In the course of his career, Ted Williams hit 521 major-league…
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On June 6, 1935, Winnipeg’s Osborne Stadium reopened after…
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Following the highs of a 1917 world championship and a 1919 American…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/HeilmannHarry-NBHOF-Conlon.jpg480365admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-03-22 10:49:392021-03-29 00:52:05April 14, 1921: Harry Heilmann’s walk-off hit wins Ty Cobb’s managerial debut for Tigers
The warning signs about Lou Gehrig had been accumulating all…
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The Cincinnati Reds had endured a rough winter. Confessions of…
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2021 Seymour Medal winner Eric Nusbaum, author of Stealing Home:…
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Add a new baseball book to your collection from the SABR Digital…
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In the midst of a career year with the Pittsburgh Pirates in…
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Washington’s Max Scherzer (13-5, 2.19 ERA) was hoping not only…
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Both the Washington Nationals (18-16, second in the NL East,…
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Ten years after he was drafted, nine years after making his major-league…
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Greg Minton did everything for the San Francisco Giants during…
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“I think I just hit for the cycle.”1 That’s what Dwight…
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It is not uncommon for a major-league club to change managers…
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A packed Riverfront Stadium celebrated future Hall of Fame catcher…
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As the Indianapolis Hoosiers (63-49) prepared to host the Brooklyn…
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The Brooklyn Tip-Tops were very much still in the hunt for the…
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Late in the 1914 season, Brooklyn’s Ed Lafitte pitched his…
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The Pittsburgh Federal League club (known in many newspapers…
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When the Kansas City Packers began a 26-game road trip in the…
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The two bottom-dwellers of the fledgling Federal League took…
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May 9, 1939: Red Sox rookie Ted Williams hits game-winning homer in 10th to beat Browns
June 6, 1935: Satchel Paige strikes out 17 for Bismarck in exhibition against Monarchs in Winnipeg
April 14, 1921: Harry Heilmann’s walk-off hit wins Ty Cobb’s managerial debut for Tigers
April 25, 1939: Lou Gehrig shows final flash of brilliance with two-hit game for Yankees
April 13, 1921: Reds surge in eighth inning, beat Pirates on Opening Day
Eric Nusbaum honored with 2021 SABR Seymour Medal at NINE Conference
SABR Digital Library: The Miracle Has Landed: The Amazin’ Story of How the 1969 Mets Shocked the World
August 3, 2008: Xavier Nady drives in six as Yankees score 10 unearned runs to beat Angels
September 8, 2017: Michael A. Taylor’s inside-the-park grand slam wins one for the Nationals
May 13, 2015: No Harper, no problem: Taylor’s first grand slam wins it for the Nationals
June 22, 2000: Shawon Dunston’s unlikely home run, 6 RBIs bring Cardinals back from 7-run deficit
June 4, 2019: Stephen Strasburg records 100th career win for Nationals
September 25, 1982: Giants’ Greg Minton records 30th save of season
June 28, 1984: Boston’s Dwight Evans hits walk-off home run to complete the cycle
July 23, 1979: Manager Dave Garcia takes over Indians, wins first game of second-half surge
September 17, 1983: Johnny Bench celebrates Riverfront Stadium farewell with final home run, last catching appearance
August 24, 1914: Indianapolis Hoosiers are Tip-Top in doubleheader sweep
September 12, 1914: Bob Groom umpires and pitches in same game for St. Louis
April 24, 1915: No offense in Gateway no-no: Frank Allen pitches a no-hitter for Pittsburgh
July 25, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels sweep doubleheader in extra innings at Exposition Park
August 16, 1915: The Main Event: Kansas City’s Alex Main tosses no-hitter in Federal League
May 6, 1914: Pittsburgh’s Ed Lennox becomes only Federal League player to hit for the cycle
July 17, 1914: Gene Packard goes the distance as Packers defeat ChiFeds in 14 innings
This Week in SABR: March 19, 2021