Find SABR Games Project stories on memorable All-Star Games in baseball history

Fifty years ago this month, baseball’s All-Star Game in Detroit…
The Ted Williams Shift (TRADING CARD DB)

July 14, 1946: Lou Boudreau debuts his shift against Red Sox slugger Ted Williams

As the Cleveland Indians shortstop, Lou Boudreau had seen firsthand…
Eddie Mathews (TRADING CARD DB)

July 14, 1967: Astros’ Eddie Mathews joins 500 Home Run Club

It was a Goliath vs. Goliath situation. On July 14, 1967, Eddie…

August 21, 1921: George Mogridge, Senators get the best of depleted White Sox

The teams that met at Chicago’s Comiskey Park on August 21,…

August 24, 1921: Giants close gap on Pirates with 10-2 win in doubleheader opener

The New York Giants and manager John J. McGraw entered the 1921…
Lorenzo (Chico) Fernandez (TRADING CARD DB)

Lorenzo Fernández

Twenty-four games and 19 plate appearances with two hits for…
Carlos Paula (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Carlos Paula

Cuban outfielder Carlos Paula parlayed an all-star tour in the…
Terry Pendleton (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Terry Pendleton

[A glue guy] is a guy who’s unselfish and who’s a good teammate……
E.P. "Cy" Twombly Sr. (WASHINGTON AND LEE YEARBOOK, 1963)

Cy Twombly

E.P. “Cy” Twombly Jr. never took to sports. Despite owning…

July 12, 1994: Alou’s hit, Gwynn’s slide lift NL to All-Star win as strike looms

When baseball’s stars convened in Pittsburgh for the 1994 All-Star…
Max Flack (TRADING CARD DB)

August 9, 1921: Three homers plus three errors equal one Giant defeat 

The New York Giants were at the end of a grueling Western road…

Call for papers: 2021 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

SABR and the International Women’s Baseball Center have announced…

Dana Levangie

It was as much a psychological move as a baseball one. Game Five…
Ino Guerrero (Courtesy of the Boston Red Sox)

Ino Guerrero

As the unofficial but recognized spiritual adviser to the ever-mercurial…
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This Week in SABR: July 2, 2021

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Denny McLain (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 4, 1972: Durocher, Cubs full of fireworks after sudden rain ends game in a tie

Fireworks shows on Independence Day are an American tradition…
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