SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 — When baseball’s schedule opens in the…
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After the massive collapse the Boston Red Sox suffered in September…
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On the first day of November 1968, minor-league baseball fans…
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The dreary weather for the San Francisco Giants’ 1985 finale…
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On the final day of the 1970 season, October 1, Alex Johnson…
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As the 1967 season entered its last day, the Pittsburgh Pirates…
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The 1943 baseball season was winding down and the long ride was…
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When St. Louis Browns coach Charley O’Leary pinch-hit in the…
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When Pie Traynor of the Pittsburgh Pirates grounded out to give…
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With Judd Boyce Doyle—known as Slow Joe Doyle—on the mound…
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Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…
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From early July 1889 until the removal of the franchise to…
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Similar to almost every game played in San Diego during the summer…
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Some 24,843 showed up to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play the…
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The Houston Astros had had a rather tumultuous last few years…
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If a team’s success is attributed to how many world championships…
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This Week in SABR: September 30, 2022
SABR Games Project adds new collection of stories on season finales
October 3, 2012: A forgettable end to a forgettable season: Red Sox lose big to Yankees
August 31, 1997: Loss ends Expos’ affiliation with West Palm Beach after almost 30 years
October 6, 1985: Season-ending defeat leaves Giants with first 100-loss campaign in franchise history
October 2, 1977: Dusty Baker hits 30th homer, receives first-ever high-five from Glenn Burke in Dodgers’ loss to Astros
October 1, 1970: Alex Johnson snatches AL batting crown from Carl Yastrzemski as Angels hand White Sox their 106th loss
October 1, 1967: Roberto Clemente ‘manages’ Pirates in season finale and wins fourth NL batting crown
October 3, 1943: John Dagenhard records only major-league win; Casey Stengel manages final game for Boston Braves
September 30, 1934: 58-year-old Charley O’Leary becomes oldest AL/NL player credited with a hit
September 28, 1930: Dizzy Dean makes debut and dazzles in season finale for World Series-bound Cardinals
October 5, 1907: Boston Americans finish season with sixth tie game of the year
SABR Digital Library: ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente
Harriet and James J. Coogan
June 28, 2019: Four calls reviewed, four calls overturned — all at first base
June 22, 2018: Corbin and Nova duel, but Diamondbacks beat Pirates in extra innings
June 30, 2017: Mets beat Phillies behind 12 strikeouts from Jacob deGrom
July 29, 2016: As Ichiro chases milestone, Cardinals defeat Marlins, 11-6
June 25, 2015: Frias, Dodgers whitewash Cubs 4-0 at Wrigley Field
August 2, 2014: Jon Singleton’s inside-the-park home run highlights Astros’ win over Blue Jays
July 31, 2014: Clint Everts flirts with no-hit bid for Sugar Land Skeeters
August 2, 2013: Phillies celebrate 1993 team, but drop series opener to Atlanta