George Disch (Baseball-Reference.com)

George Disch

A late-season addition by the Detroit Tigers in 1905, right-hander…
Clarence Eldridge (Anaconda Standard, June 27, 1915)

Clarence Eldridge

In his 92 years of life, Clarence Eldridge wrote for big-city…
Shorty Fuller (Trading Card DB)

Shorty Fuller

The light-hitting, 5-foot-6 shortstop William Benjamin Fuller…
Pat Griffin (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Pat Griffin

On the way to a last-place finish, the 1914 Cincinnati Reds regularly…

East Field (Glens Falls, NY)

East Field as pictured in 2021.   Over the course of…
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This Week in SABR: January 12, 2024

Welcome to “This Week in SABR! on Friday, January 12, 2024.…

2024 SABR Analytics: Baseball’s Current and Future Application of AI Panel

Join us at the SABR Analytics Conference on March 8-10, 2024,…
Thomas Robinson (Trading Card DB)

April 13-15, 1892: Rickety barn in right field steals the show in Oakland

In 1892 Colonel Thomas P. Robinson was the 30-year-old owner…
Ira Flagstead (Trading Card DB)

September 5, 1927: Last-place Red Sox beat the Yankees, 12-11, in 18 innings

The 1927 New York Yankees were a legendary team. The “Murderers’…
Vince Barton (Trading Card DB)

August 4, 1931: Rookie Vince Barton slams two homers to power Cubs over Reds

Just four years after playing sandlot ball in Toronto, highly-touted…
Doug Holmquist

May 24, 1971: Vermont Catamounts win final game, go extinct after 79 seasons

The first years of the 1970s were turbulent ones on American…
Pete Schourek (Trading Card DB)

September 10, 1991: Rookie Pete Schourek’s 1-hitter leads Mets past Expos

After finishing July 1991 in second place in the National League…
Ricky Ledee (Trading Card DB)

June 11, 2004: Phillies defeat Twins in their first regular-season game at the Metrodome

The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis became…
Walter Appleton, circa 1915 (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Walter Appleton

As a minority-stake member of the Metropolitan Exhibition Company…
Chet Nichols

Chet Nichols

Right-handed pitcher Chet Nichols Sr. showed tremendous promise…
Dick Ruthven (Trading Card DB)

Dick Ruthven

In the spring of 1973 Dick Ruthven achieved a rare baseball feat.…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: January 5, 2024

Welcome to “This Week in SABR! on Friday, January 5, 2024.…
Vern Stephens (Trading Card DB)

May 16, 1950: Ted Williams, Vern Stephens combine for 4 homers and all the runs

It was a Tuesday afternoon at Ted Williams’s favorite homer…
Joan Payson (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

July 25, 1969: Maine gets a glimpse of Mets’ ‘miracle’

It was an unusual news story in a summer full of them. In the…
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