The Chicago White Sox right-hander Big Ed Walsh “slobber-balled…
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The baseball world changed in 1947. This statement cannot be…
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“If you were anybody, you were at the East-West Game.” —…
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A crowd of 6,000 turned out to Comiskey Park on September 26,…
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The 1950 All-Star Game returned to Comiskey Park for the first…
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The October 1, 1950, doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox…
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Six-foot-seven right-handed pitcher Rich Gale joined Tim Stoddard…
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SABR’s Board of Directors has approved the formation of a new…
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Charley Pride, the son of a Mississippi sharecropper, dreamed…
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When Willie Randolph hoisted back-to-back World Series trophies…
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On the dusty shelf of forgotten US Bicentennial knickknacks,…
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The final game of the 1983 Eastern League season completed one…
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Jesse Jefferson’s nine-year career spent with five teams is…
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SABR’s Century Committee hosted a special panel discussion…
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August 27, 1911: Big Ed Walsh ‘slobber-balls’ his way to no-hitter for White Sox
September 26, 1947: Few notice as Negro League World Series visits Chicago
September 9, 1944: White Sox rookie Eddie Lopat slings extra-inning gem
August 1, 1943: Thrills and Surprises: 51,723 see Satchel Paige and other Negro League greats in All-Star Game
September 26, 1943: Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, and Buck Leonard lead Homestead Grays in Game 4
July 11, 1950: Red Schoendienst’s 14th-inning homer gives NL a dramatic All-Star win
October 1, 1950: Gus Zernial hits three homers in nightcap; four for the day
This Week in SABR: November 20, 2020
Rich Gale
Walt Hammond
Jack Haskell
Bob Harmon
SABR welcomes new Canadian chapter in Ottawa
Brian Sabean
Charley Pride
August 15, 1905: Rube Waddell tosses rain-shortened no-hitter – or does he?
May 5, 1974: Zut, alors! Bad ballpark, worse weather lead to crowd of 69 in Quebec City
May 9, 1976: Line drive breaks Wilbur Wood’s kneecap
September 4, 1976: Williamsport’s Double-A one-year wonders go out with a bang
July 25, 1983: New York-Penn pitchers flirt with double no-hitter
September 10, 1983: Lynn Pirates depart, Roger Clemens arrives in Eastern League championship
John Wockenfuss
Jesse Jefferson
Watch highlights from SABR Century Committee panel on 1920 World Series