St. George Grounds in Staten Island, NY (COURTESY OF LARRY DEFILLIPIO)

St. George Grounds (Staten Island, NY)

St. George Grounds began as a paradise, created alongside the…

2022 SABR Nineteenth Century Baseball Interdisciplinary Symposium

SABR’s Nineteenth Century Committee, Lajoie-Start Chapter,…
John "Bud" Fowler, SABR's 2020 Overlooked 19th Century Legend who was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2022 (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 17, 1878: Bud Fowler becomes the first Black player in Organized Baseball

Professional baseball leagues began in 1871 with the founding…
Pumpsie Green (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 21, 1959: Pumpsie Green makes his debut with Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox had the opportunity to sign Jackie Robinson…
Keith Foulke (Trading Card Database)

April 6, 2004: Red Sox win their first game of a championship season

One of Red Sox GM Theo Epstein’s major acquisitions for the…

2022 SABR Analytics: Watch highlights from the Biomechanics Panel

At the SABR Virtual Analytics Conference on Saturday, March 19,…

2022 SABR Analytics: Watch highlights from The Technical Side of Being an Analyst panel

At the SABR Virtual Analytics Conference on Friday, March 18,…

October 6, 1951: Eddie Stanky leads Giants past Yankees in Game 3

After his brain cramp in Game Two of the 1951 World Series, Eddie…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: March 25, 2022

Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Stay tuned for more highlights…

The SABR Bookshelf: Spring 2022

Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes The SABR…

June 13, 2019: Major-league baseball comes to Nebraska on eve of College World Series

Homer Bailey of the Kansas City Royals throws the first pitch…
Carlos Bernier (TRADING CARD DB)

April 22, 1953: Carlos Bernier breaks color line in debut with Pittsburgh Pirates

Carlos Bernier’s game-changing speed fueled the native Puerto…

April 3, 1982: Twins shut out Phillies in exhibition to open the Metrodome

It was a “perfect” Saturday night for baseball: 19 degrees…
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