It was the top of the ninth inning with a runner on first and…
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The New York Mets were 4-4 nine days into the 1977 season. All…
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Considering the transportation methods available in 1903, a trip…
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The seventh-place Washington Senators concluded their 1942 Griffith…
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On the heels of the British navy’s sinking of the German battleship…
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St. George Grounds began as a paradise, created alongside the…
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As the 10th annual East-West All-Star Game at Chicago’s Comiskey…
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The Saturday night game of the 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC)…
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Professional baseball leagues began in 1871 with the founding…
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The Boston Red Sox had the opportunity to sign Jackie Robinson…
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At the SABR Virtual Analytics Conference on Thursday, March 17,…
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One of Red Sox GM Theo Epstein’s major acquisitions for the…
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Sam Leslie played parts of 10 seasons in the major leagues. He…
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Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…
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At the SABR Virtual Analytics Conference on Thursday, March 17,…
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At the SABR Virtual Analytics Conference on Friday, March 18,…
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At the turn of the twentieth century, Bill Armour was putting…
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On July 23, 1917, Eddie Plank and his St. Louis Browns teammates…
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After his brain cramp in Game Two of the 1951 World Series, Eddie…
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September 15, 1979: A rare feat that almost wasn’t: Bob Watson’s natural cycle leads Boston over Baltimore
April 17, 1977: Tom Seaver throws his fifth one-hitter to lead Mets past Cubs
May 1, 1903: Cleveland’s lengthy battle to acquire Hugh Hill ends with one at-bat in a game that slipped away
September 8, 1942: ‘A violent batting war’: Senators rally to beat Red Sox behind Jake Early, John Sullivan
May 28, 1941: George Selkirk’s grand slam wins for Yankees in first night game at Griffith Stadium
September 2, 1940: Rookie sensation Sid Hudson outduels Lefty Grove in marathon thriller
St. George Grounds (Staten Island, NY)
2022 SABR Nineteenth Century Baseball Interdisciplinary Symposium
August 16-18, 1942: Negro League East stars sweep Comiskey Classic and Cleveland benefit games
March 11, 2017: Puerto Rico stays unbeaten with 9-4 win over host Mexico in World Baseball Classic
May 17, 1878: Bud Fowler becomes the first Black player in Organized Baseball
July 21, 1959: Pumpsie Green makes his debut with Boston Red Sox
April 17, 1954: Nino Escalera, Chuck Harmon integrate Cincinnati Reds in loss to Milwaukee Braves
2022 SABR Analytics: Watch highlights from the Current Baseball Technology and Future Trends panel
April 6, 2004: Red Sox win their first game of a championship season
2022 SABR Analytics: Watch highlights from the Biomechanics Panel
May 24, 1936: Sam Leslie’s career-high five hits result in cycle as Giants pound Phillies
SABR Digital Library: Metropolitan Stadium: Memorable Games at Minnesota’s Diamond on the Prairie
2022 SABR Analytics: Watch highlights from ‘The Year in Baseball Analytics’ with Brian Kenny and Sarah Langs
2022 SABR Analytics: Watch highlights from The Technical Side of Being an Analyst panel
April 25, 1902: Rookie Gene Wright is backed by Zaza Harvey’s six hits as Cleveland dominates St. Louis
August 6, 1917: Eddie Plank retires after losing to Walter Johnson, 1-0 in 11 innings
October 6, 1951: Eddie Stanky leads Giants past Yankees in Game 3
This Week in SABR: March 25, 2022