The first and only season of the Union Association was coming…
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Chris Hartje got his first taste of the major leagues as the…
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The Philadelphia Athletics spent most of 1909 battling the Detroit…
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Any fans who decided to take in both games of the Cleveland Guardians-Minnesota…
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As a given season nears its end, baseball fans of any stripe…
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“When I missed that first pitch, I told myself, ‘Mo, you’re…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1981-Monday-Rick.jpg500353Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2023-10-09 14:45:532023-10-09 14:45:53October 19, 1981: Ninth-inning home run sends Dodgers to World Series on ‘Blue Monday’
Rusty Staub’s 23-season career was dotted with distinctions…
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The Syracuse Stars and Toledo Maumees both spent exactly one…
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Hall of Fame right-handers Tom Seaver and Fergie Jenkins combined…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1969-Jenkins-Fergie.jpg500409Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-10-09 09:27:532023-10-09 09:27:53April 25, 1969: Fergie Jenkins smashes home run in complete-game win over Tom Seaver, Mets
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ bid for a fourth straight National…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1973-Jones-Randy.jpg350249Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-10-09 09:24:272023-10-09 09:24:27October 1, 1973: Padres fly cross country to beat Pirates in season finale
In October 2000, for the first time in 44 years, two New York…
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In the days leading up to one of Yankee Stadium’s most surprising…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/72-Mattingly-Don-TCDB.jpg500363Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-10-09 00:01:552023-09-28 14:49:50May 13, 1985: Mattingly sets MVP tone with walk-off homer in record-tying comeback
July 18, 1972: Home sweet home: Elmira ends 28-day flood displacement with win
October 5, 1884: Maroons’ Sweeney, Boyle combine to toss and lose rain-shortened Union Association no-hitter
June 17, 1889: George Goetz’s only major-league win extends Louisville’s losing streak to 21
September 9, 1939: Dodgers’ Chris Hartje delivers off the bench in major-league debut
October 2, 1909: Jack Kull records only major-league win as Athletics beat Walter Johnson
May 12, 2006: Phillies’ Cole Hamels shines in major-league debut
September 17, 2022: Amed Rosario records eight hits, and a walk-off knock, in doubleheader sweep
July 23, 1933: Seals’ Joe DiMaggio extends hitting streak to 60 games
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This Week in SABR: October 13, 2023
April 18, 1970: Giants-Reds slugfest yields Jim Johnson’s sole major-league win
May 7, 1992: Orioles’ late rally stuns reigning champion Twins
October 3, 2022: With little to play for, Red Sox clinch .500 season at home
May 11, 1996: Al Leiter throws Marlins’ first no-hitter
October 19, 1981: Ninth-inning home run sends Dodgers to World Series on ‘Blue Monday’
September 18, 1975: Rusty Staub becomes first Met to reach 100-RBI milestone in walk-off win
July 5, 1890: Toledo’s Bill Van Dyke hits for the cycle but Maumees lose to Syracuse Stars
May 17, 1963: Rutgers beats Lafayette to conclude Jeff Torborg’s All-American season
April 25, 1969: Fergie Jenkins smashes home run in complete-game win over Tom Seaver, Mets
October 1, 1973: Padres fly cross country to beat Pirates in season finale
October 21, 2000: José Vizcaino wins Game 1 for Yankees in 12th inning
May 13, 1985: Mattingly sets MVP tone with walk-off homer in record-tying comeback