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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Nominations are now open for the 2021 Dorothy Seymour Mills…
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The Society for American Baseball Research is seeking remote…
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Ever since baseball has been played, there has been literature…
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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
Submit nominations for the 2021 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award
Students, apply for a Spring 2021 internship with SABR
Call for papers: Volume 3 of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts
George Castone