The game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/82-Martinez-Pedro-2000-TCDB.jpg350252admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2023-09-25 00:01:402023-09-18 10:30:31May 28, 2000: Pedro Martinez, Red Sox defeat Roger Clemens, Yankees in a game for the ages
Yankee Stadium was the natural choice to hold the All-Star…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/49_-YS-during-1939-ASG-Rucker.png15832048admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2023-09-25 00:01:352023-09-14 21:59:27July 11, 1939: Yankees dominate, but an Indian saves the day in first Bronx All-Star Game
After the 1973 season, Yankee Stadium underwent a $100 million…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/62-Gamble-Oscar-TCDB.jpg350250admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2023-09-25 00:01:292023-09-17 13:06:25April 15, 1976: After two years, the Yankees return to the Bronx
“We’re just like everyone else. When good things are happening,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/81-Rivera-Mariano-1999-WS-TCDB.jpg350248admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2023-09-25 00:01:262023-09-18 10:36:01October 27, 1999: Clemens, Rivera shut down Braves to sweep World Series
Mets manager Bobby Valentine and Yankees manager Joe Torre.…
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The New York Yankees entered Game Six of the 1953 World Series…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MartinBilly_0.jpg386268admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2023-09-25 00:01:192023-09-14 10:49:42October 5, 1953: Billy Martin’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to fifth consecutive World Series title
On April 4, 1933, the morning sun shone across the streets…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Karpis-Alvin.jpg10971400Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-09-22 10:24:412023-09-25 11:31:49Bill Davidson vs. the Barker-Karpis Gang
The 1899 baseball season had not gone as expected, and the defending…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ging-Bill.jpg180120Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-09-20 09:45:452024-02-13 20:21:11September 25, 1899: Beaneaters’ Bill Ging earns only big-league win against Giants
Less than a week before the 1944 midsummer classic, Boston’s…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1944-Johnson-Bob-BOS.jpg350279Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-09-20 09:39:142023-09-20 09:39:14July 6, 1944: All-Star Bob Johnson hits for the cycle in Red Sox rout of Tigers
It was a warm spring day in Pittsburgh as 2,861 fans filed into…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1952-Clarkson-Buster.jpg350250Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-09-20 09:35:482023-09-20 09:35:48April 30, 1952: Negro League star Buster Clarkson makes his National League debut for Boston Braves
With the 2003 regular season just days away from being over,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2003-Delgado-Carlos.jpg349256Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2023-09-20 09:02:572023-09-20 09:02:57September 25, 2003: Carlos Delgado hits four home runs in one game
“Oh, no, not Larry Jaster.” Many Dodgers players probably…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1967-Egan-Dick.jpg350249Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2023-09-20 09:00:592024-02-13 20:04:42April 24, 1967: Dodgers finally knock out Cardinals’ Jaster; Dick Egan gets his only big-league win
The Philadelphia Phillies returned home on September 21, 1964,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1964-Allen-Dick.jpg350250Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2023-09-20 08:58:202023-09-20 08:58:20September 25, 1964: Phillies suffer 5th straight defeat despite late homers by Johnny Callison, Dick Allen
Terry Francona raised the art of self-deprecation to a new level.…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1983-Francona-Terry.png439308Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-09-19 13:58:572023-09-19 13:58:57September 15, 1983: Terry Francona pulls Expos to within a half-game of first place in NL East
Making his seventh major-league appearance and only his second…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1979-Minetto-Craig-TCDB.jpg350249Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-09-19 13:55:292024-02-13 20:44:36April 25, 1979: Oakland’s Craig Minetto picks up only major league win
Father Time remains undefeated, but for one day in June 1966…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1966-Banks-Ernie.jpg350247Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-09-19 13:51:212023-09-19 13:51:21June 11, 1966: Ernie Banks gets advice from Stan Musial, becomes oldest player to hit three triples in game
The game of baseball attracts all types of personalities, from…
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May 28, 2000: Pedro Martinez, Red Sox defeat Roger Clemens, Yankees in a game for the ages
July 11, 1939: Yankees dominate, but an Indian saves the day in first Bronx All-Star Game
September 22, 1966: Smallest attendance ever at Yankee Stadium: 413 fans
April 15, 1976: After two years, the Yankees return to the Bronx
October 27, 1999: Clemens, Rivera shut down Braves to sweep World Series
July 8, 2000: Yankees defeat Mets twice in rare twin bill in separate ballparks
October 5, 1953: Billy Martin’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to fifth consecutive World Series title
This Week in SABR: September 22, 2023
Bill Davidson vs. the Barker-Karpis Gang
Jim Boyle
Bill Davidson
September 25, 1899: Beaneaters’ Bill Ging earns only big-league win against Giants
September 23, 1942: Larry French nearly perfect, as patriotic Dodgers collect scrap metal, keep pennant hopes alive
July 6, 1944: All-Star Bob Johnson hits for the cycle in Red Sox rout of Tigers
April 30, 1952: Negro League star Buster Clarkson makes his National League debut for Boston Braves
September 26, 2011: Michael Morse’s clutch 9th-inning homer seals victory for Atahualpa Severino
September 22, 2004: Red Sox win second straight walk-off over Orioles, move closer to clinching wild-card spot
September 25, 2003: Carlos Delgado hits four home runs in one game
April 24, 1967: Dodgers finally knock out Cardinals’ Jaster; Dick Egan gets his only big-league win
September 25, 1964: Phillies suffer 5th straight defeat despite late homers by Johnny Callison, Dick Allen
September 15, 1983: Terry Francona pulls Expos to within a half-game of first place in NL East
April 25, 1979: Oakland’s Craig Minetto picks up only major league win
June 11, 1966: Ernie Banks gets advice from Stan Musial, becomes oldest player to hit three triples in game
William Brown