To fully appreciate the events of Thursday evening, May 12, 1966,…
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Like many former players, Dave Stieb was invited to spring training…
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As the second decade of the twenty-first century neared its end,…
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The knuckleball has danced through the fantasies of fans and…
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War Fever: Boston, Baseball, and America in the Shadow of the…
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This one was not only a game-winner; it was also a pennant-clincher.…
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Before Jackie Robinson had been in the National League a month,…
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Does the higher altitude at Denver’s Coors Field translate…
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SABR members have re-elected President Mark Armour and Secretary…
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On September 30, 1982, a recovering alcoholic and former Red…
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May 12, 1966: Braves’ Gary Geiger gets first hit in Busch Stadium as Cardinals open new ballpark
April 17, 1974: ‘Phantom’ Juan Veintidos throws real shutout for Orlando Twins
June 18, 1998: Dave Stieb makes improbable return to Blue Jays, five years after retiring
July 1, 2004: Travis Blackley wins major-league debut for Seattle Mariners
July 25, 2019: Long Island Ducks win in first Atlantic League game using computer to call balls and strikes
July 28, 1962: Granny Hamner rides knuckler back to the big leagues as A’s pitcher
Randy Roberts, Johnny Smith’s ‘War Fever’ wins 2021 SABR Larry Ritter Book Award
September 13, 1946: Ted Williams’s inside-the-park home run clinches AL pennant for Red Sox
Ernie Burch
Joe Cunningham
Garry Hancock
Scott McGregor
Luis Mercedes
Jim Owens
Lew Richie
George Ulrich
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This Week in SABR: May 7, 2021
May 9, 1921: Indianapolis ABCs pitcher Jim Jeffries fires 3-hit shutout to beat Columbus
May 13, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes first appearance in Cincinnati with Dodgers
May 2, 1994: Phillies’ Mariano Duncan starts a fight with the Padres
September 30, 2018: Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon hits for historic cycle at Coors Field on last day of season
Armour, Lebowitz re-elected; Krieger elected to SABR Board of Directors
September 30, 1982: Red Sox say ‘Cheers’ to Brewers, bring AL East race down to the wire