Jacob deGrom (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

May 15, 2014: Jacob deGrom makes major-league debut for Mets

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October 5, 2021: Red Sox win AL Wild Card Game over rival Yankees

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Smoke Emery (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Spoke Emery

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Tim Naehring (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Tim Naehring

Tim Naehring played for the Boston Red Sox during portions of…
Curt Walker (TRADING CARD DB)

Curt Walker

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Shawn Green (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Shawn Green

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Jerry Robertson

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Doc Scanlan (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Doc Scanlan

During the winter of 1911-1912, Dr. William D. Scanlan was…

Register now for the 2022 SABR Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Conference

Registration is now open for the 13th annual SABR Frederick Ivor-Campbell…

SABR member Bill Humber appointed as a member of the Order of Canada

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TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: December 23, 2021

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Tommy John (TRADING CARD DB)

June 7, 1970: White Sox edge Yankees in 12 innings on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium

The crowd at Yankee Stadium, 65,880, was the largest gathering…
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Jim Dwyer (TRADING CARD DB)

August 29, 1989: Journeyman Jim Dwyer returns to Expos after 13 years

They called James Edward Dwyer “Pig Pen,”1 but the well-traveled…
Max Scherzer (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 3, 2015: Nationals ace Max Scherzer throws second no-hitter of season

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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)

August 6, 1887: Bud Fowler joins the Montpelier Capital Citys

Black baseball pioneer and 2022 Hall of Famer Bud Fowler played…
Game action at South Side Park, later Schorling Park, in 1907. (CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM)

Schorling Park (Chicago)

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Joe Birmingham (COURTESY OF BILL LAMB)

Joe Birmingham

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