, 2023

The 1942 Negro League World Series was the first championship…

Herb McQuaid

July 31, 2023

On November 25, 1920, during a barnstorming matchup in San Jose,…

Carl Ray

July 31, 2023

Pitcher Carl Ray was a soft-spoken but hard-throwing country…

This Week in SABR: July 28, 2023

July 28, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, July 28, 2023. Click…

Adam McCalvy (2023)

Mike Bauman (2023)

Students, apply for a Fall 2023 internship with SABR

July 25, 2023

The Society for American Baseball Research is seeking remote…

September 30, 1907: Ty Cobb and Bill Donovan lead Tigers to pivotal 17-inning tie with Athletics

July 25, 2023

Hughie Jennings, the Detroit Tigers’ first-year manager in…

July 28, 1924: Browns’ protest is upheld after falling to Red Sox

July 25, 2023

Baseball games are frequently protested by managers and teams…

July 27, 1889: Harry Raymond’s wild win

July 25, 2023

In 1889 the Louisville Colonels of the American Association were…

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SABR Local Grants update: Black Baseball exhibit opens in Philadelphia

June 3, 1998: Aramis Ramírez’s first major-league hit secures Pirates’ sweep of Mets

May 11, 1985: Sid Fernandez, Roger McDowell combine for one-hitter against Phillies

August 3, 1975: Royals’ Paul Splittorff gets 26 straight A’s in one-hitter

May 16, 1924: Al Yeargin earns only career win for Braves before losing 11 in a row

August 2, 1972: César Cedeño becomes first Astros player to hit for the cycle

Louisville Slugger Field (Louisville, KY)

Bill Skowron (1979)

April 22, 1956: Orioles’ Fred Besana settles down to beat Senators

June 14, 2015: C.J. Riefenhauser earns his only major-league win for Rays

June 27, 2009: Josh Kinney earns first major-league victory behind Pujols’ power

August 8, 2004: Boston’s Tim Wakefield gives up six home runs to Tigers but wins game

May 26, 2002: Padres’ Dennis Tankersley records only career win and homer

October 8, 2018: Red Sox clobber Yankees 16-1 and move to brink of winning ALDS

September 8-29, 1942: Satchel Paige’s Monarchs sweep Josh Gibson’s Grays in Negro League World Series

Herb McQuaid

Carl Ray

This Week in SABR: July 28, 2023

Adam McCalvy (2023)

Mike Bauman (2023)

Students, apply for a Fall 2023 internship with SABR

September 30, 1907: Ty Cobb and Bill Donovan lead Tigers to pivotal 17-inning tie with Athletics

July 28, 1924: Browns’ protest is upheld after falling to Red Sox

July 27, 1889: Harry Raymond’s wild win

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