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)
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)
Hilda Chester (1960)