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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The Red Sox and Athletics squared off for the second game of…
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A divisional title turning on a dropped third strike with two…
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In 1997 and 1998, Fernando Tatis played in 210 games for the…
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On October 1, 1983, at Fenway Park, in the seventh inning Red…
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The aim in baseball is to win by scoring more than your opponent.…
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In search of a foothold after losing the first two games of a…
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On June 6, 1921, Bill Gatewood of the Detroit Stars pitched the…
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Bill Dahlen’s ferocious temper earned him the nickname Bad…
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“THIRD DAY OF RECORD HEAT KILLS 37 IN NEW ENGLAND,” the front…
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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
September 10, 1939: ‘Thumping’ Ted Williams goes on a batting binge
May 18, 1965: Tresh, Yankees tame Boston’s ‘Monster’ with extra-inning win
October 2, 1974: Dropped third strike leads Pirates to NL East division title
August 5, 2008: Fernando Tatis hits two home runs to carry Mets past Padres
Bill Burdick
Lee Graham
Oscar Horstmann
Jimmy Manning
Jeff Musselman
Leo Townsend
June 8, 1921: Yankees’ Babe Ruth goes from jail to the ballpark
June 10, 1921: Tigers beat Senators in game of ‘glaring errors of omission and commission’
June 13, 1921: Unearned run spoils Dicta Johnson’s gem as Chicago American Giants edge Indianapolis ABCs in 10th
June 6, 1921: Bill Gatewood of Detroit Stars throws Negro National League’s first no-hitter
July 31, 1909: ‘Bad’ Bill Dahlen gets ejected for the 34th and final time as a player
July 4, 1911: Red Sox stagger to walk-off win over Washington on Boston’s hottest day
May 30, 1921: Tigers pounce in nightcap to halt Cleveland’s 8-game win streak