Joey Meyer

At 6-foot-3 and 260 pounds (or more), burly Joey Meyer could…
Jerry Reinsdorf (Courtesy of the Chicago White Sox)

Jerry Reinsdorf

January 29, 1981, was one of the most impactful days in White…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: January 29, 2021

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Call for nominations: 2021 SABR Board of Directors election

The SABR Nominating Committee is now seeking nominations for…

Announcing finalists for 2021 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards

We’re pleased to announce the finalists for the 2021 SABR…

SABR Games Project reaches milestone with 2,500 stories

The SABR Games Project has reached a milestone with the publication…
Kid Carsey (June 30, 1894, New York Clipper)

October 12, 1890: Oakland’s Kid Carsey hurls no-hitter in San Francisco

In 1890 professional baseball was illegal on Sundays in many…
Johnny Pesky (TRADING CARD DB)

April 20, 1946: Johnny Pesky hits game-winning homer around the foul pole at Fenway Park

The Boston Red Sox hadn’t won a pennant for 28 years, not since…
Bobby Guindon (TRADING CARD DB)

August 25, 1967: Transplanted first baseman Bobby Guindon throws no-hitter in minors

The 1967 Boston Red Sox captured the attention of the baseball…
Mike Marshall (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 7, 1973: Mike Marshall throws 11 relief innings, breaks two NL pitching records

The headline on the front page of the September 7, 1973, edition…
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

Overview The origins of the Negro League All-Star Game date…
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…
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