The 1956 Chicago White Sox and their fans were genuinely optimistic…
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Cincinnati has long prided itself as the cradle of America’s…
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Two NL West rivals heading in opposite directions were facing…
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When he took the mound at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium on July…
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It sounds like the kind of far-fetched scenario you might hear…
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In an episode of Cheers, former Red Sox relief pitcher Sam Malone,…
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In a “valiant effort to prevent defeat,”1 Philadelphia’s…
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The game was the shortest official game in Boston Red Sox history,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/BradleyHerb.jpg454303/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2021-10-21 17:30:052021-10-22 00:01:42April 14, 1928: Herb Bradley, Milt Gaston both throw shutouts in 50-minute game, quickest in Red Sox history
Shortly before the start of Game Six of the 1921 World Series,…
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William Rumler and Eddie Plank roomed together when the 1917…
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The thing that sticks in the minds of many baseball fans about…
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A review after Jud Smith’s major-league debut with the Cincinnati…
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OCTOBER 20, 2021 — While we continue to celebrate SABR’s…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/research-collection4_350x300.jpg300350Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2021-10-20 00:01:312021-10-19 14:45:59Introducing the new SABR Local Grants program
The Montreal Expos achieved all kinds of distinctions in their…
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The Pirates were in New York for their first series against the…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1971-Gentry-Gary.jpg350247Thomas Brown/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngThomas Brown2021-10-18 10:59:432021-10-18 10:59:43April 18, 1971: Gary Gentry pitches his second career 1-hitter for Mets
“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
April 9, 1994: Marlins sink Padres, 15-1, at Jack Murphy Stadium
June 17, 1956: White Sox score 20 runs to give a glimmer of hope during a season of great expectations
May 13, 1902: Phillies led to 24-2 slaughter by Reds
September 16, 2017: Rock Bottom: Padres crushed, 16-0, by Rockies at Coors Field
This Week in SABR: October 22, 2021
July 28, 1998: Giants’ Kirk Rueter fires 2-hitter, drives in go-ahead run to beat former team
July 3, 1960: Rookie Pete Rose and Geneva Redlegs drop 21-17 slugfest
October 1, 1978: Luis Tiant blanks Toronto on final day as Boston ties New York for AL East lead
May 26, 1933: Chuck Klein homers in 13th to hit for the cycle but Phillies fall to Cardinals
April 14, 1928: Herb Bradley, Milt Gaston both throw shutouts in 50-minute game, quickest in Red Sox history
October 11, 1921: Jesse Barnes’ stellar relief outing knots World Series at three games each
July 17, 1917: William Rumler delivers a win for Eddie Plank and the Browns
Irving Sanborn
September 4, 1949: Phillies score a miraculous doubleheader sweep over Braves
Greg A. Harris
Jud Smith
Eddie Stack
Introducing the new SABR Local Grants program
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