Over the course of his career, there were 14 games in which…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Clemente-Roberto-1972a.jpg600800Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-06-19 22:31:162023-06-14 22:36:26June 25, 1972: Clemente’s two assists help Pirates win again at Wrigley
(Photograph by Duane Rieder)
After winning three straight…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/arriba-00037.jpg600800Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-06-19 22:26:492023-06-14 22:29:55October 16, 1971: Pirates wish for Clemente clones as Orioles extend Series to Game 7
After the Pirates lost the first two games of the 1971 World…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kison-Bruce-1972.jpg600800Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-06-19 22:21:592023-06-14 22:25:56October 13, 1971: Kison’s relief, May’s timely pinch hit bring Bucs into World Series tie with Birds
Over the course of his 18-year major-league career, Pittsburgh…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Clemente-Roberto-1971.jpg600800Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-06-19 22:16:082023-06-14 22:20:43September 14, 1971: Pirates win as Roberto Clemente throws out two runners from right field
Roberto Clemente played his entire 18-year career with the…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Clemente-Roberto-1971.jpg600800Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-06-19 22:11:282023-06-14 22:14:46August 25, 1971: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the final time
Days after celebrating his 36th birthday on August 18, 1970…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Clemente-Roberto-1970.jpg600800Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2023-06-19 22:05:172023-06-14 22:09:38August 23, 1970: Roberto Clemente racks up second 5-hit game of weekend
Roberto Clemente Day 1970, with the proud father holding…
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The 1950 season was Connie Mack's 50th year as manager of the…
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The 1949 Philadelphia Phillies were in the middle of a youth…
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After a regular season in which the Negro American League's…
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Of all the games played at Shibe Park, few were more unusual…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Chapman-Sam-TCDB.jpeg311245admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2023-06-19 00:02:542023-06-06 00:03:56August 15, 1946: Sam Chapman wallops three homers
Ralph “Blackie” Schwamb walked to the pitcher’s mound…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Schwamb-Ralph.jpg180120Steve Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngSteve Ginader2023-06-14 21:43:262024-02-13 20:53:07July 31, 1948: Ralph ‘Blackie’ Schwamb earns his only win in major leagues
It was another long season for the St. Louis Browns. The club…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1938-Cole-Ed.jpg500319Steve Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngSteve Ginader2023-06-14 21:41:082024-02-13 19:58:27August 30, 1938: Ed Cole wins only big-league game as Buster Mills, Red Kress star at plate
The Army-Navy game of 1914 was played on Memorial Day, Saturday,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Neyland-Robert.png925444Steve Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngSteve Ginader2023-06-14 21:36:352023-06-14 21:36:35May 30, 1914: Robert Neyland hurls three-hitter as Army defeats Navy for sixth year in a row
A Sunday crowd of 30,000 fans1 came to the Polo Grounds2 on September…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1922-Hornsby-Rogers.jpg500311Steve Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngSteve Ginader2023-06-14 20:27:162023-06-14 20:27:16September 24, 1922: Rogers Hornsby becomes first to bat .400 and slug 40 home runs in same season as Cardinals delay Giants’ pennant
On April 24, 1904, a chilly, wet day, “that threatened to rain…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1904-Dougherty-Tom.jpg13590Steve Ginader/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngSteve Ginader2023-06-14 20:23:412024-02-13 20:02:49April 24, 1904: White Sox beat Cleveland on fierce rally as Tom Dougherty picks up only career win
The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies were scheduled…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ShortChris.jpg500393Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2023-06-13 14:00:422023-07-01 12:13:08October 2, 1965: Mets, Phillies play to an 18-inning scoreless tie
Johannes “Joe” Blyleven, the youngest of seven Blyleven siblings,1…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BlylevenJoe.jpg350250Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2023-06-13 13:59:402023-06-13 13:59:40June 13, 1978: Joe Blyleven steps out of brother Bert’s shadow with Class A shutout
On June 15, 2000, the Seattle Mariners played the first of a…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CameronMike.jpg350247Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2023-06-13 13:58:442024-02-13 20:50:52June 15, 2000: Mike Cameron powers Mariners as Robert Ramsay wins first game
Cleveland Indians manager Pat Corrales had drawn up his team’s…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/FrancoJulio.jpg350248Laura Peebles/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngLaura Peebles2023-06-13 13:57:032023-06-13 13:57:03April 20, 1985: Where art thou, Julio? Franco and his .516 average go AWOL at Yankee Stadium
June 25, 1972: Clemente’s two assists help Pirates win again at Wrigley
October 16, 1971: Pirates wish for Clemente clones as Orioles extend Series to Game 7
October 13, 1971: Kison’s relief, May’s timely pinch hit bring Bucs into World Series tie with Birds
September 14, 1971: Pirates win as Roberto Clemente throws out two runners from right field
August 25, 1971: Roberto Clemente records 5-hit game for the final time
August 23, 1970: Roberto Clemente racks up second 5-hit game of weekend
July 24, 1970: Roberto Clemente’s defense stands out on his night in Pittsburgh
April 22, 1950: Late-game heroics as Paul Lehner homers in 15th for A’s
June 2, 1949: Phillies smash 5 homers in one inning to tie major-league record
April 26, 1949: Del Ennis two-run homer caps Phillies’ extra-inning comeback
September 24, 1947: Noble’s slam gives Cubans 2-1 series lead
August 15, 1946: Sam Chapman wallops three homers
June 28, 1942: Tommy Hughes’ marathon
This Week in SABR: June 16, 2023
July 31, 1948: Ralph ‘Blackie’ Schwamb earns his only win in major leagues
August 30, 1938: Ed Cole wins only big-league game as Buster Mills, Red Kress star at plate
May 30, 1914: Robert Neyland hurls three-hitter as Army defeats Navy for sixth year in a row
September 24, 1922: Rogers Hornsby becomes first to bat .400 and slug 40 home runs in same season as Cardinals delay Giants’ pennant
April 24, 1904: White Sox beat Cleveland on fierce rally as Tom Dougherty picks up only career win
August 27, 1998: Yankees blow 9th-inning lead before beating Angels in 11th
October 2, 1965: Mets, Phillies play to an 18-inning scoreless tie
June 13, 1978: Joe Blyleven steps out of brother Bert’s shadow with Class A shutout
June 15, 2000: Mike Cameron powers Mariners as Robert Ramsay wins first game
April 20, 1985: Where art thou, Julio? Franco and his .516 average go AWOL at Yankee Stadium