Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…
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Through the end of the 2021 season, 23 perfect games have been…
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On April 24, 2004, the Boston Red Sox came to the plate 26 times…
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The New York Mets were struggling as they entered July 1996.…
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Located 100 miles apart along the Missouri River, Omaha, Nebraska,…
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Around 4,000 fans turned out to League Park on a Thursday afternoon…
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“BLASTED!” yelled the box score.
“Senators Drub Tigers…
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For most of its 51-year history (1911-1961), Washington’s Griffith…
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Washington Senators outfielder Jim Lemon struggled offensively…
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“The Grand Old Dame of 7th and Florida, familiarly known as…
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It was hot and humid in Washington when the Detroit Tigers took…
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When the 1960 season ended, Washington Senators fans had good…
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When the Washington Senators suited up for the final game of…
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APRIL 22, 2022 — Each year, SABR’s Deadball Era Committee…
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SABR’s Women in Baseball Committee will award one $500 scholarship…
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SABR Digital Library: The 1883 Philadelphia Athletics: American Association Champions
May 5, 2021: Orioles’ John Means throws a unique, near-perfect no-hitter in Seattle
March 11, 2017: Venezuela outlasts Italy in wild World Baseball Classic game
April 24, 2004: 26 Red Sox batters go hitless with runners in scoring position, but beat Yankees in 12th
July 3, 1996: Alex Ochoa hits for the cycle in Mets’ win over Phillies
April 16, 1971: Tom Seaver strikes out 14 Pirates batters
May 1, 1954: Pat Mullin’s two homers help Buffalo Bisons trounce Ottawa Athletics
April 19, 1981: Walk-off homer spares PawSox, Rochester another extra-inning battle
August 23, 1889: Kid Nichols and Omaha White Sox edge Sioux City on Ladies’ Day
June 5, 1902: Cy Young uses unconventional home run, conventional pitching to win first matchup against Addie Joss
May 6, 1949: Bobby Shantz tosses 9 no-hit innings in relief for A’s
September 2, 1954: Roy Sievers knocks in 7 as Senators rout Tigers
August 31, 1956: Jim Lemon becomes first Senator to hit 3 homers in a game at Griffith Stadium
May 12, 1959: Harmon Killebrew’s 2 homers, 5 RBIs crush Tigers
September 5, 1959: Jim Lemon aids Senators’ 14-2 rout of Red Sox
September 21, 1961: A farewell with few mourners: Senators lose to Twins in final baseball game at Griffith Stadium
August 27, 1961: Rocky Colavito homers four times in Tigers’ doubleheader sweep of Senators
May 12, 1961: Boston’s Bill Monbouquette whiffs 17 Senators
April 10, 1961: Washington Senators defeated in first game of expansion era
October 2, 1960: Original Senators play last game at Griffith Stadium without realizing it
April 17, 1953: Mickey Mantle hits a mythic blast at Griffith Stadium
This Week in SABR: April 22, 2022
2022 Larry Ritter Book Award finalists announced
Students, apply now for the 2022 SABR Women in Baseball Scholarship