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This Week in SABR: August 11, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, August 11, 2023.…
Tony Faeth (Trading Card DB)

Tony Faeth

In 1916 Tony Faeth, then a pitcher with Milwaukee of the American…
Karl Kolseth

Karl Kolseth

Karl Kolseth owed his big-league career to two-way talent and…

Gary Sheffield

Gary Sheffield was known for a swing so quick “he could turn…
Bill Tuttle (Trading Card DB)

Bill Tuttle

“A real man is Bill Tuttle – someone who will stand up and…
Bill Monbouquette

August 14, 1963: Red Sox honor lost USS Thresher, thrash Yankees

On April 10, 1963, the US nuclear submarine USS Thresher sank…
Hack Wilson

July 26, 1930: Hack Wilson’s three-homer game spurs historic season

Buoyed by a pregame band performance, Chicago Cubs center fielder…
CabreraMelky

May 24, 2006: Yankees overcome Manny Ramírez’s 2 home runs to beat Red Sox

In May 2006 the New York Yankees lost two of three games at Yankee…
FoulkeKeith

August 16, 2004: Keith Foulke earns 20th save as Red Sox begin summer surge

Keith Foulke signed as a free agent with the Boston Red Sox on…

Ballpark Figures: Jay Jaffe

August 3, 2023 Guest: Jay Jaffe   Jay Jaffe is…
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This Week in SABR: August 4, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, August 4, 2023. Click…

SABR Local Grants update: Black Baseball exhibit opens in Philadelphia

A League Apart, a new exhibit on Black baseball in Philadelphia…
Sid Fernandez

May 11, 1985: Sid Fernandez, Roger McDowell combine for one-hitter against Phillies

The New York Mets entered a May 1985 weekend series with the…
Paul Splittorff

August 3, 1975: Royals’ Paul Splittorff gets 26 straight A’s in one-hitter

“I’ll never pitch a no-hitter,” Paul Splittorff told reporters…

May 16, 1924: Al Yeargin earns only career win for Braves before losing 11 in a row

This Friday afternoon game in Cincinnati was the one and only…

August 2, 1972: César Cedeño becomes first Astros player to hit for the cycle

“I just want to get hits.”1 With this sentiment, 21-year-old…
Louisville Slugger Field (Courtesy of the Louisville Bats)

Louisville Slugger Field (Louisville, KY)

Set amid concrete parking lots and crisscrossing interstate…

April 22, 1956: Orioles’ Fred Besana settles down to beat Senators

On the first Sunday of the 1956 season, the American League’s…
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