The Twins-Senators game on June 18, 1968, had many ebbs and flows…
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The California Angels were trying to get out of the cellar. The…
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On September 27, 1966, Jim Kaat was honored in front of 300 businessmen…
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The Minnesota Twins belted five home runs in the bottom of the…
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The Minnesota Twins had grabbed first place in their division…
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Billy Martin preferred to make points with his fists, but the…
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It was a hot, humid Independence Day in Bloomington, Minnesota.…
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Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew was in an unusual home-run…
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Harmon “Killer” Killebrew lived up to his name on this Fourth…
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Stan Williams, a veteran right-hander, stood atop the mound at…
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DECEMBER 4, 2022 — Five-time All-Star and 1995 World Champion…
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The next SABR convention will be held on July 5-9, 2023, in…
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SABR's Negro Leagues Research Committee will host the Jerry…
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NOVEMBER 29, 2022 — SABR's Cliff Kachline Chapter, the recipient…
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“You see, it’s like this. You get the guy out a couple of…
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On May 30, 2001, after closing a six-game homestand with a 4-3…
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On the day that Chicagoans were celebrating their country’s…
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For a few days in May 1983, news outlets in Rochester, New York,…
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The 1886 Chicago White Stockings successfully defended their…
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On July 13, 1962, more than halfway through the regular season,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ClintonLou.jpg350249Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2022-11-29 12:02:032022-11-29 12:02:03July 13, 1962: Boston’s Lou Clinton hits for the cycle, drives in game-winner in 15th
June 18, 1968: Twins-Senators game has almost everything
June 3-4, 1967: Harmon Killebrew blasts two tape-measure home runs on consecutive days
September 25, 1966: Jim Kaat outduels Earl Wilson for 25th win
June 9, 1966: Twins come from behind to defeat A’s 9-4 behind 5 home runs in the 7th
Fall 2022 Baseball Research Journal
May 18, 1969: Cesár Tovar, Rod Carew steal home in the same inning
April 18, 1969: Billy Martin makes home debut as Twins manager
July 4, 1969: Early fireworks doom A’s in big series opener vs. Twins
August 10, 1971: Harmon Killebrew ends home run drought by joining 500 club
July 6, 1969: Harmon Killebrew does it again with game-winning homer to defeat A’s, 7-6
April 29, 1970: Stan Williams, Frank Quilici pick off a Twins win versus Cleveland
Fred McGriff elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by Contemporary Era Committee
This Week in SABR: December 2, 2022
Call for papers: 2023 The National Pastime
In Memoriam: Gaylord Perry
Call for papers: 2023 SABR Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference
Cliff Kachline Chapter unveils historical baseball exhibit in Gloversville, New York
May 5, 1950: ‘That Williams is quite a hitter and you just can’t keep getting him out forever’
June 3, 2001: Tom Glavine injures thumb as Braves use big third inning to beat Pirates
July 4, 1929: Wilson-Kolp brawl in dugout mars Independence Day at Wrigley Field
September 2, 1997: ‘Freak Show’ Pirates get closer in NL Central race with Shawon Dunston’s two-homer debut
May 5, 1983: Red Wings shine in the dark, beat parent Orioles in exhibition
October 18, 1886: Chicago’s John Clarkson ‘calcimines’ the Browns in World Series opener
July 13, 1962: Boston’s Lou Clinton hits for the cycle, drives in game-winner in 15th