Jackie: Perspectives on 42

Jackie Robinson: Perspectives on 42 (2021)

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

The New York Mets needed wins. They had won the 2015 National…
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)

South Side Park, later known as Schorling Park, located on…
Joe Birmingham (COURTESY OF BILL LAMB)

Joe Birmingham

With a lineup featuring Nap Lajoie and Shoeless Joe Jackson,…
Sal Campisi (TRADING CARD DB)

Sal Campisi

Sal Campisi grew up in the Bensonhurst area of Brooklyn, New…
Bill Castro (TRADING CARD DB)

Bill Castro

Right-hander Bill Castro pitched all or part of 10 big-league…
Willard Marshall (TRADING CARD DB)

Willard Marshall

The New York Giants were known as the “Windowbreakers” when…
Lou Sleater (TRADING CARD DB)

Lou Sleater

Playing in the majors for one’s hometown team is the dream…
Bump Wills (TRADING CARD DB)

Bump Wills

Growing up in the shadow of his father – a Los Angeles Dodgers…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: December 17, 2021

Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this week's…

See Posey

SABR Digital Library celebrates 10 years of new baseball books

DECEMBER 16, 2021 — Ten years ago, the SABR Digital Library…
Bobby Doerr (TRADING CARD DB)

August 2, 1947: Red Sox win on Bobby Doerr Day at Fenway Park

August 2 was celebrated as Bobby Doerr Day at Fenway Park. For…
Johnny Podres (TRADING CARD DB)

May 25, 1959: Dodgers’ Johnny Podres blanks Giants 8-0 with two-hitter

Nothing gives a Dodgers fan more joy than defeating the Giants.…
Charlie Hough (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 25, 1966: Charlie Hough gets a rough greeting in first professional game

For a pitcher who finished with a .500 record, Charlie Hough…
Vida Blue (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 21, 1970: A’s rookie Vida Blue no-hits Twins, drinks their champagne

The Minnesota Twins (92-60) were ready to party. All that stood…
Freddie Freeman (TRADING CARD DB)

August 18, 2021: Braves’ Freddie Freeman hits for his second career cycle

As the 2021 trade deadline passed at the end of July, the Atlanta…
Bobby Cargo (1903 Spalding Guide)

Bobby Cargo

Situated between UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and…
Rucker Ginn (COURTESY OF BILL LAMB)

Rucker Ginn

A star outfielder at the University of Georgia and reputedly…
Bubba Morton (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Bubba Morton

Bubba Morton spent parts of seven major-league seasons between…
John Otten, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 13, 1895

John Otten

When John Otten first stood behind the plate for the St. Louis…
Fred Roat (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Fred Roat

At the time of his death, Fred Roat was remembered fondly as…

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