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Bert Delmas (TRADING CARD DB)

Bert Delmas

In 1933, Bert Delmas experienced a meteoric rise through the…
Todd Frohwirth (TRADING CARD DB)

Todd Frohwirth

Todd Frohwirth was a high school senior with no future in professional…
Jeff Gray (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Jeff Gray

Jeff Gray1 pitched four years for collegiate baseball power Florida…
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Eric Hetzel

Eric Hetzel was selected four separate times in the major-league…
Tom House, 2020 (COURTESY OF TOM HOUSE)

Tom House

“I think I was put on this earth to be a coach.”1 “Have…
Jody Reed (TRADING CARD DB)

Jody Reed

Jody Reed was a smallish (5-feet-9, 170 pounds)1 and fiery middle…
Billy Jo Robidoux (TRADING CARD DB)

Billy Jo Robidoux

First baseman Billy Jo Robidoux tore up the Texas League in 1985.…
Chris Shelton (TRADING CARD DB)

Chris Shelton

In a span of two weeks in April 2006, Chris Shelton’s life…
Freddie Velázquez (TRADING CARD DB)

Freddie Velázquez

“Gary [Bell] has come up with a good nickname for Freddy Velázquez,”…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: January 7, 2022

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Join us on February 3 for debut of Ballpark Figures with Shakeia Taylor

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Lave Cross (TRADING CARD DB)

April 24, 1894: Lave Cross hits for the cycle as Phillies trounce Bridegrooms

It was only their fourth game of the 1894 season, but the Brooklyn…
Jack Chesbro (TRADING CARD DB)

October 7, 1904: Jack Chesbro wins 41st game of season for New York Highlanders

The New York Highlanders had come quickly, rushing into the American…
Mickey Cochrane (TRADING CARD DB)

August 16, 1936: Tigers’ Mickey Cochrane returns after June breakdown

Homer’s Odyssey recounts how Odysseus, conqueror of Troy, overcomes…
Helen Callaghan (TRADING CARD DB)

August 31, 1945: Helen Callaghan manufactures a win for the Fort Wayne Daisies

The 1945 season was the height of the Deadball Era in the All-American…
Henry Aaron (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 21, 1959: Braves’ Henry Aaron crushes three home runs at Seals Stadium

Facing the Milwaukee Braves in the late 1950s was a proposition…
Joe Block (COURTESY OF THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES)
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Students, apply now for a SABR Negro Leagues Committee scholarship in 2022

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Luis Tiant (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 19, 1972: Luis Tiant shuts out White Sox, 3-0

When the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox faced off on this…
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