With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation,…
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“The fans had departed, and the stands were dark.”1
This…
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Coming into this Saturday night game in St. Louis, the focus…
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 — When baseball’s schedule opens in the…
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After the massive collapse the Boston Red Sox suffered in September…
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On the first day of November 1968, minor-league baseball fans…
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The dreary weather for the San Francisco Giants’ 1985 finale…
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On the final day of the 1970 season, October 1, Alex Johnson…
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As the 1967 season entered its last day, the Pittsburgh Pirates…
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The 1943 baseball season was winding down and the long ride was…
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When St. Louis Browns coach Charley O’Leary pinch-hit in the…
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When Pie Traynor of the Pittsburgh Pirates grounded out to give…
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With Judd Boyce Doyle—known as Slow Joe Doyle—on the mound…
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Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…
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From early July 1889 until the removal of the franchise to…
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Similar to almost every game played in San Diego during the summer…
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Some 24,843 showed up to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play the…
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July 2, 1970: Frank Robinson offers batting advice to Tony Horton, who then hits for the cycle against the Orioles
July 7, 1985: Al Newman’s bunt lifts Expos over Astros in 19-inning marathon
May 16, 1998: Mike Piazza’s Marlins debut overshadowed by Mark McGwire’s impressive home run
August 6, 2012: Phillies’ consecutive sellout streak ends in loss to Braves
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This Week in SABR: September 30, 2022
SABR Games Project adds new collection of stories on season finales
October 3, 2012: A forgettable end to a forgettable season: Red Sox lose big to Yankees
August 31, 1997: Loss ends Expos’ affiliation with West Palm Beach after almost 30 years
October 6, 1985: Season-ending defeat leaves Giants with first 100-loss campaign in franchise history
October 2, 1977: Dusty Baker hits 30th homer, receives first-ever high-five from Glenn Burke in Dodgers’ loss to Astros
October 1, 1970: Alex Johnson snatches AL batting crown from Carl Yastrzemski as Angels hand White Sox their 106th loss
October 1, 1967: Roberto Clemente ‘manages’ Pirates in season finale and wins fourth NL batting crown
October 3, 1943: John Dagenhard records only major-league win; Casey Stengel manages final game for Boston Braves
September 30, 1934: 58-year-old Charley O’Leary becomes oldest AL/NL player credited with a hit
September 28, 1930: Dizzy Dean makes debut and dazzles in season finale for World Series-bound Cardinals
October 5, 1907: Boston Americans finish season with sixth tie game of the year
SABR Digital Library: ¡Arriba! The Heroic Life of Roberto Clemente
Harriet and James J. Coogan
June 28, 2019: Four calls reviewed, four calls overturned — all at first base
June 22, 2018: Corbin and Nova duel, but Diamondbacks beat Pirates in extra innings
June 30, 2017: Mets beat Phillies behind 12 strikeouts from Jacob deGrom