A morning downpour threatened to postpone a Thursday afternoon…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1962-Kaat-Jim.jpg350250Thomas Brown/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngThomas Brown2022-05-10 11:20:122022-05-10 11:20:12July 19, 1962: Kaat shutout, Allison home runs lead Twins to sweep of Cleveland
Jim Bouton led the nomadic life of a baseball maverick, with…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Jim-Bouton-1959.jpg350249Thomas Brown/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngThomas Brown2022-05-10 11:18:032022-05-19 11:11:52April 26, 1959: Jim Bouton’s pro career gets off to a losing start with Auburn Yankees
It almost strains credulity, given the number of home runs hit…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1924-Boone-Ike.jpg1000710Thomas Brown/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngThomas Brown2022-05-10 11:16:592022-05-10 11:16:59May 30, 1924: Ike Boone hits first Red Sox grand slam at Fenway Park – 12 years after ballpark opens
SABR biographer Alan Cohen argues, “The mention of Alex Rodríguez…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/RodriguezAlex3000.jpg250350Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2022-05-10 11:14:362022-05-13 12:51:48June 19, 2015: Alex Rodríguez homers for his 3,000th hit
The Pittsburgh Pirates, two-time defending National League champions,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1903-Clarke-Fred.jpg350250Thomas Brown/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngThomas Brown2022-05-10 11:13:042022-05-10 11:13:04May 7, 1903: Pirates’ Fred Clarke hits for second career cycle in game full of ejections and errors
“He did his job. He got 27 outs. ... Not to put Joe Cowley…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CowleyJoe.jpg350248Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2022-05-10 11:09:362022-05-16 12:37:24September 19, 1986: Joe Cowley tosses a ‘not impressive’ no-hitter for White Sox
The New York Mets won the 1973 National League pennant only to…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/MatlackJohn.jpg350252Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2022-05-10 11:08:162022-05-10 11:08:16June 29, 1974: Mets’ Jon Matlack throws second career one-hitter to shut out Cardinals
Gettysburg Eddie Plank: A Pitcher’s Journey to the Hall of…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Heller-Gettysburg-Eddie-Plank.jpg750500Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-05-10 10:48:562022-05-10 10:48:56Dave Heller’s Eddie Plank biography wins 2022 SABR Larry Ritter Book Award
It’s a storyline practically as old as baseball itself: An…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Robin-Roberts.jpg600800Russ Walsh/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngRuss Walsh2022-05-09 06:52:452022-05-09 15:14:38April 25, 1967: Robin Roberts launches bid to return to majors with Reading Phillies
Over the course of his career, Ted Williams homered six times…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Williams-Ted-1954.jpg600800Russ Walsh/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngRuss Walsh2022-05-09 06:29:452022-05-09 15:14:59April 30, 1952: Before leaving for the Marine Corps, Ted Williams homers to win a game for Red Sox
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Brown-Joe-L-19-scaled.jpg600800Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-05-06 19:19:032022-05-06 19:19:03Joe L. Brown (1962)
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Brown-Joe-L-19-scaled.jpg600800Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-05-06 19:17:152022-05-06 19:17:15Joe L. Brown (1963)
Spring 2022 Baseball Research Journal
This Week in SABR: May 13, 2022
Ballpark Figures: Mina Kimes
July 19, 1962: Kaat shutout, Allison home runs lead Twins to sweep of Cleveland
April 26, 1959: Jim Bouton’s pro career gets off to a losing start with Auburn Yankees
May 30, 1924: Ike Boone hits first Red Sox grand slam at Fenway Park – 12 years after ballpark opens
June 19, 2015: Alex Rodríguez homers for his 3,000th hit
May 7, 1903: Pirates’ Fred Clarke hits for second career cycle in game full of ejections and errors
May 12, 1991: Steve Avery, Braves foreshadow postseason in win over Pirates
September 19, 1986: Joe Cowley tosses a ‘not impressive’ no-hitter for White Sox
June 29, 1974: Mets’ Jon Matlack throws second career one-hitter to shut out Cardinals
Dave Heller’s Eddie Plank biography wins 2022 SABR Larry Ritter Book Award
May 8, 1979: Reassurance, 4-for-4 performance propel Cardinals’ Keith Hernandez to NL batting crown and MVP season
Butch Henline
Fred Koster
April 25, 1967: Robin Roberts launches bid to return to majors with Reading Phillies
April 30, 1952: Before leaving for the Marine Corps, Ted Williams homers to win a game for Red Sox
Montgomery Field (Carlsbad, NM)
Mel Allen (1962)
Hank Bauer (1960)
Clete Boyer (1963)
Tommy Bridges (1960)
Joe L. Brown (1962)
Joe L. Brown (1963)