The Red Sox were still hopeful, even in the final days of August…
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At 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, June 25, 1972, the police chief, fire…
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A sunny, breezy afternoon in Tiger Stadium before a crowd of…
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Any time a young minor-league player is called up to the major…
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John Henry Johnson — the lefty pitcher, not the Pro Football…
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“There is no smarter man in baseball today than Miller Huggins.”…
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Trailing the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League standings…
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AUGUST 3, 2021 — The SABR Board of Directors has appointed…
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Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…
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In 1921 both Ty Cobb and Billy Evans were highly respected in…
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Lefty Grove was on the verge of reaching a major career milestone…
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On August 5, 1932, Tigers pitcher Tommy Bridges sent the Navin…
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Months after Michael Jordan shocked the sports world by announcing…
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It was the first meeting between the Mets and the Cubs since…
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Ted Williams missed a couple of games in Cleveland as he was…
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JULY 29, 2021 — As a SABR member, you have vast resources and…
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August 27, 1955: Ted Williams’s 9th-inning grand slam wrecks a shutout and gives Boston a win
June 25, 1972: Flood evacuation halts Class A home opener in Auburn, New York
June 22, 1985: Yankees’ Ron Guidry stifles Detroit on national TV for final career shutout
September 2, 2006: Kevin Kouzmanoff blasts first big-league pitch for grand slam
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Edwin Correa
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October 7, 1921: Giants blow out Yankees in Game 3 to get back into first Subway Series
July 28, 1921: Irish Meusel, Phil Douglas, Frankie Frisch lead Giants to comeback win over Pirates in series finale
Dan Evans appointed to SABR Board of Directors
SABR Digital Library: When the Monarchs Reigned: Kansas City’s 1942 Negro League Champions
1969 New York Mets essays
This Week in SABR: July 30, 2021
September 24, 1921: Tigers’ Ty Cobb brawls with umpire Billy Evans after game in Washington
September 27, 1921: Urban Shocker’s late-season gem trims Yankee lead
July 25, 1941: Lefty Grove records 300th and final career win
August 5, 1932: Tigers’ Tommy Bridges loses perfect game in the 9th
March 4, 1994: Michael Jordan makes his baseball debut with Chicago White Sox in spring training
August 31, 1982: Holyoke’s minor-league dream ends with a win
May 13, 1970: Gary Gentry throws a one-hitter for Mets to beat the Cubs
June 10, 1955: Ted Williams hits one home run to get things started and one to win the game
SABR Member Benefit Spotlight: BioProject and Games Project
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