The Wednesday afternoon matinee between the Brooklyn Tip-Tops…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/HofmanSolly.jpg262145admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-03-05 12:15:442021-03-09 03:22:52July 29, 1914: Circus Solly Hofman bests ex-teammate Brown with walk-off single in 18th
On a muggy July day with intermittent showers looming in the…
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Nothing is more thrilling to a baseball fan than Opening Day…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SeatonTom.jpg300155admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-03-05 11:45:522021-03-09 02:57:41April 14, 1914: Tom Seaton, Brooklyn Tip-Tops win Opening Day pitchers’ duel to launch Federal League season
The start of the 1915 season was going so poorly for the Buffalo…
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After playing in five games with the New York Yankees in early…
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Refreshed from a day off, the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Federal…
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After a short respite to stretch and refresh, the 5,500 fans…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SommersRudy.jpeg421280admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-03-04 19:17:512021-03-09 03:18:39June 20, 1914: Hoosiers top Tip-Tops for 11th straight win, grab Federal League lead
The Indianapolis Hoosiers’ road trip to Baltimore got off to…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Billiard-Harry.jpg924524admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-03-04 19:07:272021-03-09 03:21:43July 27, 1914: Harry Billiard brilliant in relief as Hoosiers outlast Terps in 13 innings
Ted Williams must have enjoyed his July and August 1939 visits…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Williams-Ted-1941.jpg500360Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2021-03-03 23:50:022021-03-03 23:50:02August 29, 1939: Red Sox rookie Ted Williams hits another grand slam, second game-winner in a row
“I was a damn effective pitcher. It pains me to be remembered…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Branca-Ralph-1947.png495368Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2021-03-03 23:46:372021-11-04 23:18:29July 18, 1947: Ralph Branca flirts with perfect game, one-hits Cardinals at Ebbets Field
Anyone who has been to a baseball game in Chicago knows that…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Robinson-Eddie-CHW.jpg375262Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2021-03-03 23:41:172021-03-03 23:41:17April 25, 1951: ‘Still bounding toward Lake Michigan’: Eddie Robinson hits one out of Comiskey Park
A well-known ancient proverb, attributed to Lao Tzu, asserts…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kranepool-Ed-NYM.png499358Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2021-03-03 23:36:402021-03-03 23:36:40July 6, 1962: Mets prospect Ed Kranepool begins 18-year career with first pro game
When Nolan Ryan struck out 16 batters in the second game of a…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ryan-Nolan-1971.jpg500402Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2021-03-03 23:33:172021-03-03 23:33:17May 29, 1971: Mets’ Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in second game of doubleheader
No team has ever begun its home opener with more authority…
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Joe Black helped lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to the 1952 pennant,…
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Outfielder Lou Jackson, once described as a “wrist hitter with…
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July 29, 1914: Circus Solly Hofman bests ex-teammate Brown with walk-off single in 18th
July 13, 1914: Brooklyn’s Steve Evans breaks scoreless tie with game-winning home run in 12th
April 14, 1914: Tom Seaton, Brooklyn Tip-Tops win Opening Day pitchers’ duel to launch Federal League season
May 20, 1915: Buffalo Blues bats come alive in St. Louis
July 7, 1914: Hoosiers’ Benny Kauff adds two steals on his way to leading Federal League
June 20, 1914: Irate Brooklyn catcher Grover Land hurls ball out of the park to cement Hoosiers win
July 19, 1914: Hoosiers’ George Kaiserling muzzles Terriers
June 20, 1914: Hoosiers top Tip-Tops for 11th straight win, grab Federal League lead
July 27, 1914: Harry Billiard brilliant in relief as Hoosiers outlast Terps in 13 innings
August 29, 1939: Red Sox rookie Ted Williams hits another grand slam, second game-winner in a row
July 18, 1947: Ralph Branca flirts with perfect game, one-hits Cardinals at Ebbets Field
April 25, 1951: ‘Still bounding toward Lake Michigan’: Eddie Robinson hits one out of Comiskey Park
July 6, 1962: Mets prospect Ed Kranepool begins 18-year career with first pro game
May 29, 1971: Mets’ Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in second game of doubleheader
April 13, 1987: Wynne, Gwynn, Kruk make homer history for Padres, but Giants win slugfest
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