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This Week in SABR: September 18, 2020

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Watch highlights from 2020 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Player Panel

At the second annual SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference…
Humberto Robinson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Humberto Robinson

When 25-year-old Humberto Robinson appeared on the mound for…
Jeff Ballard (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Jeff Ballard

When the Orioles nearly went from worst-to-first in their “Why…
Ed Ashenbach (COURTESY OF STEPHEN V. RICE)

Ed Ashenbach

Ed Ashenbach was known as the “King of the Minors.” Who else…
Pol Perritt (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Poll Perritt

Given a comical nickname based on his last name and beaky nose,…
Milt Nielsen (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Milt Nielsen

Twenty-four-year-old Milt Nielsen was surprised when his wife,…
Lary Sorensen (TRADING CARD DB)

April 22, 1981: Cardinals’ Lary Sorensen shuts out Cubs

The revamped St. Louis Cardinals were off to a rousing start…
Tris Speaker with the Cleveland Indians (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 17, 1925: Cleveland’s Tris Speaker records 3,000th career hit

Tris Speaker was accustomed to flying around the basepaths. The…
Jim Fregosi (TRADING CARD DB)

May 20, 1968: Jim Fregosi’s walk-off single completes second career cycle

It was the first trip of the season to California for the 1968…
Tommie Agee

July 24, 1970: Tommie Agee steals home in 10th to win it for Mets

Tommie Agee had the prescience of a soothsayer. During 1970…

September 19, 1972: Oakland A’s use record 30 players in one game

In September 1972, the Oakland A’s were attempting to nail…
Don Hood (TRADING CARD DB

May 2, 1980: Lefty relievers are all right for Cardinals

For the first three weeks of the 1980 season, the St. Louis Cardinals’…
Claudell Washington (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 22, 1980: Mets’ Claudell Washington hits three home runs at Dodger Stadium

Although Mets fans did not have much to celebrate in 1980, they…
Bo Dîaz (COURTESY OF ANDREA LONG)

April 13, 1983: Baudilio el Último: Phillies’ Bo Díaz hits an ultimate grand slam

Since 1881, 30 major-league players have hit an ultimate grand…
Pop-Boy Smith (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Pop-boy Smith

A teenaged soda vendor at the new Birmingham minor-league ballpark,…
Jeff McCleskey (BASEBALL-REFERENCE)

Jeff McCleskey

Only starting in his major-league debut because shortstop Rabbit…
John Shovlin (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

John Shovlin

In the first 150 years of professional baseball, more major leaguers…
Frank Sigafoos (TRADING CARD DB)

Frank Sigafoos

In a 1968 interview, former pitcher Bob Logan said this of his…

Effa Manley selected as 2020 SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award winner

Effa Manley, former owner of the Negro League Newark Eagles and…
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This Week in SABR: September 11, 2020

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June 8, 1950: Red Sox beat up on Browns with 29-4 shellacking

It was quite a homestand for the Boston Red Sox. From June 2…
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