A large crowd of 6,000 turned out to watch the St. Louis Terriers…
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The Chicago Chi-Feds went into Buffalo looking to get back into…
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July in Chicago can feel like a sweltering, steamy greenhouse,…
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It was the Deadball Era, where home runs were few and far between…
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Fledging leagues need paying customers to survive, but sometimes…
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Shooting for .400, Ted Williams didn’t manage a single in the…
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Most Phillies fans have Father’s Day 1964 etched in their hearts…
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In the summer of 1975, a London punk named John Lydon was invited…
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Same ground, same sport — but a century apart.
In 2014 major-league…
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June 1914 had seen the Indianapolis Hoosiers go on the longest…
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Phil Cooney
Don Erickson
Bobby Messenger
Jack Meyer
Dick Redding
Joe Start
Barry Zito
September 29, 1915: Gene Packard does it all for Packers, wins 20th game in pennant race
September 9, 1914: Chicago battles Buffalo to 12-inning tie
July 5, 1915: Holiday fireworks as Terriers manager Fielder Jones ejected, ‘resigns’, suspended
July 14, 1914: Chi-Feds crush Terriers 11-0 in under two hours
April 19, 1914: Art Wilson homers twice, but Packers win ‘toughest baseball combat of the year’
June 28, 1915: Visiting Whales rally to best Tip-Tops as 18,000 attend Fans’ Day in Brooklyn
This Week in SABR: March 12, 2021
September 1, 1941: Ted Williams bumps his batting average to .410 with another home run
June 21, 1964: Phillies’ Rick Wise wins first major-league game at age 18
June 23, 1975: Brewers shine on a crazy diamond after Pink Floyd concert in Milwaukee
July 27, 1985: Mets score 16 unearned runs in blowout win over Astros
April 14, 1991: Nolan Ryan pitches 5,000th career inning, beats Baltimore for 303rd win
March 21, 2014: MLB returns to Australia’s Sydney Cricket Ground for the first time in a century
The Ballpark (Old Orchard Beach, ME)
July 12, 1914: ChiFeds give Weeghman Park fans a walk-off to remember in 13th
August 7, 1915: Newark Peppers ride mud ball to third consecutive extra-inning win
May 31, 1915: Newark, Brooklyn split a home-and-away doubleheader