DECEMBER 3, 2023 — Jim Leyland, who took three franchises to…
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The Society for American Baseball Research is seeking remote…
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In 1909 there were six teams in the Class D Eastern Carolina…
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Ralph Kiner’s 301 home runs, the product of an unparalleled…
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Clay Buchholz broke in with the Boston Red Sox in 2007. His best…
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Baseball fans love to say when they go to the ballpark that…
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Charles Radbourn “was an artist, perhaps the greatest the game…
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Chicago White Sox owner Charles Comiskey seemed determined to…
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Few rookies ever made a bigger splash in their debut than Chicago…
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James Barton “Mickey” Vernon’s SABR biography notes that…
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The Cleveland Indians hosted the Boston Red Sox for a doubleheader…
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On July 17, 1972, young Mark Murphy of Newark, New York, beat…
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On the final day of the 2008 season, the New York Mets were wrapping…
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NOVEMBER 20, 2023 — SABR is pleased to add more than 40 interviews…
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Jim Leyland elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by Contemporary Era Committee
This Week in SABR: December 1, 2023
Students, apply for a Spring 2024 internship with SABR
August 5, 1893: Washington’s Cub Stricker arrested while Phillies shellac Senators
July 14, 1909: Rocky Mount pitcher Jim Thorpe defeats Wilmington in Eastern Carolina League
July 15, 1942: Rookie Early Wynn overcomes 15 hits, 4 walks to beat Tigers in 11 innings
July 11, 1973: Willie Stargell sets Pirates’ franchise home run record in win over Padres
July 1, 1982: Big bopper, fleet feet carry Rochester over Syracuse
September 15, 2013: Red Sox cap sweep of Yankees as Buchholz improves to 11-0
April 5, 2022: Arkansas’ Dylan Leach hits for the cycle, homers from each side of the plate
SABR Digital Library: Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, 1960-2019 (Volume 2)
This Week in SABR: November 22, 2023
John Rooney
June 14, 1884: Old Hoss Radbourn and Providence Grays prevail in 15 innings at Boston
June 13, 1910: White Sox end three-game scoreless skid by beating Senators, Walter Johnson
August 20, 1928: Art Shires raps out 4 hits in big-league debut with White Sox
May 19, 1946: Mickey Vernon hits for cycle on his way to AL batting title
August 3, 1958: Ted Williams ‘promises’ home run to Pete Runnels and delivers
July 4, 1969: Fergie Jenkins tosses extra-inning gem to beat Bob Gibson, Cardinals
July 17, 1972: Newark Co-Pilots feel their oats on Pony Night with 26-3 whipping of Batavia
April 20, 1990: Mariners’ Brian Holman hurls near-perfect heartbreaker in Oakland
September 28, 2008: Mets lose to Marlins in final game at Shea Stadium
Interviews with Italian American major leaguers added to SABR Oral History Collection
Joey Amalfitano (1998)