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This Week in SABR: April 9, 2021

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2021 Larry Ritter Book Award finalists announced

Each year, SABR’s Deadball Era Committee presents the Larry…

Gietschier, Schaefer win 2021 McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Awards

The 2021 winners of the McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award,…

May 7, 1921: Whitey Glazner pitches, bats Pirates to ninth consecutive win

An unheralded addition to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1921 Opening…
Babe Ruth (TRADING CARD DB)

April 17, 1916: The Babe and the Big Train, Round Two

The first series of the 1916 season between the Washington Senators…
Merito Acosta (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Merito Acosta

One of the main attractions of the Louisville Slugger Museum…
Stan Musial (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 25, 1963: Stan Musial plays his last road game at Wrigley Field

After Stan Musial’s official announcement on August 12, 1963,…
Johnny Podres (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 4, 1963: Dodgers’ Johnny Podres loses bid for no-hitter in ninth at Houston

During the sophomore season of the Houston Colt .45s in 1963,…
Vida Blue (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 9, 1971: Rain costs Oakland’s Vida Blue a shot at strikeout records

Rain in the San Francisco Bay Area on the evening of April 9,…
Jay Buhner (TRADING CARD DB)

Jay Buhner

From 1995 through 1997, Jay Buhner was as prolific a home run…
Todd Cruz (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Todd Cruz

Todd Cruz spent parts of six seasons from 1978 to 1984 as a rifle-armed…
Hunky Hines (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Hunky Hines

The career of Henry “Hunky” Hines spanned more than 20 years,…
Elmer Horton (BASEBALL REFERENCE)

Elmer Horton

With an obscure baseball pedigree, right-hander Elmer Horton…
Dave Robinson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Dave Robinson

Dave Robinson was the first player signed by the San Diego Padres…
Mike Rochford (TRADING CARD DB)

Mike Rochford

Mike Rochford pitched in eight games over parts of three very…
Mike Schmidt (MLB.COM)

Mike Schmidt

By the time Mike Schmidt retired early in the 1989 season,…
Paul Sentell (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Paul Sentell

Louisianan Paul Sentell finished second to Ty Cobb in the 1905…

October 6, 1914: Terrapins win blowout in Baltimore in doubleheader opener

In the final week of the initial Federal League campaign, the…

July 24, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels escape Federal League cellar in 12-inning win

The Pittsburgh Rebels made it three in a row over the pennant-contending…

May 6, 1915: Terriers turn triple play, but Brooklyn snags victory

Jack Tobin’s ears told him to move. Fast! As sound waves…

May 29, 1915: Darkness wins in tie game between Terriers and Tip-Tops

Federal League Park, also known as Handlan’s Park, was first…
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