On April 15, 1972, New York Mets fans filed into Shea Stadium…
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Cleveland fans were optimistic heading into the 1993 season.…
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A season of great promise suddenly looked impossible. The Red…
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The Red Sox were down three games to none in the 2004 American…
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The Red Sox had one win in the books, with their extra-inning…
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Born and raised in the northern St. Louis suburb of Maryland…
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It could have been the first time ever.
From the very first…
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When Mel Parnell took the mound on a rainy summer day in July…
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The 1964 Aberdeen (South Dakota) Pheasants dominated the Class…
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On June 2, 1964, the St. Louis Cardinals began a 16-game road…
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He was the eldest member of a quartet of baseball brothers unparalleled…
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April 15, 1972: Mets mourn Gil Hodges, win on Opening Day
September 11, 1993: A sign of things to come as Ramirez, Thome, Lofton lift Cleveland in 8th-inning rally
October 16, 2004: Yankees obliterate Red Sox, 19-8, to take commanding lead in ALCS
October 17, 2004: ‘Don’t Let Us Win Tonight!’ Red Sox begin ALCS comeback in Game 4
October 18, 2004: David Ortiz’s walk-off single in 14th lifts Red Sox in Game 5
October 19, 2004: Curt Schilling keeps Red Sox alive in ‘Bloody Sock Game’
October 20, 2004: ‘Hell freezes over’; Red Sox complete historic ALCS comeback over Yankees in Game 7
This Week in SABR: October 16, 2020
June 19, 1979: John Fulgham pitches complete game in Cardinals debut
July 11, 1954: Giants’ Don Mueller hits for the cycle, while Willie Mays just misses
July 14, 1956: Boston’s Mel Parnell makes last stand, tosses no-hitter at Fenway Park
September 3, 1960: Baseball bids farewell to Allentown — for 47 years
June 8, 1964: Orioles go down on the farm in Aberdeen
June 16, 1964: Ken Boyer breaks out of slump and hits for a natural cycle
July 20, 2004: Albert Pujols’s epic 3-homer day leads Cardinals’ stunning rally
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