To fans who followed major-league baseball in the 1970s and 1980s,…
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Stan Wasiak’s nearly five-decade bus ride in professional baseball…
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The Houston Astros’ deadline deal for Seattle Mariners ace…
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In his prime in the 1940s, Walker Cooper was thought to be the…
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The Pandemic Baseball Book Club hosted a special panel discussion…
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Second baseman Newt Allen’s Kansas City Monarchs teammates…
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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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June 15, 1975: Kent Tekulve throws a complete game for Charleston
July 9, 1977: Lenny Randle’s homer lifts Mets to 17th-inning win over Expos
August 28, 1986: Stan Wasiak, King of the Minors, reaches end of the road
August 2, 1998: Randy Johnson strikes out 12 in Houston Astros debut
Walker Cooper
Lee DeMontreville
Steve Macko
Rodney McCray
Dan McGeehan
Gordon McLendon
Emil Verban
Lefty Wilkie
Watch highlights from SABR 50 at 50 panel discussion with the Pandemic Baseball Book Club
Newt Allen
October 17, 1996: Braves roll over Cardinals, 15-0, to complete NLCS comeback
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