The Red Sox were not having a good year. They had won their Opening…
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Amid the rain and slop, they hopped, slid, and swung their complimentary…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hall-Jimmie-NYY.jpg350233Thomas Brown/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngThomas Brown2021-06-10 00:51:302021-06-10 00:51:30June 15, 1969: ‘One big wet blanket’ for Seattle’s Pilots on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium
When the Cleveland Indians hosted their second 10-cent beer night…
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The rumors were swirling in July 1988. The Boston Red Sox were…
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While the Chicago Cubs were cruising to their second straight…
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bottle bat 1. A baseball bat with an especially thick barrel,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GrohHeinie.jpg597487Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2021-06-09 14:15:472021-06-09 14:15:47June 13, 1921: Heinie Groh returns from holdout with two hits; Reds lose to Brooklyn
When Montreal lost the Triple-A Royals after the 1960 season,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/owensjim.jpg350250Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2021-06-09 14:09:472021-06-09 14:09:47September 12, 1954: Ottawa Athletics lose final game as Canada’s capital city loses professional baseball for 40 years
It was the middle of June, and the Kansas City Monarchs were…
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Personifying perseverance, Dyar Miller spent more than 50 years…
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Hal R. Smith’s seven-year major league career (1956-61; 1965)…
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On June 6, 1921, Bill Gatewood, nearing his 40th birthday, took…
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Opening Day in 1921 for the Negro National League was a momentous…
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August 13, 2020: Boston’s Kevin Plawecki becomes only pitcher with a hit in 2020
This Week in SABR: June 11, 2021
John Holway (2020)
June 15, 1969: ‘One big wet blanket’ for Seattle’s Pilots on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium
July 18, 1974: Calm reigns in Cleveland, Catfish Hunter prevails in pitchers’ duel on Beer Night II
August 3, 1988: Morgan Magic: Red Sox win 22nd straight home game
August 23, 1907: Pirates’ Howie Camnitz walks his way to a 5-inning no-hitter shortened by darkness
June 13, 1921: Heinie Groh returns from holdout with two hits; Reds lose to Brooklyn
September 12, 1954: Ottawa Athletics lose final game as Canada’s capital city loses professional baseball for 40 years
June 12, 1921: Monarchs’ Bullet Rogan bests Cincinnati’s José Leblanc in battle of Negro League aces
Ron Blomberg
Jim Dwyer
Juan Guzmán
Tony Lucadello
Mickey McGuire
Dyar Miller
Tom Murphy
Hal Smith
George Zuverink
This Week in SABR: June 4, 2021
100 years ago: Bill Gatewood throws first no-hitter in Negro National League history
September 26, 1908: Cubs’ Ed Reulbach tosses back-to-back shutouts in doubleheader sweep of Brooklyn
May 7, 1921: Chicago’s Dave Brown outduels Monarchs’ Rube Curry on Opening Day
May 11, 1921: Donie Bush’s daring baserunning gives Tigers a late win over Yankees