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This Week in SABR: October 13, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, October 13, 2023.…
Jim Moyes (Baseball-Reference.com)

April 18, 1970: Giants-Reds slugfest yields Jim Johnson’s sole major-league win

A modest crowd of 9,018 fans gathered at Cincinnati’s Crosley…
SutcliffeRick

May 7, 1992: Orioles’ late rally stuns reigning champion Twins

When the St. Louis Browns relocated to Baltimore in 1954, the…
DeversRafael

October 3, 2022: With little to play for, Red Sox clinch .500 season at home

As a given season nears its end, baseball fans of any stripe…
LeiterAl

May 11, 1996: Al Leiter throws Marlins’ first no-hitter

The Florida Marlins were in their fourth season in 1996. Their…

May 17, 1963: Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season

In the 1960s, the home for the Rutgers University baseball team…
Randy Jones (Trading Card DB)

October 1, 1973: Padres fly cross country to beat Pirates in season finale

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ bid for a fourth straight National…
Jose Vizcaino (Courtesy of Jerry Coli / Dreamstime)

October 21, 2000: José Vizcaino wins Game 1 for Yankees in 12th inning

In October 2000, for the first time in 44 years, two New York…
Trading Card Database

May 13, 1985: Mattingly sets MVP tone with walk-off homer in record-tying comeback

In the days leading up to one of Yankee Stadium’s most surprising…
Reggie bar: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

April 13, 1978: How sweet it is! Reggie Jackson’s candy bar makes debut

While playing for the Oakland A’s in 1976, Reggie Jackson once…
1996 WS ticket: Courtesy of Matt Perlstein

October 26, 1996: Glory returns to the Bronx as Yankees beat Braves in six

It had been a long time. Too long for most, an eternity for some.…
ASG ticket: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

July 19, 1977: Sutton Place: Dodger Don dominates AL in Yankee Stadium debut

The New York City hosting the 1977 All-Star Game had drastically…
Derek Jeter: National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

October 9, 1996: Jeffrey Maier assists Derek Jeter’s game-tying homer in ALCS opener

New York’s reception of Roberto Alomar was the major storyline…
Sparky Lyle: Trading Card Database

October 11, 1977: Yankees leave Dodgers blue in Game 1 of World Series

Yankees President Gabe Paul told reporters on November 18, 1976,…
Hideki Irabu: Trading Card Database

July 10, 1997: Hideki Irabu brings Japan to Yankee Stadium

“[Hideki Irabu] literally took on a nation to come here. He…
Trading Card Database

October 14, 1978: Yankees tie World Series with one extra-base hit and one excessive hip

Heavy clouds hung over Yankee Stadium before Game Four of the…
Courtesy of Jerry Coli / Dreamstime

September 29, 1987: Don Mattingly’s record sixth grand slam sinks Red Sox

For a player who had excelled so consistently for the prior three…
National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

October 6, 1978: Munson, Yankees outslug Royals in Game 3

American League umpire Ron Luciano relished pulse-quickening…

Watch highlights from the Umpires Panel at 2023 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

At the fifth annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference on…
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