George Kaiserling (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

July 19, 1914: Hoosiers’ George Kaiserling muzzles Terriers

The St. Louis faithful filed into Handlan’s Park hoping their…
Ed Kranepool (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 6, 1962: Mets prospect Ed Kranepool begins 18-year career with first pro game

A well-known ancient proverb, attributed to Lao Tzu, asserts…
Nolan Ryan (TRADING CARD DB)

May 29, 1971: Mets’ Nolan Ryan strikes out 16 in second game of doubleheader

When Nolan Ryan struck out 16 batters in the second game of a…
1987 Padres: Marvell Wynne, Tony Gwynn, John Kruk (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 13, 1987: Wynne, Gwynn, Kruk make homer history for Padres, but Giants win slugfest

No team has ever begun its home opener with more authority…
Joe Black (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Joe Black

Joe Black helped lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to the 1952 pennant,…
Jim Cosman (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Jim Cosman

Jim Cosman threw a two-hit shutout in his major-league debut…
Chuck Diering (TRADING CARD DB)

Chuck Diering

After serving his country for three years during World War II,…
Joe Durham (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Joe Durham

Outfielder Joe “Pop” Durham played parts of three major league…
Roland Howell (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Roland Howell

“Blackstone is more worthy of permanent emulation than Mathewson,…
Lou Jackson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Lou Jackson

Outfielder Lou Jackson, once described as a “wrist hitter with…
Roger Marquis (TRADING CARD DB)

Roger Marquis

On the last day of the 1955 regular season, 18-year-old Roger…
Mario Ramirez (TRADING CARD DB)

Mario Ramírez

Should the National League permanently adopt the designated hitter,…
Steve Renko (TRADING CARD DB)

Steve Renko

Professional football or professional baseball? That was the…

2021 SABR Virtual Analytics: MLB Statcast Player Pose Tracking and Visualization Panel

SABR is excited to announce the MLB Statcast Player Pose Tracking…
Don Sutton with the Milwaukee Brewers

October 8, 1982: Don Sutton hurls a gem to keep Brewers alive in Game 3

On Friday, October 8, on a beautiful afternoon in front of a…
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