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Stan Johnson

September 22, 2021

It is the stuff of dreams. Coming to bat with the bases loaded,…

June 18, 1874: Mutuals’ 38-1 win over Chicago White Stockings is the biggest blowout ever

September 21, 2021

The Chicago Cubs are the oldest pillar in big-league sports.…

October 7, 1903: Boston breaks open Game 5 with back-to-back big innings

September 20, 2021

Roaring Bill Kennedy took the mound for the Pirates in Game…

October 12, 1912: Boston rookie Hugh Bedient outpitches Christy Mathewson in Game 5

September 19, 2021

It was a dark, damp, foggy, gloomy day. Up until noontime,…

October 6, 1903: Deacon Phillippe wins third World Series game for Pirates … and it’s only Game 4

September 19, 2021

The Pirates, back home at Exposition Park, took a three-games-to-one…

October 8, 1912: Red Sox finally get a measure of revenge against John McGraw in Game 1

September 19, 2021

The Boston Red Sox had finished 14 games ahead of the Washington…

Colonel Strothers

Ernie Lindemann

September 19, 2021

Few one-game major leaguers led a baseball life as rich as…

Bill Mills

September 19, 2021

The 1994 major-league baseball season came to an abrupt end on…

Charlie "Chuck" Lindstrom (Baseball-Reference.com)

Charlie Lindstrom

September 19, 2021

More than 9,000 men played in the major leagues before Chuck…

Guy Morrison

September 19, 2021

Guy Morrison was a four-sport athlete with plenty of energy and…

Al Naples

September 19, 2021

Shortstop Al Naples’ major-league career was limited to two…

Roger McKee

September 19, 2021

With his one major-league hit, Roger Hornsby McKee never came…

Sparrow McCaffrey

September 19, 2021

“Of the other new catcher, McCaffrey,” wrote F.W. Arnold…

Red Lutz

September 19, 2021

During the 1922 season, Cincinnati Reds second baseman Lew Fonseca…

Hugh Alexander

September 19, 2021

Hugh “Red” Alexander was a promising 20-year-old, having…

Frank Mills

September 19, 2021

On September 22, 1914, Shoeless Joe Jackson sat on the Cleveland…

Dave Matranga

September 19, 2021

Even though David Matranga’s major-league career featured…

September 8, 1957: The Last Game: Brooklyn Dodgers versus New York Giants

September 18, 2021

“I don’t know how you feel about it at the other end of…

June 27, 1980: Dodgers’ Jerry Reuss throws no-hitter to beat rival Giants

September 18, 2021

Jerry Reuss was on a roll. He’d returned to the Los Angeles…

September 3, 2002: Tigers’ Andy Van Hekken shuts out Cleveland in major-league debut for only career victory

September 18, 2021

Andy Van Hekken is not listed among the who’s who of Detroit…

October 11, 1912: Smoky Joe Wood holds Giants to one run and wins his second game of World Series

September 18, 2021

It was Smoky Joe Wood vs. Jeff Tesreau once more in Game Four…

September 6, 1948: Tallahassee stays alive in Game 3 of Georgia-Florida playoff series

September 18, 2021

In 1948 Florida’s insular capital city of Tallahassee had a…

This Week in SABR: September 17, 2021

September 17, 2021

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Stan Johnson

June 18, 1874: Mutuals’ 38-1 win over Chicago White Stockings is the biggest blowout ever

October 7, 1903: Boston breaks open Game 5 with back-to-back big innings

October 12, 1912: Boston rookie Hugh Bedient outpitches Christy Mathewson in Game 5

October 6, 1903: Deacon Phillippe wins third World Series game for Pirates … and it’s only Game 4

October 8, 1912: Red Sox finally get a measure of revenge against John McGraw in Game 1

Colonel Strothers

Ernie Lindemann

Bill Mills

Charlie Lindstrom

Guy Morrison

Al Naples

Roger McKee

Sparrow McCaffrey

Red Lutz

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

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