SABR's Negro Leagues Research Committee will host the Jerry…
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NOVEMBER 29, 2022 — SABR's Cliff Kachline Chapter, the recipient…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Local-Grants-2022-Glovers-Park-display.jpg7291372Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-11-29 13:18:592022-11-29 13:19:33Cliff Kachline Chapter unveils historical baseball exhibit in Gloversville, New York
“You see, it’s like this. You get the guy out a couple of…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1950-Williams-Ted.jpg250206Stephen Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngStephen Ginader2022-11-29 12:11:532022-11-29 12:11:53May 5, 1950: ‘That Williams is quite a hitter and you just can’t keep getting him out forever’
On May 30, 2001, after closing a six-game homestand with a 4-3…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GlavineTom.jpg350252Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2022-11-29 12:10:222022-11-29 12:10:33June 3, 2001: Tom Glavine injures thumb as Braves use big third inning to beat Pirates
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,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SwaggertyBill.jpg350250Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2022-11-29 12:05:562022-11-29 12:05:56May 5, 1983: Red Wings shine in the dark, beat parent Orioles in exhibition
The 1886 Chicago White Stockings successfully defended their…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1886-Clarkson-John.jpg300173Stephen Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngStephen Ginader2022-11-29 12:04:172022-12-14 11:53:56October 18, 1886: Chicago’s John Clarkson ‘calcimines’ the Browns in World Series opener
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
April 1966 was a great time to be a Minnesota Twin. The Twins…
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The Milwaukee Braves and the Minneapolis Millers were both…
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Hard-changing Minneapolis pulled to within a half-game game of…
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The first game played in a new ballpark is always noteworthy.…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Stadium-Metropolitan.png600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2022-11-28 00:01:092022-11-22 16:54:10April 24, 1956: ‘Play of Four Decisions’ ensures Metropolitan Stadium’s debut is memorable
Before the Minneapolis Millers’ inaugural game in Metropolitan…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Bunning-Jim-DET.jpg350250/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2022-11-28 00:01:022022-11-22 14:54:41August 5, 1957: A harbinger of things to come: Metropolitan Stadium hosts Reds-Tigers exhibition
Approximately 400 spectators turned out at Detroit’s Recreation…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/McQuery-Mox.jpg180120Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-11-22 14:08:512022-11-22 14:08:51September 28, 1885: Mox McQuery ‘hit for the whole diamond’ as Wolverines set scoring record over Grays
It was early in the 1949 season, with only about a dozen games…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1948-Pesky-Johnny.jpg500360Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-11-22 14:03:292022-11-22 14:03:29May 1, 1949: Red Sox homers by Pesky, Stephens, Williams hand Yankees their first home loss of season
On Saturday, August 14, 1971, a battle of the two fifth-place…
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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
Frank Naleway
Jay Dahl
Ray Morehart
April 16, 1966: Dean Chance, Jackie Warner, and baserunning blunders doom the Twins
April 30, 1957: Baby ‘Baby Bull’ Cepeda wows Minneapolis fans
April 13, 1957: Braves and Millers put on a cold-weather exhibition in Minneapolis
May 26, 1957: Millers rally from 8 runs down to sweep Wichita
April 24, 1956: ‘Play of Four Decisions’ ensures Metropolitan Stadium’s debut is memorable
August 5, 1957: A harbinger of things to come: Metropolitan Stadium hosts Reds-Tigers exhibition
This Week in SABR: November 23, 2022
September 28, 1885: Mox McQuery ‘hit for the whole diamond’ as Wolverines set scoring record over Grays
May 1, 1949: Red Sox homers by Pesky, Stephens, Williams hand Yankees their first home loss of season
August 18, 1969: Offensive juggernaut Mark Belanger powers Baltimore win
August 14, 1971: Rookie Mike Thompson gets first (and last) win in Senators’ final season
August 22, 1972: Nelson Briles near-perfect in Pirates’ 1-0 win over Giants