In this first game of a twin bill in the dog days of August 1929,…
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For all of his tremendous success in the batter’s box, Babe…
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As July 1927 came to a close, the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh…
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Of course they called him Babe.
George Ernest Ruth had the fortune,…
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Pitcher Dick Voss1 had a horrible year in 1964. In fact, he struggled…
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One of baseball’s most beloved and enduring mascots is Milwaukee’s…
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The Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies took wildly different…
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The Boston Red Sox had won three games in a row by spectacular…
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Naturally, the Rockies were glad to return home to Denver, even…
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By the seventh-inning stretch, a feeling of doom pervaded Denver.…
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Wilbur Good was a Deadball Era pitcher (5 games) and outfielder…
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August 7, 1929: Babe Ruth goes deep as Yankees split with A’s at Shibe Park
October 1, 1933: Lefty Ruth all right in final mound appearance
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This Week in SABR: November 25, 2020
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August 5, 1927: Cy Williams, NL’s career home run leader, hits for the cycle
June 25, 1957: George ‘Babe’ Ruth wins minor-league game with homer
July 30, 1964: Snakebitten Dick Voss puts it all together for minor-league one-hitter
August 16, 1970: Bat Day crowd brings the original Bernie Brewer down in Milwaukee
October 24, 2007: Rockies’ juggernaut hits a roadblock in Boston for Game 1
October 25, 2007: Curt Schilling’s final game gives Red Sox a triumph in Game 2
October 27, 2007: Boston’s bats push Rockies to the brink in Game 3
October 28, 2007: Red Sox complete sweep of Rockies to win World Series
Jerry Howarth
Don Chevrier
Tom Cheek
Kid Carsey
Wilbur Good
Bobby Keefe
Joe Nealon
Dan Morogiello
Ted Sizemore
Bill Steele
Bill Thomas