Hugh “Red” Alexander was a promising 20-year-old, having…
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“I don’t know how you feel about it at the other end of…
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Andy Van Hekken is not listed among the who’s who of Detroit…
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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…
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The series was billed as a clash between the “recognized strongest…
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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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Hugh Alexander
Frank Mills
Dave Matranga
September 8, 1957: The Last Game: Brooklyn Dodgers versus New York Giants
June 27, 1980: Dodgers’ Jerry Reuss throws no-hitter to beat rival Giants
September 3, 2002: Tigers’ Andy Van Hekken shuts out Cleveland in major-league debut for only career victory
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