The Baltimore Orioles went from no hits to 26 hits in the span…
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Cal Ripken Jr. was hurt and grieving and, for perhaps the first…
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Frank Robinson’s solo home run in the first inning was all…
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With four games left in the 2000 season, the only role available…
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It was June 28, 1969. The San Diego Padres were about halfway…
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On the day in 1901 that a former Brooklyn Superbas pitcher, Dr.…
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Blowout games take on many different forms. There are blowouts…
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On June 4, 1911, the Cincinnati Reds were “running the circuit…
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Could a “blowout game” make a difference, or the difference,…
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The Cleveland Indians were still reeling from a wretched nine-game…
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This blowout game is memorable in many ways, yet it was slightly…
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As the 1901 season moved into its final two weeks, the Cleveland…
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OCTOBER 15, 2021 — ESPN’s recent documentary series on the…
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Expectations for the Atlanta Braves heading into the 2006 season…
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The San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies launched their 2005…
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While they set some offensive records during their run to the…
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As the Los Angeles Angels rolled into town on July 1, Red Sox…
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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
June 17, 1925: Tigers bat around twice in the 6th, Hooks Dauss earns 200th career win
September 5, 1924: Tigers roar with 20-run outburst against Cleveland
June 4, 1911: Baseball in the fast lane: Reds race past Boston Rustlers, 26-3
July 17, 1908: Biff Bang Boom! Cobb, Tigers score 21 runs to beat Mack’s Athletics
August 7, 1923: Indians trounce three Nationals rookies as Frank Brower delivers 6 hits
July 7, 1923: Rube Lutzke, Riggs Stephenson spearhead Cleveland to record 27-3 rout
August 12, 1948: Cleveland wins a blowout game in a pennant race, 26-3 over Browns
August 31, 2004: Indians set AL shutout record with unexpected 22-0 rout of Yankees
September 19, 1925: Ted Lyons misses out on no-hit bid as White Sox thump Washington, 17-0
September 15, 1901: ‘The Least Said, the Better’: Tigers top Cleveland, 21-0
July 5, 1987: Don’t ‘Believe It’: When Sports Illustrated missed on the Cleveland Indians
This Week in SABR: October 15, 2021
SABR Research Collection celebrates 35th anniversary of 1986 Mets season
May 20, 2006: Diamondbacks ride Brandon Webb’s arm and bat to rout over Braves
September 20, 2005: Rockies pound out frustrations in 20-1 victory over Padres
July 7, 2018: Diamondbacks set franchise scoring record in 20-5 rout of Padres
September 29, 1995: Second straight walk-off win keeps Cubs’ slim wild-card hopes alive
July 2, 2016: Angels give Red Sox hell in 21-2 win at Fenway Park