Both the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers were out of contention…
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Throughout his colorful career, the often braggadocious Dizzy…
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During the 1910 season, the American League champion Philadelphia…
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It was a money game. The 1970 baseball season had boiled down…
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“There’s no hidden agenda to Fay Vincent. … What you see…
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Roger Maris connects for his 60th home run of the season in…
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Only 22 years old at the start of his fifth major-league season…
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Beginning with a base hit on May 15, 1941, Joe DiMaggio just…
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The game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox…
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Yankee Stadium was the natural choice to hold the All-Star…
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After the 1973 season, Yankee Stadium underwent a $100 million…
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“We’re just like everyone else. When good things are happening,…
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Mets manager Bobby Valentine and Yankees manager Joe Torre.…
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Maybelle Blair selected as 2023 SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award winner
This Week in SABR: September 29, 2023
September 28, 1952: Cleveland finishes with win over Tigers; Larry Doby claims AL home-run crown
September 30, 2018: Red Sox beat Yankees for franchise-record 108th win
In Memoriam: Dick Beverage
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September 28, 1947: Dizzy Dean comes out of Browns’ broadcast booth to prove his point
In Memoriam: Brooks Robinson
October 10, 1904: Rube Waddell salutes last-place Senators; Philadelphia’s Fred Applegate earns sole major-league win
October 9, 1911: Ben Houser has a one-of-a-kind game, hitting grand slam and sealing triple play
October 1, 1970: Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins prevails in showdown for second place at Shea
September 2, 2019: Pawtucket, Red Sox part ways with dramatic extra-inning win
Fred Downer
Peter Ueberroth
Fay Vincent
September 26, 1961: Roger Maris clubs 60th home run to tie Babe Ruth
May 13, 1955: Mantle slams 3 homers against Tigers, including first career switch-hitting pair
July 2, 1941: Hot Streaks: Joe DiMaggio, the Yankees, and the weather
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
April 15, 1976: After two years, the Yankees return to the Bronx
September 22, 1966: Smallest attendance ever at Yankee Stadium: 413 fans
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