The Montreal Expos achieved all kinds of distinctions in their…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1969-Waslewski-Gary.jpg550351Thomas Brown/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngThomas Brown2021-10-18 11:02:212021-10-18 11:02:21July 6, 1969: Don’t blink: Gary Waslewski’s 1-hitter sets record for shortest Expos game
The Pirates were in New York for their first series against the…
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“A baseball season’s never ended. You play ’em all over…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Reynolds.jpg250206Thomas Brown/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngThomas Brown2021-10-18 10:57:592021-10-19 13:48:23October 5, 1949: Allie Reynolds two-hitter, Tommy Henrich home run give Yankees a 1-0 win in World Series opener
It was a year in which the Red Sox had never lost more than three…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2018-Price-David.jpg350250Steve Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngSteve Ginader2021-10-18 02:57:472021-10-18 02:57:47October 24, 2018: Red Sox pitchers throw a 3-hitter to win Game 2 over Dodgers
It takes a certain kind of person to play catcher. They have…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1985-Martinez-Buck.jpg350247Steve Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngSteve Ginader2021-10-18 02:48:202021-10-18 10:53:35July 9, 1985: Catcher Buck Martinez tags out two baserunners on same play
The Atlanta Braves were the kings of major-league baseball heading…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/JonesChipper.jpg349253admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-10-18 00:42:332021-10-18 03:23:05May 20, 1996: Chipper Jones, Tyler Houston each drive in 5 runs as Atlanta crushes Cubs, 18-1
The Atlanta Braves recorded a major-league-best 925 victories…
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The 1950 season still stands out in Red Sox history as the season…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/19-4314RepFr.jpg600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-10-17 21:17:112021-10-28 01:27:48April 30, 1950: Red Sox post biggest shutout win in team history, beat A’s 19-0
The potent Red Sox lineup of 1940 hadn’t been enough to overcome…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/167774-10751674Fr.jpg600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-10-17 20:43:052021-10-28 01:31:03September 27, 1940: Frustrated Red Sox, out of pennant race, crush Senators 24-4
The Baltimore Orioles went from no hits to 26 hits in the span…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/97895-8002596RepFr.jpg600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-10-17 20:24:392021-10-28 01:38:37August 16, 2015: Orioles pound A’s, 18-2, tie team record with 26 hits
Cal Ripken Jr. was hurt and grieving and, for perhaps the first…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/149662-9620567Fr.jpg600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-10-17 20:04:072021-10-28 01:36:31June 13, 1999: Cal Ripken is perfect at the plate in Orioles’ 22-1 rout of Braves
Frank Robinson’s solo home run in the first inning was all…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/9956-12Fr.jpg600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-10-17 19:50:542021-10-28 01:54:40July 27, 1969: Orioles blast White Sox, setting team hits, total bases, and runs records
With four games left in the 2000 season, the only role available…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1340-327Fr.jpg600800admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-10-17 19:38:552021-10-28 01:53:37September 28, 2000: ‘They should have a mercy rule’: Orioles score record 23 runs in blowout of Blue Jays
It was June 28, 1969. The San Diego Padres were about halfway…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Drysdale-Don-1969.jpg350250admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-10-17 15:25:442021-10-28 01:58:21June 28, 1969: Dodgers teach Padres pitcher that spring training does matter
On the day in 1901 that a former Brooklyn Superbas pitcher, Dr.…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/jimmy-sheckard.jpg150107admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-10-17 14:50:302025-10-21 16:53:46September 23, 1901: Brooklyn Superbas treat Reds to a swatting festival in 25-6 win
Jack Dittmer
SABR Digital Library: One-Hit Wonders
August 23, 1931: Chick Hafey goes 5-for-5 in Cardinals’ 16-1 win over Braves
July 6, 1969: Don’t blink: Gary Waslewski’s 1-hitter sets record for shortest Expos game
April 18, 1971: Gary Gentry pitches his second career 1-hitter for Mets
October 5, 1949: Allie Reynolds two-hitter, Tommy Henrich home run give Yankees a 1-0 win in World Series opener
September 30, 2018: Oakland’s Khris Davis ends fourth consecutive season batting .247
October 24, 2018: Red Sox pitchers throw a 3-hitter to win Game 2 over Dodgers
July 9, 1985: Catcher Buck Martinez tags out two baserunners on same play
October 5, 2001: Braves clinch NL East division in grand fashion, beat Marlins, 20-3
May 20, 1996: Chipper Jones, Tyler Houston each drive in 5 runs as Atlanta crushes Cubs, 18-1
October 3, 1999: ‘This was the whole zoo’: Braves end regular season with 18-0 whitewash of Marlins
September 18, 1915: Braves, trying to keep pace, drub Cardinals 20-1
September 4, 2017: Diamondbacks’ J.D. Martinez hits 4 home runs at Dodger Stadium
July 3, 1945: Cruel Cubs brutalize Braves, 24-2
June 18, 1953: Red Sox’s 17-run inning tames Tigers
April 30, 1950: Red Sox post biggest shutout win in team history, beat A’s 19-0
September 27, 1940: Frustrated Red Sox, out of pennant race, crush Senators 24-4
August 16, 2015: Orioles pound A’s, 18-2, tie team record with 26 hits
June 13, 1999: Cal Ripken is perfect at the plate in Orioles’ 22-1 rout of Braves
July 27, 1969: Orioles blast White Sox, setting team hits, total bases, and runs records
September 28, 2000: ‘They should have a mercy rule’: Orioles score record 23 runs in blowout of Blue Jays
June 28, 1969: Dodgers teach Padres pitcher that spring training does matter
September 23, 1901: Brooklyn Superbas treat Reds to a swatting festival in 25-6 win