“I’d like to have played in the Majors.”1 — Spotswood…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, February 27,…
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The second game of the August 3, 1909, ladies day doubleheader…
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Only 11 home runs were hit at Cleveland’s League Park in 1906.1…
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When two last-place teams face each other in mid-September, the…
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It was quite a game at Fenway Park on July 18, 1980. Both starting…
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“It was the best game he ever pitched,” Cincinnati Reds catcher…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, February 20,…
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What spices up a late-season pennant chase quite like a no-hitter?…
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A beautiful Labor Day 2006 matinee in Washington, DC, seemed…
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“You know, we just don’t recognize life’s most significant…
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Fans of the Boston Braves were hungry for a winner. Over 15 seasons,…
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FEBRUARY 17, 2026 — As a SABR member, you have vast resources…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, February 13,…
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Considering that the New York Giants were riding an eight-game…
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Don Lenhardt did a lot of moving in five major-league seasons.…
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This Week in SABR: February 27, 2026
August 3, 1909: Record crowd in Boston hampers play during second game of Ladies’ Day doubleheader
May 5, 1906: White Sox settle for 12-inning tie with Naps despite John O’Neill’s heroics
July 2, 1970: Yankees’ Horace Clarke spoils yet another no-hit bid in the ninth inning
September 14, 1999: Royals’ Mark Quinn hits two home runs in major-league debut
August 15, 2019: Bryce Harper’s walk-off grand slam powers Phillies’ comeback win over Cubs
July 18, 1980: Red Sox rookie Dave Stapleton breaks scoreless tie with 10th-inning walk-off homer
June 6, 1941: Controversial scoring decision denies Johnny Vander Meer his third career no-hitter
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This Week in SABR: February 20, 2026
September 1, 1956: Two no-hitters on same night add drama to Eastern League pennant chase
September 4, 2006: Home run, near no-hitter make it a Labor Day to remember for Ramón Ortiz
June 17, 2003: Mets pitchers nearly perfect in franchise’s 25th one-hitter
April 14, 2002: Mariners’ Ron Wright accounts for six outs in three at-bats in only major-league game
May 23, 1932: At age 40, Rabbit Maranville records four hits in Braves’ victory over Dodgers
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This Week in SABR: February 13, 2026
September 5, 1904: Giants fans send John McGraw to hospital after accidentally trampling him in postgame celebration
August 30, 1945: Racine’s Janet Jacobs knocks catcher unconscious for walk-off, inside-the-park homer
June 2, 1952: Don Lenhardt hits walk-off grand slam for Red Sox, gets traded hours later