A key cog in Detroit’s starting rotation since the mid-1960s,…
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Jim Kaat knew how to win ballgames. In 1971 Kaat would win at…
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Harmon Killebrew’s sixth-inning pinch-hit grand slam launched…
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The Minnesota Twins returned home with their backs to the wall.…
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Minnesota Twins manager Bill Rigney had a plan for the game on…
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The champagne was on ice while 15,443 waited to erupt after their…
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On Friday, July 7, 1972, presidential candidates arrived in Miami…
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In August 1985, The Cosby Show was tops on television, Back to…
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Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939, Eddie…
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July 4 was a long holiday for fans of the Boston Americans in…
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Mike Piazza’s first look at Shea Stadium as a New York Met…
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“I didn’t even slide. I’m very proud of that.”1
This…
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The Oakland Athletics and New York Mets traded wins to start…
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Since the beginning of professional baseball, players were assigned…
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April 25, 1970: Earl Wilson nearly achieves a ‘Little League home run’ after striking out
September 20, 1969: Jim Perry’s 20th victory pushes Twins nearer pennant
July 30, 1971: Quiet as kittens against Kaat, Yankees roar back to beat Twins
September 3, 1971: Killebrew’s pinch-hit grand slam propels Twins to 9-4 win over A’s
October 6, 1969: Twins play first playoff game at Metropolitan Stadium; Orioles clinch AL pennant
September 29, 1970: Royals’ 6-run ninth ruins Jim Perry’s chance for 25-win season
June 4, 1971: Tornadoes don’t twist Twins’ fortunes
September 21, 1969: Killebrew’s perfect day not enough for Twins to beat Pilots, clinch division
August 9, 1971: Willie Mays and Harmon Killebrew delight Twins fans in exhibition
June 21, 1971: Blue’s 13 strikeouts, Mitterwald’s errant throw spark Oakland win
July 7, 1972: Killebrew’s homer wins it for Quilici in debut as Twins manager
This Week in SABR: December 9, 2022
Tony Fossas
Bob Melvin
Mike Young
May 9, 1938: Willard Hershberger stars as Reds pound Phillies
June 3, 1925: Eddie Collins joins the 3,000-hit club
July 4, 1905: Rube Waddell pitches 20 innings, wins both games of doubleheader for Philadelphia A’s
September 23, 1893: Chamberlain ices Beaneaters in darkness-shortened no-hitter
May 23, 1998: Mike Piazza makes his Mets debut
October 16, 1991: Avery, Braves edge Pirates 1-0, force Game 7 in NLCS
August 16, 1969: Boog Powell’s inside-the-park home run caps 15-run Orioles slugfest over Pilots
October 17, 1973: Mets tie World Series with Matlack’s pitching, Staub’s hitting
September 22, 1968: César Tovar plays all nine positions, leads Twins to victory