"I was born in 1912 [sic] in Giddings, Texas, a little town between…
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Ted Williams hit the first of his 521 major-league home runs…
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Vermont is one of the least-represented states on Baseball-Reference’s…
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For most fans, watching a pitcher strike out 16 hitters in a…
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The Kansas City Royals were on the rise when they came to Cleveland…
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Not even the oppressive St. Louis heat could break Bob Sykes…
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It had already been an interesting weekend of baseball in Cleveland…
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This Monday night game was the first of a four-game series as…
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The National Pastime is SABR’s annual summer journal, which…
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After the Seattle Mariners joined the American League as an expansion…
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Texan lefthander Cliff Hill overcame family tragedy to become…
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From the Class D Southeastern League to a perfect inning in the…
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Joseph Herr
Bill McGee
George Werley
Hilton Smith
This Week in SABR: January 22, 2021
In Memoriam: Hank Aaron
In Memoriam: Don Sutton
April 23, 1939: Ted Williams hits his first major-league home run
April 30, 1955: Burlington, Vermont, welcomes pro ball with a bang
August 11, 1963: Auburn, Batavia combine for 40 strikeouts to set new league record
August 10, 1975: Bruce Springsteen takes in the rising Royals’ win over the Indians in Cleveland
July 4, 1980: Bob Sykes spins 10-inning shutout as Cardinals win on George Hendrick walk-off homer
April 12, 1992: Roger Clemens follows Young’s ‘no-hitter’ with two-hit shutout
April 22, 2019: Yankees strike out four times in the 14th, take lead anyway to defeat Angels
Deadline extended! Call for papers: 2021 The National Pastime
Craig Chamberlain
Alvin Davis
Bill Foxen
Bob Hendley
Cliff Hill
Bill McCaffrey
Jack Reis
Tom Simpson
Sy Studley