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This Week in SABR: January 22, 2021

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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

The National Pastime is SABR’s annual summer journal, which…
Craig Chamberlain (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Craig Chamberlain

As they battled for a fourth straight AL West title in 1979,…
Alvin Davis (TRADING CARD DB)

Alvin Davis

After the Seattle Mariners joined the American League as an expansion…
Bill Foxen (TRADING CARD DB)

Bill Foxen

Left-hander Bill Foxen was the most talented of a trio of Deadball…
Bob Hendley (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Bob Hendley

Among the classic baseball records, Ty Cobb’s 4,191 hits and…
Cliff "Red" Hill (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Cliff Hill

Texan lefthander Cliff Hill overcame family tragedy to become…
Bill McCaffrey (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Bill McCaffrey

An undersized one-game pitcher for the 1885 Cincinnati Reds,…
Jack Reis (TRADING CARD DB)

Jack Reis

From the Class D Southeastern League to a perfect inning in the…
Tom "Duke" Simpson (COURTESY OF BILL NOWLIN)

Tom Simpson

Tom Simpson’s career in the major leagues was fairly brief,…

Sy Studley

“Studley made a powerful and reliable hand at the bat; was…
Dorothy Seymour Mills

Submit nominations for the 2021 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Dorothy Seymour Mills…

Students, apply for a Spring 2021 internship with SABR

The Society for American Baseball Research is seeking remote…

Call for papers: Volume 3 of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts

Ever since baseball has been played, there has been literature…
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