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…
TWIS archives

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…

April 23, 1955: White Sox set scoring record, crush relocated Athletics 29-6

For the third consecutive season, major-league baseball had seen…

SABR 50 at 50: Most Impactful Players of the Past 50 Years

Baseball has seen many changes in the last 50 years, and SABR’s…
Jack O'Connor (TRADING CARD DB)

Jack O’Connor

Right-handed Jack O’Connor used his competitiveness and baseball…
Mike Trombley (TRADING CARD DB)

Mike Trombley

At first blush, it might appear that a kid growing up in the…
Lance Berkman (COURTESY OF THE HOUSTON ASTROS)

Lance Berkman

Born February 10, 1976, in Waco, Texas, William Lance Berkman…
Arndt Jorgens (COURTESY OF WARREN CORBETT)

Arndt Jorgens

Joe DiMaggio put his name on a book titled Lucky to Be a Yankee.…
Greg Maddux (ATLANTA BRAVES)

October 21, 1995: Greg Maddux’s gem for Braves spoils Cleveland’s return to World Series

For Atlanta Braves ace Greg Maddux, his long-awaited World Series…
Ichiro Suzuki (SEATTLE MARINERS)

March 29, 2018: Ichiro returns to the Seattle Mariners

It is not always that a star player gets to “come back” to…
Torii Hunter (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 6, 2015: Torii Hunter returns to Twins as Paul Molitor makes managerial debut

Anyone can look at Baseball-Reference.com and see the offensive…
Phil Niekro (TRADING CARD DB)

September 27, 1987: Phil Niekro returns to Braves for final start

Unless they announce their retirement in advance, very few players…
Pete Rose (TRADING CARD DB)

August 17, 1984: Pete Rose stars in return to Reds

Pete Rose’s return to the Cincinnati Reds on August 17, 1984,…
Rocky Colavito (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 21, 1965: Rocky Colavito returns to Cleveland for home opener

The largest Opening Day crowd in 1965 poured into cavernous Municipal…
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