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Bob Bailey at the 2023 Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference in Cooperstown (Photo: Dixie Tourangeau)

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This Week in SABR: December 22, 2023

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Don Newcombe (Trading Card DB)

May 10, 1955: Don Newcombe faces the minimum and one-hits the Cubs

“He looms over the batter, brings his hands up over his head…
Ted Williams (Trading Card DB)

September 17, 1960: Ted Williams’ 2-run homer beats a solo shot by Jim Lemon

This was the next-to-last home run Ted Williams ever hit. It…
Bob Friend (Trading Card DB)

June 18, 1966: Mets, Yankees share an old Friend

Bob Friend’s place in baseball history is firmly linked to…
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This Week in SABR: December 15, 2023

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Otis Johnson, 1911 (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Otis Johnson

Looking back more than a century after his passing, long-forgotten…

John Sterling

John Albert Sterling was a 19th-century pitcher whose only major-league…

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Elmer Valo (Trading Card DB)

August 2, 1950: Philadelphia’s Elmer Valo hits for the cycle

Born in Slovakia and an immigrant to the United States a child,…
Wally Moses (Trading Card DB)

May 20, 1959: Mild-mannered Wally Moses gets only ejection of 34-year major-league career

In a distinguished career as a player, coach, and scout – a…
George Scott (Trading Card DB)

July 4, 1977: Barrage of 8 home runs rallies Red Sox to win over Blue Jays

George Scott. Fred Lynn. Butch Hobson. Bernie Carbo. Lynn again.…
Carl East (Wichita Eagle, May 4, 1920)

Carl East

“What other player is there who bats like [Carl] East, fields…

Jim Marshall

Despite having an impressive minor-league record, left-handed-hitting…
William Parson (Courtesy of the author)

William Parson

In the early years of the 20th century college players became…
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