On the back cover of his album The Nylon Curtain, released in…
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Baseball folklore has it that Abner Doubleday “chased the…
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Seeking their third straight World Series championship and their…
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The crowd – estimated at 20,000 by the Kansas City Sun –…
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Leo Durocher managing the New York Giants made as much sense…
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“Of all the skills wrapped up in the complex game of big league…
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The Chicago Cubs “maintained … their strange mastery,”…
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It was quite a 10-month stretch for left-hander Jon Lester in…
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Kim Allen, a solid contact hitter with a God-given knack for…
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Please note: The Historic Ballparks Bus Tour is now sold out.
MAY…
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MAY 17, 2022 — An invaluable collection of more than 50 audio…
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July 5, 1963: Dodgers notch 1-0 win in Johnny Podres’ 2-hitter
June 30, 1982: Expos top punchless Mets in ‘Nylon Curtain’ game
September 13, 2020: Cubs’ Alec Mills stymies Brewers’ bats in no-hitter
George Barclay
Wayne Housie
Dick Koecher
This Week in SABR: May 20, 2022
June 8, 1885: Presto Change! Cannonball Morris dominates after overhand pitching is suddenly legalized
May 18, 1901: In first Army vs. Navy baseball game, Cadets get best of Midshipmen in Annapolis
May 7, 1917: Babe Ruth gets the best of Walter Johnson in 1-0 shutout at Griffith Stadium
August 1, 1920: Bullet Rogan pitches and bats Kansas City Monarchs over Chicago American Giants in front of record crowd
July 17, 1948: New York Giants win in Leo Durocher’s debut as team’s manager
October 4, 1952: Allie Reynolds’ 4-hit shutout in Game 4 evens World Series
June 26, 1969: ‘Gentleman’ Jim Hickman breaks out the tape measure and broom to keep Cubs in first place
May 6, 1972: Andy Messersmith writes Angels, Brewers history with 91-minute win
June 4, 1980: 41-year-old Jim Kaat crafts 10-inning shutout for Cardinals
May 19, 2008: Boston’s Jon Lester no-hits Royals at Fenway Park
August 14, 2021: Tyler Gilbert throws a no-hitter in his first major-league start
Kim Allen
Jack Hickey
Tom Ryder
SABR 50: Join us in Baltimore for the Historic Ballparks Bus Tour
SABR adds Clifford Evans radio interviews to Oral History Collection
Spring 2022 Baseball Research Journal