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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…
Courtesy of National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

July 2, 1941: Hot Streaks: Joe DiMaggio, the Yankees, and the weather

Beginning with a base hit on May 15, 1941, Joe DiMaggio just…
Sparky Lyle: Trading Card Database

April 15, 1976: After two years, the Yankees return to the Bronx

After the 1973 season, Yankee Stadium underwent a $100 million…
Courtesy of Trading Card Database

September 22, 1966: Smallest attendance ever at Yankee Stadium: 413 fans

The 1966 New York Yankees were two seasons removed from a seven-game…
Mariano Rivera: Trading Card Database

October 27, 1999: Clemens, Rivera shut down Braves to sweep World Series

“We’re just like everyone else. When good things are happening,…
Bobby Valentine and Joe Torre: Courtesy of Jerry Coli / Dreamstime

July 8, 2000: Yankees defeat Mets twice in rare twin bill in separate ballparks

Mets manager Bobby Valentine and Yankees manager Joe Torre.…
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