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This Week in SABR: April 14, 2023

April 14, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, April 14, 2023. Click…

SABR 51: AAGPBL panel, Last Comiskey film screening, Nancy Faust entertainment

April 14, 2023

APRIL 14, 2023 — Today, we’re excited to announce more…

Ralph Kiner Talking to Hank Greenberg

2023 SABR Baseball Research Award winners: Robert K. Fitts, Bill Nowlin, and James Forr for "Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan, 1907-1958"; Judith R. Hiltner and James R. Walker for "Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend"; and Justin Mckinney for "Baseball's Union Association: The Short, Strange Life of a 19th-Century Major League"

2023 SABR Baseball Research Award winners announced

April 12, 2023

The 2023 SABR Baseball Research Awards, which honor outstanding…

June 20, 2003: Miguel Cabrera hits walk-off home run for Marlins in his major-league debut

April 11, 2023

The Florida Marlins started the 2003 season slowly. At 16-22…

September 28, 1984: Cardinals’ Joaquín Andújar wins 20th game and Bruce Sutter ties single-season saves record

April 11, 2023

Joaquín Andújar was running out of time. Bruce Sutter was,…

June 5, 1997: Alex Rodriguez hits for million-dollar cycle

April 11, 2023

When Alex Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners stretched a blooper…

April 7, 2013: Will Middlebrooks hits 3 home runs as Red Sox blank Blue Jays

April 11, 2023

The first five Boston batters in the game all got hits and all…

September 24, 1920: Duster Mails outduels Red Faber as Cleveland increases lead amid fix rumors

April 11, 2023

The September 24, 1920, edition of the Akron Beacon Journal blared…

April 5, 1974: Yaz, Yount, sloppiness, and streaker make Opening Day memorable in Milwaukee

April 11, 2023

The Boston Red Sox-Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day game of April…

July 19, 1909: Neal Ball’s unassisted triple play and homer propel Cy Young to win over former team

April 11, 2023

The first game of the doubleheader between the Cleveland Naps…

July 16, 1969: Willie Stargell’s 495-foot blast triggers Pirates’ comeback, christens ‘La Piscine de Willie’

April 11, 2023

On the morning of July 16, 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft was…

September 14, 1958: Mazeroski breaks team home run mark; Friend wins 21st as Pirates double their pleasure over Cubs

April 11, 2023

Seven games back with 10 to play, the Pittsburgh Pirates had…

October 21, 1992: Key locks the door, Blue Jays one win away from championship

April 11, 2023

On Wednesday evening, October 21, 1992, Torontonians could have…

October 20, 1992: Blue Jays win first World Series game played in Canada

April 11, 2023

The Toronto Blue Jays scored three runs in their last two innings…

October 18, 1992: Ed Sprague’s blow squares World Series after Canadian flag snafu

April 11, 2023

Politics and sports collided uneasily before Game Two of the…

October 3, 1992: Blue Jays claim second consecutive AL East title

April 11, 2023

A crowd of 50,412 rabid fans packed Toronto’s SkyDome on Saturday,…

October 14, 1992: Blue Jays advance to Canada’s first World Series

April 11, 2023

The Blue Jays entered Game Six of the 1992 ALCS just one win…

September 6, 1992: An insignificant game of significance: Blue Jays pull ahead in AL East race

April 11, 2023

They say that hindsight is 20/20. This can be particularly true…

August 13, 1992: Doug Linton provides timely lift in first major-league start

April 11, 2023

The Toronto Blue Jays went into the finale of their four-game…

Ballpark Figures: Clinton Yates

April 11, 2023

April 6, 2023 Guest: Clinton Yates Clinton Yates is a…

April 6, 1992: Blue Jays newcomers deliver on Opening Day

April 10, 2023

The Blue Jays finished the 1991 season by losing in the American…

Eddie Boyle

April 10, 2023

The second of three Boyle family members to catch in the majors,1…

Dan Ford

April 10, 2023

Disco music peaked in the United States with the top six songs…

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This Week in SABR: April 14, 2023

SABR 51: AAGPBL panel, Last Comiskey film screening, Nancy Faust entertainment

Ralph Kiner Talking to Hank Greenberg

2023 SABR Baseball Research Award winners announced

June 20, 2003: Miguel Cabrera hits walk-off home run for Marlins in his major-league debut

September 28, 1984: Cardinals’ Joaquín Andújar wins 20th game and Bruce Sutter ties single-season saves record

June 5, 1997: Alex Rodriguez hits for million-dollar cycle

April 7, 2013: Will Middlebrooks hits 3 home runs as Red Sox blank Blue Jays

September 24, 1920: Duster Mails outduels Red Faber as Cleveland increases lead amid fix rumors

April 5, 1974: Yaz, Yount, sloppiness, and streaker make Opening Day memorable in Milwaukee

July 19, 1909: Neal Ball’s unassisted triple play and homer propel Cy Young to win over former team

July 16, 1969: Willie Stargell’s 495-foot blast triggers Pirates’ comeback, christens ‘La Piscine de Willie’

September 14, 1958: Mazeroski breaks team home run mark; Friend wins 21st as Pirates double their pleasure over Cubs

October 21, 1992: Key locks the door, Blue Jays one win away from championship

October 20, 1992: Blue Jays win first World Series game played in Canada

October 18, 1992: Ed Sprague’s blow squares World Series after Canadian flag snafu

October 3, 1992: Blue Jays claim second consecutive AL East title

October 14, 1992: Blue Jays advance to Canada’s first World Series

September 6, 1992: An insignificant game of significance: Blue Jays pull ahead in AL East race

August 13, 1992: Doug Linton provides timely lift in first major-league start

Ballpark Figures: Clinton Yates

April 6, 1992: Blue Jays newcomers deliver on Opening Day

Eddie Boyle

Dan Ford

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