At the dawn of the 1966 season, 24-year-old Dick Allen was entrenched…
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Decisively beating the visiting New York Yankees, 14-1, on April…
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The Ottawa Nationals were the most successful team in the Border…
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Ottawa’s Art “Doc” Hillebrand was a force to be reckoned…
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Matt Williams combined power with precision during his 17-year…
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APRIL 11, 2025 — All baseball fans are invited to join SABR's…
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On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, SABR brought together a group of…
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On April 11, 1985, about 4,200 baseball fans got to claim a rare…
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SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center have announced…
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The fall classic, the world’s championship of baseball, was…
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On the morning of August 24, 1974, the Boston Red Sox boasted…
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In 1990, 26-year-old Randy Johnson was in his third year as a…
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When the New York Yankees arrived in Boston in April 2007, the…
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On April 5, 2019, the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies…
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August 1, 1966: Phillies prevail in extra innings on Dick Allen’s walk-off inside-the-park home run
April 10, 2018: Red Sox thrash Yankees to post best 10-game start; play 10 error-free games
The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2025
September 8, 1950: Ottawa Nationals clinch third Border League pennant in four seasons
August 8, 1906: Doc Hillebrand’s shutout moves Ottawa closer to first place in outlaw league
Joe Rabbitt
Frank Rhoner
Matt Williams
This Week in SABR: April 11, 2025
Join SABR on April 17 for Three Rivers Stadium historical marker dedications in Pittsburgh
Watch a video replay of SABR Webinar on Torpedo Bats
SABR Member Benefit Spotlight: Accessing the Weiss Baseball Questionnaires
April 11, 1985: Injured Cal Ripken Jr. sits as Orioles lose in exhibition at US Naval Academy
Call for papers: 2025 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference
October 9, 1905: Mathewson, Giants dominate Athletics in World Series opener as interleague championship resumes
September 28, 1974: Red Sox stave off elimination behind Luis Tiant, Dick Pole
June 2, 1990: Randy Johnson throws first no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history
July 9, 2000: Tyler Houston’s three home runs upstage Hideo Nomo’s triumph in Milwaukee Sausage Race
April 22, 2007: Four consecutive home runs help Red Sox beat Yankees and sweep a home series
April 5, 2019: Jorge Polanco hits for cycle, but Twins’ wildness, fielding fiascoes lead to loss against Phillies
Michael Young (2025)
Bob Cobb
Joe Grahe
Joe Simmons