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This Week in SABR: June 16, 2023

June 16, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, June 16, 2023. Click…

July 31, 1948: Ralph ‘Blackie’ Schwamb earns his only win in major leagues

June 14, 2023

Ralph “Blackie” Schwamb walked to the pitcher’s mound…

August 30, 1938: Ed Cole wins only big-league game as Buster Mills, Red Kress star at plate

June 14, 2023

It was another long season for the St. Louis Browns. The club…

May 30, 1914: Robert Neyland hurls three-hitter as Army defeats Navy for sixth year in a row

June 14, 2023

The Army-Navy game of 1914 was played on Memorial Day, Saturday,…

September 24, 1922: Rogers Hornsby becomes first to bat .400 and slug 40 home runs in same season as Cardinals delay Giants’ pennant

June 14, 2023

A Sunday crowd of 30,000 fans1 came to the Polo Grounds2 on September…

April 24, 1904: White Sox beat Cleveland on fierce rally as Tom Dougherty picks up only career win

June 14, 2023

On April 24, 1904, a chilly, wet day, “that threatened to rain…

August 27, 1998: Yankees blow 9th-inning lead before beating Angels in 11th

June 13, 2023

It was a battle of division leaders on August 27, 1998, when…

October 2, 1965: Mets, Phillies play to an 18-inning scoreless tie

June 13, 2023

The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies were scheduled…

June 13, 1978: Joe Blyleven steps out of brother Bert’s shadow with Class A shutout

June 13, 2023

Johannes “Joe” Blyleven, the youngest of seven Blyleven siblings,1…

June 15, 2000: Mike Cameron powers Mariners as Robert Ramsay wins first game

June 13, 2023

On June 15, 2000, the Seattle Mariners played the first of a…

April 20, 1985: Where art thou, Julio? Franco and his .516 average go AWOL at Yankee Stadium

June 13, 2023

Cleveland Indians manager Pat Corrales had drawn up his team’s…

Ballpark Figures: Dave Stewart

June 13, 2023

June 8, 2023 Guest: Dave Stewart Dave Stewart…

July 13, 1968: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the fourth time

June 13, 2023

Coming off a 1967 National League batting championship, his…

September 13, 1967: Roberto Clemente gets 5 straight hits, 4 RBIs against Reds

June 12, 2023

Roberto Clemente made five hits and drove home four runs on…

September 2, 1966: Pirates’ Roberto Clemente reaches 2,000 career hits

June 12, 2023

Roberto Clemente stepped into the batter’s box in the fifth…

June 30, 1962: Clemente, Burgess lead Pirates to blowout win against Cardinals

June 12, 2023

The lean, lithe Roberto Clemente and the squat Smoky Burgess…

July 11, 1961: Clemente delivers a walk-off win for NL stars in 10th inning

June 12, 2023

Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente was no stranger to baseball’s…

August 13, 1960: Clemente, Haddix, Groat lead Pirates over Cardinals

June 12, 2023

“There are many things we only see clearly in retrospect.”1 The…

September 8, 1958: Roberto Clemente triples three times in Pirates’ win over Reds

June 12, 2023

The Pittsburgh Pirates went 21-12 in August and upped their…

September 24, 1940: Jimmie Foxx finally hits 500th home run

June 12, 2023

In mid-August of 1940, Jimmie Foxx went on a homer-hitting…

June 5, 1942: Dick Fowler goes the distance for A’s in tough-luck marathon

June 12, 2023

The nation's eyes were turned westward on a June Friday morning,…

August 13, 1939: A’s suffer worst home loss in Yankees beatdown

June 12, 2023

After streaking out of the gate early in the season, the New…

May 16, 1939: A’s fall in first night game at Shibe Park

June 12, 2023

Philadelphia's Shibe Park, opened in 1909, ushered in the modern…

July 9, 1938: Phillies’ Claude Passeau endures marathon to edge the Dodgers

June 12, 2023

The game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers…

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This Week in SABR: June 16, 2023

July 31, 1948: Ralph ‘Blackie’ Schwamb earns his only win in major leagues

August 30, 1938: Ed Cole wins only big-league game as Buster Mills, Red Kress star at plate

May 30, 1914: Robert Neyland hurls three-hitter as Army defeats Navy for sixth year in a row

September 24, 1922: Rogers Hornsby becomes first to bat .400 and slug 40 home runs in same season as Cardinals delay Giants’ pennant

April 24, 1904: White Sox beat Cleveland on fierce rally as Tom Dougherty picks up only career win

August 27, 1998: Yankees blow 9th-inning lead before beating Angels in 11th

October 2, 1965: Mets, Phillies play to an 18-inning scoreless tie

June 13, 1978: Joe Blyleven steps out of brother Bert’s shadow with Class A shutout

June 15, 2000: Mike Cameron powers Mariners as Robert Ramsay wins first game

April 20, 1985: Where art thou, Julio? Franco and his .516 average go AWOL at Yankee Stadium

Ballpark Figures: Dave Stewart

July 13, 1968: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the fourth time

September 13, 1967: Roberto Clemente gets 5 straight hits, 4 RBIs against Reds

September 2, 1966: Pirates’ Roberto Clemente reaches 2,000 career hits

June 30, 1962: Clemente, Burgess lead Pirates to blowout win against Cardinals

July 11, 1961: Clemente delivers a walk-off win for NL stars in 10th inning

August 13, 1960: Clemente, Haddix, Groat lead Pirates over Cardinals

September 8, 1958: Roberto Clemente triples three times in Pirates’ win over Reds

September 24, 1940: Jimmie Foxx finally hits 500th home run

June 5, 1942: Dick Fowler goes the distance for A’s in tough-luck marathon

August 13, 1939: A’s suffer worst home loss in Yankees beatdown

May 16, 1939: A’s fall in first night game at Shibe Park

July 9, 1938: Phillies’ Claude Passeau endures marathon to edge the Dodgers

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