Stan Musial (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 25, 1963: Stan Musial plays his last road game at Wrigley Field

After Stan Musial’s official announcement on August 12, 1963,…
Johnny Podres (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 4, 1963: Dodgers’ Johnny Podres loses bid for no-hitter in ninth at Houston

During the sophomore season of the Houston Colt .45s in 1963,…
Vida Blue (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 9, 1971: Rain costs Oakland’s Vida Blue a shot at strikeout records

Rain in the San Francisco Bay Area on the evening of April 9,…
Jay Buhner (TRADING CARD DB)

Jay Buhner

From 1995 through 1997, Jay Buhner was as prolific a home run…
Todd Cruz (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Todd Cruz

Todd Cruz spent parts of six seasons from 1978 to 1984 as a rifle-armed…
Hunky Hines (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Hunky Hines

The career of Henry “Hunky” Hines spanned more than 20 years,…
Elmer Horton (BASEBALL REFERENCE)

Elmer Horton

With an obscure baseball pedigree, right-hander Elmer Horton…
Dave Robinson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Dave Robinson

Dave Robinson was the first player signed by the San Diego Padres…
Mike Rochford (TRADING CARD DB)

Mike Rochford

Mike Rochford pitched in eight games over parts of three very…
Mike Schmidt (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Mike Schmidt

By the time Mike Schmidt retired early in the 1989 season, he…
Paul Sentell (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Paul Sentell

Louisianan Paul Sentell finished second to Ty Cobb in the 1905…

October 6, 1914: Terrapins win blowout in Baltimore in doubleheader opener

In the final week of the initial Federal League campaign, the…

July 24, 1914: Pittsburgh Rebels escape Federal League cellar in 12-inning win

The Pittsburgh Rebels made it three in a row over the pennant-contending…

May 6, 1915: Terriers turn triple play, but Brooklyn snags victory

Jack Tobin’s ears told him to move. Fast! As sound waves…

May 29, 1915: Darkness wins in tie game between Terriers and Tip-Tops

Federal League Park, also known as Handlan’s Park, was first…

June 16, 1914: Terriers score 8 runs in 12th to top the Tip-Tops, 13-12

On Tuesday, June 16, 1914, the St. Louis Terriers welcomed the…

September 7, 1915: Dave Davenport tosses a no-hitter for St. Louis Terriers

St. Louis Terriers pitcher Dave Davenport nearly single-handedly…
Hall of Fame lefty was twice victimized by batters swinging at intentional balls.

May 29, 1915: Terriers ace Eddie Plank dominates Brooklyn Tip-Tops in opener

Eddie Plank had 287 major-league victories to his credit when…

The SABR Bookshelf: Winter/Spring 2021

Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes The SABR…
Charlie Hough (TRADING CARD DB)

June 14, 1994: Charlie Hough’s last hurrah is a complete-game shutout for Marlins

The end was coming. Such is the reality any time a 46-year-old…

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