Rich Hill had bounced around professional baseball for 10 years…
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It is safe to say that most of the 49,802 people at Turner Field…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/MadduxGreg.jpg350251Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2022-06-06 15:56:242022-06-06 15:56:24June 24, 2000: Announcers accidentally expose plot, but Maddux and Braves still lose to Brewers
By the numbers, Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield’s start…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WakefieldTim.jpg350249Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2022-06-06 15:55:012022-06-06 15:55:01June 10, 1996: Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield takes one for the team in lopsided loss
It was the 101st game of the 1933 season for the Philadelphia…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1933-Higgins-Pinky.jpg500317Stephen Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngStephen Ginader2022-06-06 15:53:342022-07-14 12:18:41August 6, 1933: Athletics rookie Mike Higgins hits for the cycle as Foxx pads Triple Crown numbers against Senators
On April 18, 1987, it rained seat cushions at Busch Stadium,…
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SABR members have re-elected Vice President Leslie Heaphy and…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/research-collection4_350x300.jpg300350Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-06-06 13:28:012022-06-06 13:30:49Heaphy, Nowlin, Levin re-elected to SABR Board of Directors in 2022
“Yes, Herrmann Day is a go in Chicago. The [Cincinnati] Blaine…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/HerrmannGarry.png263317Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-06-02 19:17:002022-06-02 19:17:15June 21, 1904: White Sox rally in the 9th to beat Cleveland, but Cincinnati is main focus as baseball, politics collide
In more than 200,000 games in major-league history through…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/RappsBill-HetlingGus.png560566Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-06-02 19:12:152022-06-02 19:12:15September 14, 1912: Bill Rapps turns unassisted triple play; Gus Hetling steals home for game-winner in Pacific Coast League thriller
Rising prospect Pie Traynor turned heads after winning the Pittsburgh…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Traynor-Pie.jpg500313Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-06-02 19:07:542022-06-02 19:07:54May 15, 1922: Pie Traynor’s home run rallies Pirates to 10-inning win over Braves
Rockford Peaches manager Bill Allington needed a starting pitcher…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Fox-Helen-Nicol.png520416Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-06-02 19:00:012022-06-02 19:00:01September 17, 1950: Rockford Peaches win third straight AAGPBL title on Helen Nicol Fox’s Game 7 shutout
With the designated hitter in place in both leagues starting…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Stottlemyre-Mel-NYY.png350249Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-06-02 18:37:092022-06-02 18:37:09September 26, 1964: Yankees pitcher Mel Stottlemyre records five hits in one game
Rick Reuschel had followed in his older brother Paul’s footsteps…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Reuschel-brothers-Rick-Paul.jpg350250Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-06-02 18:31:562022-06-02 18:31:56August 21, 1975: Reuschel brothers make history combining for shutout of Dodgers
The New York Mets were struggling to stay in contention in the…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/McReynolds-Kevin.jpg350250Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-06-02 18:24:382022-06-02 18:24:38August 1, 1989: Kevin McReynolds hits for the cycle in Mets win
The fans filing into Fenway Park for the April 24, 1992, night…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/1992-Viola-Frank.jpg350248Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2022-06-02 14:56:552022-06-02 14:56:55April 24, 1992: Frank Viola notches first Red Sox win in rain-shortened complete game
David Ortiz was gunning for home run number 500 as the 2015 season…
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Each year, SABR’s Nineteenth Century Research Committee selects…
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June 16, 1940: Ted Lyons pitches 12 innings; Ted Williams hits a game-winning homer
August 23, 2017: Rich Hill’s almost perfect game and no-hitter crumbles in Pittsburgh
June 24, 2000: Announcers accidentally expose plot, but Maddux and Braves still lose to Brewers
June 10, 1996: Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield takes one for the team in lopsided loss
August 6, 1933: Athletics rookie Mike Higgins hits for the cycle as Foxx pads Triple Crown numbers against Senators
April 18, 1987: Seat cushions fly as Tommy Herr, Cardinals slam Mets in extras
Heaphy, Nowlin, Levin re-elected to SABR Board of Directors in 2022
Jason Giambi
Ray Rippelmeyer
This Week in SABR: June 3, 2022
June 21, 1904: White Sox rally in the 9th to beat Cleveland, but Cincinnati is main focus as baseball, politics collide
September 14, 1912: Bill Rapps turns unassisted triple play; Gus Hetling steals home for game-winner in Pacific Coast League thriller
May 15, 1922: Pie Traynor’s home run rallies Pirates to 10-inning win over Braves
September 17, 1950: Rockford Peaches win third straight AAGPBL title on Helen Nicol Fox’s Game 7 shutout
September 26, 1964: Yankees pitcher Mel Stottlemyre records five hits in one game
August 21, 1975: Reuschel brothers make history combining for shutout of Dodgers
August 1, 1989: Kevin McReynolds hits for the cycle in Mets win
April 24, 1992: Frank Viola notches first Red Sox win in rain-shortened complete game
September 12, 2015: David Ortiz reaches career milestone with homers 499 and 500 in same game
July 8, 2021: Rookie reliever Daniel Camarena’s grand slam powers Padres’ comeback
Vote now for the 2022 SABR Overlooked 19th Century Base Ball Legend
Fritz Maisel
Jeff McNeely
Dave Skaugstad