At 10:45 A.M. on July 5, 1947, Larry Doby and Cleveland Indians…
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In the top of the eighth inning of a game between the Philadelphia…
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A new, glorious chapter in baseball’s chronicles began on April…
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On April 22, 1886, construction wrapped up on New York’s home…
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The 1924 World Series pitted the National League’s New York…
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Had there been room, the Griffin Stadium scoreboard would have…
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Having won the World Series in both 1915 and 1916, the Boston…
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Opening Day, at least as far as the Washington Senators were…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates “played headier baseball this afternoon…
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The accolades came pouring in after Walter Johnson’s resounding…
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The play sparked immediate controversy and remains one of the…
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On August 27 the St. Louis Browns finished a sweep of Washington…
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“Many base ball critics have been trying to pass [him] out…
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The major-league record for hits in a season has a long, and…
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Venezuela versus Puerto Rico appeared to be the most compelling…
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As they prepared for Game Six of the 1924 World Series on the…
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The major leagues’ 2020 pandemic season, with its abbreviated…
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After a hard-fought Game One of the 1924 World Series in which…
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Paid-admission Sunday baseball came with relative ease to the…
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Walter Johnson, “The Big Train,” one of the most storied…
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It was cold, windy, dreary, and damp in the nation’s capital…
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This Week in SABR: March 18, 2022
July 5, 1947: Larry Doby integrates American League with pinch-hitting appearance for Cleveland
April 22, 1957: John Kennedy becomes first African American to play for Philadelphia Phillies
April 22, 1903: New York makes its American League debut as Highlanders fall to Washington on Opening Day
April 22, 1886: Visiting Athletics walk off Metropolitans in inaugural game at St. George Grounds
October 4, 1924: Giants’ Art Nehf outduels Washington’s Walter Johnson in World Series opener
May 15, 1918: Walter Johnson and Lefty Williams spar for 18 innings
September 12, 1917: Trench warfare, Deadball style, as Senators and Red Sox tie after 16 innings
April 13, 1926: Big Train takes a long journey to defeat Connie Mack’s Athletics
October 12, 1925: Bucs’ offense wakes up as Aldridge gives Pirates hope in Game 5
October 11, 1925: Walter Johnson tosses shutout in Game 4 to put Senators on cusp of second straight title
October 10, 1925: Senators’ Sam Rice makes dazzling catch to preserve victory in Game 3 — or did he?
September 22, 1925: Stanley Coveleski wins 20th game and secures AL ERA title
September 11, 1925: Walter Johnson wins 20th game of season for 12th and final time
August 21, 1973: Future reliever Danny Boitano dominant in NY-Penn no-hitter
October 1, 2004: Ichiro Suzuki breaks George Sisler’s single-season record with 258th hit
March 10, 2017: Puerto Rico rolls to 11-0 win over Venezuela in World Baseball Classic
October 9, 1924: Roger Peckinpaugh leads Senators in Game 6 to force winner-take-all finale against Giants
September 30, 2020: Alex Kirilloff becomes the first player to make his major-league debut as a postseason starter
October 5, 1924: Senators blow 9th-inning lead but recover to even World Series at one game apiece
May 19, 1918: Senators’ first Sunday game draws record crowd in Washington
May 23, 1924: Walter Johnson throws a gem in 1-hitter over White Sox
May 14, 1920: As a reliever, Walter Johnson wins 300th game with arm and bat
Bruce Allardice wins 2022 McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award