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October 6, 1984: Steve Garvey’s walk-off home run lifts Padres in Game 4 of NLCS

Before Game Four of the 1984 National League Championship Series,…
Tony Gwynn (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 19, 1982: Tony Gwynn records two hits in his major-league debut for Padres

As the sun rose over San Diego on July 19, 1982, San Diego Padres…

June 10, 1974: Padres overcome 8-0 deficit in eighth inning to win

The year 1974 started as a season of optimism for San Diego as…
Russ Cowans (NEWSPAPERS.COM)

Russ Cowans

Russell J. “Russ” Cowans was known in Detroit as the “Dean…
Grant "Home Run" Johnson

Grant “Home Run” Johnson

Grant Johnson, baseball historian Gary Ashwill argues, “was…
Frank McCue (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Frank McCue

Frank Aloysius McCue had his cup of coffee in the majors, but…
Otis Nixon (TRADING CARD DB)

Otis Nixon

Otis Nixon’s baseball career was a rollercoaster that looked…
Louis Pelouze (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Louis Pelouze

Louis Pelouze, a semipro baseball player in Detroit, had had…
Dave Rader (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Dave Rader

In 1990 an old-school scout, Dick Wilson, stated that it was…
Dutch Schliebner (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Dutch Schliebner

The major-league career of Dutch Schliebner can be summed up…
Horace Wilds is pictured in the middle row in a photo of the 1887-88 team published in the Oakland Tribune on September 6, 1908)

Horace Wilds

Horace Wilds is pictured in the middle row, second from right,…
Larry Wolfe (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Larry Wolfe

Infielder Larry Wolfe spent two full seasons in the major leagues,…

September 30, 2014: Royals top A’s in a wild AL Wild Card Game

From 1976 to 1985, the Kansas City Royals were one of the American…

September 26, 2014: Royals clinch a postseason berth to end a 29-year drought

10,561 days is a long time. And if you reduce that number to…
George Brett (TRADING CARD DB)

September 26, 1993: George Brett announces retirement, then hits walk-off home run

Major-league baseball saw four Hall of Fame careers come to an…

June 6, 1991: Royals outlast Rangers in 18-inning marathon

One game in June counts as much as the other 161, but in practice…
George Brett (TRADING CARD DB)

September 30, 1992: George Brett joins 3,000-hit club with four-hit performance

George Brett entered the 1992 season as an accomplished veteran…

July 17, 1990: Bo Jackson clouts three home runs in Royals’ victory over Yankees

One year after the debut of the “Bo Knows” Nike ad campaign,1…

Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts, Volume 2 (2020)

A new publication produced by SABR’s Baseball and the Arts…

Seamheads.com updates Negro Leagues Database with 1944 stats

By Gary Ashwill We are pleased to announce the addition of 1944…
George Brett (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 10, 1980: Royals advance to first World Series after sweeping Yankees in ALCS

The Kansas City Royals were on the threshold of experiencing…
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