With the support of the City of Daytona Beach and the Volusia…
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Home runs came frequently in Mike Piazza’s career, resulting…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/piazzamike.jpg350251Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2022-10-24 23:21:402022-10-24 23:21:40May 18, 1998: Mike Piazza triples, but is more impressed by another Mark McGwire homer
In 1972 Dick Allen won the American League’s Most Valuable…
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“I’m glad it’s all over with. Now I can go back to my regular…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MaysWillie.jpg350251Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2022-10-24 23:19:142022-10-24 23:19:14May 4, 1966: Willie Mays passes Mel Ott for NL career lead with 512th homer
It was the next-to-last game of the 1947 season, played on a…
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Hall of Famer Ty Cobb said, “Baseball is a red-blooded sport…
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As the 1917 season reached its next-to-last day on October 3,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1917-Johnson-Walter.jpg300157Steve Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngSteve Ginader2022-10-24 23:11:392022-10-24 23:11:39October 3, 1917: Senators’ Walter Johnson earns first career win against Babe Ruth with arm, bat
About 3,000 spectators filled the Union Grounds1 in St. Louis…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1886-Dunlap-Fred.jpg250129Steve Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngSteve Ginader2022-10-24 23:10:162022-10-24 23:10:16May 24, 1886: Fred Dunlap hits for the cycle, records 16 chances at second base
Nolan Ryan debuted in the major leagues with the New York Mets…
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The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw started Game Five…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2018-Price-David.jpg350250Thomas Brown/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngThomas Brown2022-10-24 23:05:182022-10-24 23:05:18October 28, 2018: Red Sox roll to another World Series crown behind David Price, Steve Pearce
This is a tale of two 24-year-old right-handed starting pitchers,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1985-Darling-Ron.jpg350248Thomas Brown/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngThomas Brown2022-10-24 23:03:172022-10-24 23:03:17April 16, 1985: Ron Darling’s one-hitter bests José DeLeon’s 14 strikeouts in Mets’ win over Pirates
Time was running out for the Detroit Tigers to keep the Chicago…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Ehmke-Howard.png600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2022-10-24 00:01:412022-10-18 00:52:13August 30, 1919: Outburst by Tigers’ inert offense stuns St. Louis
“The Buccaneers turned impending defeat into a glorious victory…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1919-Grimes-Burleigh.jpg500308admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2022-10-24 00:01:392022-10-30 00:05:32September 10, 1916: Pirates’ 6-run ninth completes comeback and makes Burleigh Grimes a winner in debut
The Brooklyn Robins and New York Giants were seemingly participating…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Headline-SF-Chronicle.png600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2022-10-24 00:01:362022-10-18 01:08:11June 25, 1929: Robins stun Giants with 5 ninth-inning runs to tie game, then win in 10th
On a day when a sparse crowd was hoping to see its home team…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Murcer-Bobby.png600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2022-10-24 00:01:272022-10-30 23:59:34April 29, 1979: Bobby Murcer’s 9th-inning home run shocks Braves
The New York Yankees, arriving in Cleveland for a two-game series…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Pinella-Lou.png600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2022-10-24 00:01:252022-10-18 01:02:35May 18, 1976: Yankees score 5 runs in 9th to tie and 5 in 16th to win
This Week in SABR: October 28, 2022
Pat Tabler (2022)
View highlights from Kelly Field historical marker dedication ceremony in Daytona Beach
May 18, 1998: Mike Piazza triples, but is more impressed by another Mark McGwire homer
August 4, 1972: Dick Allen adds to his MVP résumé by beating Texas with a ninth-inning double
May 4, 1966: Willie Mays passes Mel Ott for NL career lead with 512th homer
September 27, 1947: Red Sox shoot for second place as Dobson, Williams, and Pesky excel
August 19, 1921: Ty Cobb joins the 3,000-hit club
June 8, 1934: A’s rookie Mort Flohr’s wayward first pitch nails Babe Ruth
October 3, 1917: Senators’ Walter Johnson earns first career win against Babe Ruth with arm, bat
May 24, 1886: Fred Dunlap hits for the cycle, records 16 chances at second base
June 6, 1990: Nolan Ryan falls to A’s in return from back injury
October 28, 2018: Red Sox roll to another World Series crown behind David Price, Steve Pearce
April 16, 1985: Ron Darling’s one-hitter bests José DeLeon’s 14 strikeouts in Mets’ win over Pirates
September 20, 1942: War worries overshadow Senators’ huge 9th inning against A’s
May 2, 2005: Cardinals score 7 runs in 9th to complete comeback against Reds
July 25, 1980: Seven-run 9th inning launches Astros to 9-8 victory over Expos
August 30, 1919: Outburst by Tigers’ inert offense stuns St. Louis
September 10, 1916: Pirates’ 6-run ninth completes comeback and makes Burleigh Grimes a winner in debut
June 25, 1929: Robins stun Giants with 5 ninth-inning runs to tie game, then win in 10th
April 29, 1979: Bobby Murcer’s 9th-inning home run shocks Braves
May 18, 1976: Yankees score 5 runs in 9th to tie and 5 in 16th to win
May 18, 1950: Rough inning for Cardinals leads to improbable Dodgers comeback
July 5, 1978: Braves blast Dodgers for 6 runs in ninth for epic comeback