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…
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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…
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This is a tale of two 24-year-old right-handed starting pitchers,…
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Time was running out for the Detroit Tigers to keep the Chicago…
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“The Buccaneers turned impending defeat into a glorious victory…
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The Brooklyn Robins and New York Giants were seemingly participating…
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On a day when a sparse crowd was hoping to see its home team…
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The New York Yankees, arriving in Cleveland for a two-game series…
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In a time when a pitcher’s ability to finish games was thought…
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On a miserably raw Wednesday afternoon in the first full year…
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What one newspaper called the “greatest batting exhibition…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1889-Twitchell-Larry.jpg600800Russ Walsh/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngRuss Walsh2022-10-19 07:04:252022-10-19 11:22:21August 15, 1889: Larry Twitchell records 16 total bases, hits for cycle, and pitches in Cleveland blowout of Boston
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
July 5, 1978: Braves blast Dodgers for 6 runs in ninth for epic comeback
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
September 8, 1947: Giants stage surprising comeback to beat Pirates
June 10, 1946: No no-hitter for Borowy as Phillies rally at Wrigley
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May 28, 1930: Pete Alexander bows out in final big-league appearance
August 15, 1889: Larry Twitchell records 16 total bases, hits for cycle, and pitches in Cleveland blowout of Boston