Jim Sundberg is one of the greatest defensive catchers in major-league…
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Beginning in 1888 and for the next five summers, right-hander…
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In 1939 both the Baltimore Elite Giants and the Newark Eagles…
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The Deadball Era (1901-1919) brings to mind low-scoring contests…
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FEBRUARY 12, 2025 — Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy will…
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FEBRUARY 11, 2025 — We're just over one month away from the…
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Seated at a table in a lower box seat among 33,535 fans at Ebbets…
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Johnny Neun, the Detroit Tigers’ 26-year-old backup first baseman,…
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A successful protest can set off all kinds of unusual events,…
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“If you’d ever seen me swing, you’d say, ‘No way this…
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Veteran New York sportswriters were impressed with 21-year-old…
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SABR maintains a Triple Play Database, which lists all major-league…
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Versatile players can help give a manager a bit more flexibility.…
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Save the date! The seventh annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball…
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Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…
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FEBRUARY 3, 2025 — SABR members have enjoyed free online access…
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Here’s your chance to vote for the 2025 SABR Analytics…
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September 3, 1964: Houston’s Don Larsen tosses four-hit shutout, Philly boo birds target Dick Allen
2025 SABR Analytics: Milwaukee Brewers Front Office 360 Panel
Jim Sundberg
Huyler Westervelt
September 6-10, 1939: Baltimore Elite Giants top Newark Eagles in Negro National League playoffs
September 16-24, 1939: Baltimore Elite Giants defeat Homestead Grays in five-game championship series
August 21, 1955: A’s prospect Bob Davis treats Vermont fans to minor-league no-hitter
September 19, 1911: Rebel Oakes’ single completes four-run ninth-inning comeback as Cardinals top Boston
September 3, 1908: Rube Marquard, the $11,000 Beauty, throws minor-league no-hitter for Indianapolis
Bruce Bochy to be honored with 2025 SABR Roland Hemond Award
2025 SABR Analytics: The Balance of Analytics and Culture Panel
This Week in SABR: February 7, 2025
August 26, 1939: Reds beat Dodgers in first televised game in ‘Comedy of Errors’
May 31, 1927: Johnny Neun’s unassisted triple play preserves victory for Detroit Tigers
July 17, 1970: A protest, a replay, and a losing no-hitter for Tri-City Padres
July 19, 1996: Reds’ Dave Burba becomes first pitcher in the 1990s to homer in two straight starts
August 1, 1957: Sandy Koufax mows down Cubs while Gil Hodges belts NL-record 13th grand slam
August 15, 2017: Red Sox turn their second triple play of the twenty-first century
September 24, 2020: Boston’s Tzu-Wei Lin appears in only big-league game as a pitcher
Save the date! SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference to be held on September 19-21, 2025
2025 SABR Analytics: MLB Statcast Updates and Evolution of Baseball Analysts panels
SABR Digital Library: From Bytown to the Big Leagues: 150 Years of America’s Pastime in Canada’s Capital, Ottawa Baseball from 1865 to 2025
Hundreds of ProQuest US newspapers added to SABR Research Resources
Vote now for the winners of the 2025 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards