It was Smoky Joe Wood vs. Jeff Tesreau once more in Game Four…
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In 1948 Florida’s insular capital city of Tallahassee had a…
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Both teams managed 10 base hits, but the Bostons scored twice…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Dineen-Bill.jpg250127admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-09-16 18:21:172021-09-17 03:36:31October 8, 1903: Boston’s Bill Dinneen wins Game 6 to even World Series at three apiece
The series was billed as a clash between the “recognized strongest…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/MVP-Charleston-Oscar-Rucker-400px.jpg442442Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2021-09-16 16:58:082021-09-16 16:58:17October 4, 1921: Oscar Charleston and Charlie Blackwell bash the Cardinals’ barnstormers in Game 2
Attendance was down dramatically for Game Six of the 1918 World…
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After the Negro Leagues ended their regular seasons, October…
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For a brief period in the early 1890s, Al Johnson was an influential,…
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In a pro career that lasted from the winter of 1958-59 through…
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Gene “Stick” Michael is the only person to serve, at one…
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It was a groundbreaking event in White major-league baseball’s…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/1921-Drake-Bill.jpg350251Steve Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngSteve Ginader2021-09-14 16:48:302021-09-14 16:48:30October 3, 1921: A Negro League team plays in Sportsman’s Park for the first time
The fans at Griffith Stadium were in for a treat in the first…
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October 11, 1912: Smoky Joe Wood holds Giants to one run and wins his second game of World Series
September 6, 1948: Tallahassee stays alive in Game 3 of Georgia-Florida playoff series
This Week in SABR: September 17, 2021
October 8, 1903: Boston’s Bill Dinneen wins Game 6 to even World Series at three apiece
October 10, 1903: Pirates’ Deacon Phillippe finally proves mortal as Boston wins Game 7
August 7, 1939: Ottawa Senators’ Wally Schang homers two weeks before his 50th birthday
October 4, 1921: Oscar Charleston and Charlie Blackwell bash the Cardinals’ barnstormers in Game 2
September 11, 1918: Red Sox win their fifth World Series as Carl Mays stops Cubs
October 4, 1921: Speed and power propel Chicago American Giants past Hilldale in Game 1
Dick Bates
Harry Fanwell
Al Johnson
Ricardo Joseph
Randy Kutcher
Gene Michael
Joe Price
Bugs Reisigl
Gus Suhr
October 3, 1921: A Negro League team plays in Sportsman’s Park for the first time
September 8, 1921: Phillies rally for eight runs in ninth inning for comeback victory
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September 9, 1916: The Babe and the Big Train, Round Five
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