Johnny Evers (TRADING CARD DB)

August 3, 1921: Cubs split doubleheader as manager Johnny Evers faces health questions

Chicago was saturated with rain. Newspaper boys peddled local…
George Mogridge (TRADING CARD DB)

August 5, 1921: George Mogridge, Senators win 11th game in a row

When the Washington Senators obtained left-handed pitcher George…
Daniel Nava (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 1, 2013: Worst-to-first Red Sox, Daniel Nava score 6 in 9th to beat Mariners

The Boston Red Sox had finished in last place in the American…

April 22, 1948: Bob Porterfield pitches Newark Bears to Opening Day victory

“No one grows up playing baseball pretending that they’re…

Rick Rizzs

On the heels of Rick Rizzs’s first job in professional…

SABR Defensive Index rankings released through June 13, 2021

JUNE 21, 2021 — New York shortstop Francisco Lindor and Houston…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: June 18, 2021

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June 24, 1906: Tigers’ Germany Schaefer ‘wins by a nose’ after calling his shot

“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” So said…

September 19, 1962: Don Drysdale blanks Braves, notches 25th win of season

Don Drysdale’s 25th and final victory of the 1962 season…

May 22, 1957: Bradford, Pennsylvania, bids farewell to professional baseball

Pro baseball in Bradford, Pennsylvania, began in 1887 in a league…
Earl Sheely (TRADING CARD DB)

July 9, 1921: White Sox rally from 8-run deficit, beat Yankees 10-9 in 16 innings

The seventh-place Chicago White Sox generated some welcome excitement…
Joe Sewell (TRADING CARD DB)

July 21, 1921: Joe Sewell smashes three doubles as Cleveland trounces Yankees

The Yankees (née Highlanders) had spent most of their early…
Jack Tobin (TRADING CARD DB)

July 23, 1921: As hot as summer in St. Louis, Browns take eighth straight game

Perennial summer traditions in St. Louis have always included…
Sam Horn (TRADING CARD DB)

April 9, 1990: Orioles’ Sam Horn homers twice, drives in six in Opening Day win

Late in the 1987 season, Sam Horn took Boston by storm. After…
Frank Welch (TRADING CARD DB)

June 21, 1921: A’s win epic 15-inning battle against Senators

When Clark Griffith’s Washington Senators — often called…
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