Luis Tiant (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 17, 1982: Angels’ Luis Tiant beats Boston for final career win

Even the most “ageless” ballplayers, the ones who hold their…
Mookie Betts (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 9, 2018: Mookie Betts hits for the cycle, but Red Sox fall to Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Boston Red Sox in a three-game…
Jim Tugerson (Hot Springs (Ark.) Sentinel Record on March 31, 1953)

Tugerson v. Haraway: Civil Rights and the Cotton States League

On July 13, 1953, officials from the Cotton States League and…
1948 Negro League East-West All-Star Game program (Courtesy of the Center for Negro League Baseball Research)

August 22-24, 1948: The Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Games

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Harry Anderson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Harry Anderson

By his second year in the majors in 1958, sweet-swinging Harry…
Pat Collins (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Pat Collins

Pat Collins, back in the minors in 1925 after six frustrating…
Michael Cuddyer (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Michael Cuddyer

During Michael Cuddyer’s 15-year major league career, he was…
Ed Glenn (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Ed Glenn

Mid-1880s outfielder Ed Glenn had various skills needed for an…
Drungo Hazewood (TRADING CARD DB)

Drungo Hazewood

Though his major league career consisted of only five hitless…
Joseph Herr (TRADING CARD DB)

Joseph Herr

Joe Herr was a power-hitting shortstop in St. Louis in 1888,…
Bill McGee (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Bill McGee

Fiddler Bill McGee is far better known as a musician in the Mississippi…
George Werley (TRADING CARD DB)

George Werley

On September 29, 1956, three weeks after his 18th birthday, George…

Hilton Smith

"I was born in 1912 [sic] in Giddings, Texas, a little town between…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: January 22, 2021

Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this week's…

In Memoriam: Hank Aaron

By Jacob Pomrenke It's nearly impossible to overstate Henry…
Don Sutton

In Memoriam: Don Sutton

“I never wanted to be a superstar, or the highest paid player,”…

April 23, 1939: Ted Williams hits his first major-league home run

Ted Williams hit the first of his 521 major-league home runs…
Sibby Sisti (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 30, 1955: Burlington, Vermont, welcomes pro ball with a bang

Vermont is one of the least-represented states on Baseball-Reference’s…
Johnny Stephenson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 11, 1963: Auburn, Batavia combine for 40 strikeouts to set new league record

For most fans, watching a pitcher strike out 16 hitters in a…
Roger Clemens (TRADING CARD DB)

April 12, 1992: Roger Clemens follows Young’s ‘no-hitter’ with two-hit shutout

It had already been an interesting weekend of baseball in Cleveland…

Deadline extended! Call for papers: 2021 The National Pastime

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