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This Week in SABR: April 15, 2022

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Kimera Bartee (TRADING CARD DB)

Kimera Bartee

Randy Smith had to figure out a way to compete against the likes…
Ralph Capron (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Ralph Capron

In the early spring of 1912, it seemed possible that Ralph Capron’s…
Bill Faul (TRADING CARD DB)

Bill Faul

Bill Faul is “kind of a pitching prestidigitator who practices…
Mark Letendre (TRADING CARD DB)

Mark Letendre

The 18-year-old student trainer was mortified. A 96-inch roll…
Jeff Plympton (TRADING CARD DB)

Jeff Plympton

In Jeff Plympton’s major-league pitching career, he never gave…
Rafael Robles (TRADING CARD DB)

Rafael Robles

Through the 2021 season, 29 of the 30 major-league teams have…
Grant Thatcher (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Grant Thatcher

Grant Thatcher packed a lot into his five-game career with the…
Albert Pujols (TRADING CARD DB)

May 4, 2018: Albert Pujols joins the 3,000-hit club

Jose Alberto Pujols took the big leagues by storm when he debuted…

September 16, 1972: Mike Schmidt’s first career home run is a game-winner

The Philadelphia Phillies selected future Hall of Famer Mike…
2022 SABR Baseball Research Award winners: Lawrence Baldassarro, Josh Chetwynd, Lyle Spatz, Steve Steinberg

Baldassaro, Chetwynd, Spatz, Steinberg win 2022 SABR Baseball Research Awards

The 2022 SABR Baseball Research Awards, which honor outstanding…

September 27, 1998: Larkins and Boones make it a family affair for Cincinnati Reds

For the first time in baseball history, a major-league team’s…
Fergie Jenkins (Trading Card Database)

April 23, 1967: Say it ain’t snow! Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins whiffs 10 in cold weather

It felt like the middle of football season rather than springtime. Ferguson…

September 29, 1959: Surprising Dodgers win their first pennant on the West Coast

When the 1959 season opened, the Milwaukee Braves were favored…

April 17, 1986: Not yet a LOOGY, Tony Fossas serves up a shutout for Edmonton

During the heyday of the left-handed relief specialist – sometimes…

May 23, 1951: Again, three hits for Cal Abrams as Dodgers beat Pirates

As the resurgence of the Brooklyn Dodgers as a pennant-contending…

September 24, 1943: Cool Papa Bell wins Game 3 for Grays in 10th inning

Johnny Markham must have looked long and hard at Ted “Double…
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