Lew Drill (TRADING CARD DB)

Lew Drill

Baseball fans often hear of researchers uncovering records set…
John Trautwein (TRADING CARD DB)

John Trautwein

John Trautwein comes from a baseball family. His father Jack…
Russ Wrightstone (TRADING CARD DB)

Russ Wrightstone

Everyone agreed on one thing about Russ Wrightstone, who played…

July 9, 2011: Derek Jeter homers at Yankee Stadium for 3,000th career hit

Derek Jeter entered the 2011 season 74 hits shy of becoming…
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This Week in SABR: August 20, 2021

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Watch video highlights from the Summer of SABR: Golden Celebration Series

As part of SABR’s 50th anniversary in 2021, all baseball…

September 24, 1921: White Sox break 11-game losing streak with 18-1 drubbing of Athletics

In a battle of the seventh- and eighth-place teams in the American…
Babe Ruth with the Boston Red sox, circa 1917 (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

September 9, 1918: Babe Ruth finally gets his first base hit in a World Series game

Through the first three games of the 1918 World Series, the Boston…

July 17, 1989: David Wells earns his second win of the day for Blue Jays

The 48,641 fans who attended this Monday twilight-night doubleheader…

August 26, 1966: Scipio Spinks, Gary Nolan combine for 37 whiffs in minor-league duel

Scipio Spinks and Gary Nolan never faced off as starting pitchers…
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