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The feeling one gets approaching a major-league ballpark on the…
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bottle bat 1. A baseball bat with an especially thick barrel,…
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Personifying perseverance, Dyar Miller spent more than 50 years…
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Baseball Reference dramatically expands stat coverage of the Negro Leagues
April 6, 1993: Jose Guzmán is one out shy of history in Cubs’ debut
July 24, 2004: Red Sox fired up after walk-off win over Yankees at Fenway
August 13, 2020: Boston’s Kevin Plawecki becomes only pitcher with a hit in 2020
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June 15, 1969: ‘One big wet blanket’ for Seattle’s Pilots on Bat Day at Yankee Stadium
July 18, 1974: Calm reigns in Cleveland, Catfish Hunter prevails in pitchers’ duel on Beer Night II
August 3, 1988: Morgan Magic: Red Sox win 22nd straight home game
August 23, 1907: Pirates’ Howie Camnitz walks his way to a 5-inning no-hitter shortened by darkness
June 13, 1921: Heinie Groh returns from holdout with two hits; Reds lose to Brooklyn
September 12, 1954: Ottawa Athletics lose final game as Canada’s capital city loses professional baseball for 40 years
June 12, 1921: Monarchs’ Bullet Rogan bests Cincinnati’s José Leblanc in battle of Negro League aces
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