On August 8, 2004, Boston Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield gave…
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Sunday, May 26, 2002, was a sunny, breezy day in Milwaukee. The…
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Brock Holt admits he was swinging to hit a home run. And…
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The 1942 Negro League World Series was the first championship…
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Pitcher Carl Ray was a soft-spoken but hard-throwing country…
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The Society for American Baseball Research is seeking remote…
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Hughie Jennings, the Detroit Tigers’ first-year manager in…
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Baseball games are frequently protested by managers and teams…
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Smoky Joe Wood was truly beginning to blossom as a Boston Red…
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Despite his busy schedule as one of baseball’s top hitters…
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In 1976 Minnesota Twins center fielder Lyman Bostock was in his…
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After the All-Star break in 1949, the Cleveland Indians opened…
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At SABR 51 on Thursday, July 6, 2023, Chicago White Sox great…
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At SABR 51 on Saturday, July 8, 2023, a panel discussion on…
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June 14, 2015: C.J. Riefenhauser earns his only major-league win for Rays
June 27, 2009: Josh Kinney earns first major-league victory behind Pujols’ power
August 8, 2004: Boston’s Tim Wakefield gives up six home runs to Tigers but wins game
May 26, 2002: Padres’ Dennis Tankersley records only career win and homer
October 8, 2018: Red Sox clobber Yankees 16-1 and move to brink of winning ALDS
September 8-29, 1942: Satchel Paige’s Monarchs sweep Josh Gibson’s Grays in Negro League World Series
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September 30, 1907: Ty Cobb and Bill Donovan lead Tigers to pivotal 17-inning tie with Athletics
July 28, 1924: Browns’ protest is upheld after falling to Red Sox
July 27, 1889: Harry Raymond’s wild win
July 29, 1911: Three weeks after near-miss, Boston’s Smoky Joe Wood no-hits the Browns
April 19, 1993: Paul Molitor packs two hits, visit to dying girl into busy 48 hours
July 24, 1976: Lyman Bostock hits for the cycle as Twins thrash White Sox
May 22, 1963: Mantle’s missile thwarts A’s comeback
July 24, 1949: Cleveland’s Bob Lemon hits two home runs, throws complete-game victory against Washington
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SABR 51: Listen to highlights from Player Panel with Ozzie Guillén
SABR 51: Listen to highlights from Black Baseball in Chicago Panel
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