The final day of the 1892 baseball season in the nation’s capital…
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The Cincinnati Reds signed Ryan Joseph “Scooter” Gennett…
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Only the tail-end St. Louis club stood in the way of Bill Phillips’s…
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Owing to four rescheduled rainouts, the Terrapins and the Buf-Feds…
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Between games of the doubleheader at Buffalo’s Federal League…
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The Chicago Whales were in a three-way battle for the Federal…
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The Buffalo Buffeds1 were already 10 weeks into their first…
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Their home-field victory over the Pittsburgh Rebels in the opener…
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On a mid-August Sunday afternoon, the Baltimore Terrapins arrived…
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The Sunday game at Handlan’s Park1 on September 19, 1915, drew…
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Baseball card #186 in the 1967 Topps set seems in retrospect…
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The Cincinnati Reds (3-5) were visiting the Detroit Tigers (5-4)…
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In his first at-bat after three years of military service during…
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Sportswriters toppled over themselves on April 23, 1921, to describe…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Biemiller-Harry-DPL.jpg1263971admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2021-04-01 13:14:442021-04-02 01:10:21April 22, 1921: Jersey City’s Harry Biemiller throws first no-hitter of minor-league season
The Pittsburgh Pirates seized headlines during the winter of…
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On September 22, 1993, the Texas Rangers (81-70) played the third…
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The Pirates were visiting the White Sox for a two-game series.…
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Mark Davis brazenly introduced himself to the San Francisco…
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October 15, 1892: Boston’s Jack Stivetts finishes season with abbreviated no-hitter
June 6, 2017: Scooter Gennett hits four home runs against Cardinals
October 7, 1914: Indianapolis Hoosiers clinch second straight Federal League pennant
May 15, 1915: Chicago’s Claude Hendrix no-hits the Pittsburgh Rebels
July 18, 1914: Baltimore beats banged-up Buffalo for eighth time in nine days, 8-0
July 18, 1914: Baltimore Terrapins ‘parade around the bases’ to win nightcap over Buffalo, 15-2
September 19, 1915: Triple play highlights Whales’ win over Buffalo during Federal League pennant stretch
June 25, 1914: Buffalo and the sheriff greet Hal Chase on his ‘day’ at Federal League Park
October 6, 1914: Another day, another doubleheader, another tie for Pittsburgh Rebels, Baltimore Terrapins
August 16, 1914: Terrapins defeat Chi-Feds when Dutch Zwilling homers and strikes out in same at-bat
September 19, 1915: St. Louis Terriers’ pennant hopes fall in sloppy 12-inning loss to last-place Baltimore Terrapins
This Week in SABR: April 2, 2021
July 19, 1967: Mets ‘Maulers’ Kranepool, Swoboda live up to the hype
August 2, 2020: Tigers’ Tyler Alexander sets record for consecutive strikeouts by a reliever
May 2, 1946: Ted Williams homers in the 10th to win another game for Red Sox
September 11, 1927: Browns avoid the skunk as Milt Gaston earns ‘brilliant victory’ over mighty Yankees
April 22, 1921: Jersey City’s Harry Biemiller throws first no-hitter of minor-league season
April 21, 1921: Rabbit Maranville sparks Pirates past Reds in home opener
September 22, 1993: Nolan Ryan throws final pitch for Rangers in decorated 27-year career
August 25, 2020: White Sox’s Lucas Giolito no-hits the Pirates in Chicago
July 30, 1983: Mark Davis earns first win for Giants with shutout of rival Dodgers
May 23, 1975: Harmon Killebrew smashes two homers for Royals
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