Joe Astroth (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Joe Astroth

Joe Astroth was a model of consistency for 10 years with an Athletics…
Wild Bill Luhrsen (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Wild Bill Luhrsen

Right-handed pitcher "Wild" Bill Luhrsen spent three weeks in…

Deborah Jayne to leave SABR staff in November

OCTOBER 14, 2020 — After serving for nearly a decade as SABR’s…

In Memoriam: Joe Morgan

Hitting for average and power and stealing bases with aplomb,…

In Memoriam: Whitey Ford

No compilation of baseball’s all-time top left-handed pitchers…

Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)

If “What’s past is prologue,” as Shakespeare wrote,1 Ruppert…

May 5, 1946: Leon Day throws Opening Day no-hitter for Newark Eagles

It is common knowledge that Cleveland Indians Hall of Famer Bob…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: October 9, 2020

Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this week's…
Roger LaFrancois (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Roger LaFrancois

The last position player who played with a major-league club…

Deacon White monument to be dedicated in Caton, New York

A monument honoring Baseball Hall of Famer James "Deacon" White…
Jim Traber (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Jim Traber

When Orioles’ first baseman Eddie Murray went on the disabled…
Jack Katoll (COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR)

Jack Katoll

A preview of the pitching staff of the 1902 Chicago White Sox…
Hank Steinbacher (TRADING CARD DB)

Hank Steinbacher

Hank Steinbacher amassed 170 hits in his three-season big-league…
Jack Clark (TRADING CARD DB)

Jack Clark

From the late 1970s through the early 1990s, few players were…
Pete Wood (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Pete Wood

“Former Well-Known Hamilton Ball Player Died in Chicago”…
Fred Wood (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Fred Wood

“Dr. Frederick L. Wood, Dentist, Dies Suddenly” announced…
Andy Hassler (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Andy Hassler

Drafted out of high school as a 17-year-old left-handed pitcher,…
Larry Pezold (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Larry Pezold

Supplanting a future Hall of Famer (if only for a spell), a stalwart…

October 6, 1963: Koufax stifles Yankee bats again as Dodgers sweep World Series

As the New York Yankees arrived at Dodger Stadium for the fourth…
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