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Adam Hyzdu

Adam Hyzdu was a multisport superstar at a high school known…
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Lenny DiNardo

Lenny DiNardo’s baseball career has been diverse, highlighted…
Orlando Cabrera (Courtesy of the Boston Red Sox)

Orlando Cabrera

The Red Sox faithful’s devotion to Nomar Garciaparra, cultivated…
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Curt Leskanic

In a 2004 column written for ESPN previewing the American League…
Abe Alvarez (Courtesy of the Boston Red Sox)

Abe Alvarez

“You look out and you’re in a big-league park, you’re on…
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Keith Foulke

“I wish I had my own baseball card,” Chris Singleton remembers…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: September 29, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, September 29, 2023.…
J.D. Martinez (Trading Card DB)

September 30, 2018: Red Sox beat Yankees for franchise-record 108th win

Winning the most games during the regular season by no means…
Richard E. "Dick" Beverage

In Memoriam: Dick Beverage

By Peter Warren When Richard E. “Dick” Beverage looked back…
2026 SABR Analytics Conference

Submit your presentation abstract for 2024 SABR Analytics Conference

SABR and Sports Info Solutions are excited to announce the…

September 28, 1947: Dizzy Dean comes out of Browns’ broadcast booth to prove his point

Throughout his colorful career, the often braggadocious Dizzy…

In Memoriam: Brooks Robinson

By Jacob Pomrenke In Baltimore, it was said, nobody named a…
Fred Applegate (Baseball-Reference.com)

October 10, 1904: Rube Waddell salutes last-place Senators; Philadelphia’s Fred Applegate earns sole major-league win

Rube Waddell approached home plate as Patsy Donovan came to bat…
Ferguson Jenkins (TRADING CARD DB)

October 1, 1970: Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins prevails in showdown for second place at Shea

It was a money game. The 1970 baseball season had boiled down…
McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (Photo: Kurt Blumenau)

September 2, 2019: Pawtucket, Red Sox part ways with dramatic extra-inning win

The Pawtucket Red Sox were supposed to have one final season…
Fred Downer (Pittsburgh Courier, April 19, 1924)

Fred Downer

Fred Downer led an interesting life, one that included being…
Peter Ueberroth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Peter Ueberroth

“The next Olympic Games must not have the same character. They…
Fay Vincent (MLB.COM)

Fay Vincent

“There’s no hidden agenda to Fay Vincent. … What you see…
National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

September 26, 1961: Roger Maris clubs 60th home run to tie Babe Ruth

Roger Maris connects for his 60th home run of the season in…
(Courtesy of National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

May 13, 1955: Mantle slams 3 homers against Tigers, including first career switch-hitting pair

Only 22 years old at the start of his fifth major-league season…
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July 2, 1941: Hot Streaks: Joe DiMaggio, the Yankees, and the weather

Beginning with a base hit on May 15, 1941, Joe DiMaggio just…
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