“I think I was put on this earth to be a coach.”1
“Have…
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First baseman Billy Jo Robidoux tore up the Texas League in 1985.…
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JANUARY 7, 2022 — SABR is excited to announce the launch…
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It was only their fourth game of the 1894 season, but the Brooklyn…
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The New York Highlanders had come quickly, rushing into the American…
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On July 22, 1917, rookie Swede Risberg’s daring baserunning…
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The 1945 season was the height of the Deadball Era in the All-American…
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Facing the Milwaukee Braves in the late 1950s was a proposition…
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SABR’s Negro Leagues Committee will award $1,000 scholarships…
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Three years after announcing his retirement, Bill Virdon returned…
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When the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox faced off on this…
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Injuries on the field have always been part of baseball. There…
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In the ledger of “unlikely multiple Cy Young Award winners,”…
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The 2021 season was a weird one for the Boston Red Sox. Most…
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Tom House
Jody Reed
Billy Jo Robidoux
Chris Shelton
Freddie Velázquez
This Week in SABR: January 7, 2022
Join us on February 3 for debut of Ballpark Figures with Shakeia Taylor
April 24, 1894: Lave Cross hits for the cycle as Phillies trounce Bridegrooms
October 7, 1904: Jack Chesbro wins 41st game of season for New York Highlanders
July 22, 1917: Rookie Swede Risberg’s bat, baserunning extend White Sox’s lead over Boston
August 16, 1936: Tigers’ Mickey Cochrane returns after June breakdown
August 31, 1945: Helen Callaghan manufactures a win for the Fort Wayne Daisies
June 21, 1959: Braves’ Henry Aaron crushes three home runs at Seals Stadium
Joe Block (2022)
Students, apply now for a SABR Negro Leagues Committee scholarship in 2022
July 23, 1968: Bill Virdon pinch-hits game-tying homer in return from retirement, Reds outlast Pirates in 12 innings
August 19, 1972: Luis Tiant shuts out White Sox, 3-0
April 10, 1982: Expos’ Bill Gullickson survives record-tying six wild pitches to beat Phillies
May 14, 1998: Mike Mussina takes a line drive to the face as Cleveland nips Baltimore, 5-4
May 15, 2014: Jacob deGrom makes major-league debut for Mets
October 5, 2021: Red Sox win AL Wild Card Game over rival Yankees
Spoke Emery
Tim Naehring
Curt Walker