Nate Colbert (TRADING CARD DB)

August 2, 1975: Expos stun Phillies on Nate Colbert’s pinch-hit, walk-off homer

Hard-hitting first baseman Nate Colbert was the San Diego Padres’…

New SABR Baseball Reminiscence group launched

SABR's Board of Directors has approved a new initiative: the…
Gary Allenson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Gary Allenson

Gary Allenson is a baseball lifer. He began his baseball career…
Wayne Garland (TRADING CARD DB)

Wayne Garland

“My father-in-law said I wasn’t worth that much,” said…
Benny McCoy (COURTESY OF WARREN CORBETT)

Benny McCoy

Benny McCoy was the talk of every town in 1940 when the obscure…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: August 14, 2020

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Paul Hardy

Paul Hardy was a defensive-minded catcher who played in the…
Warren G. Harding (COURTESY OF NARA)

Warren G. Harding

“President Harding’s interest in Baseball and his many kind…

June 28, 1949: Joe DiMaggio returns to Yankees after missing first 65 games

“Casey Stengel and the Yankees felt a new season was beginning…
Bob Feller (TRADING CARD DB)

August 24, 1945: Bob Feller returns to baseball after World War II

Bob Feller’s return to major-league baseball after 44 months…
Grover Cleveland Alexander with the Chicago Cubs (CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM, CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, SDN-064431)

May 9, 1919: Pete Alexander’s return from World War I spoiled by Ray Fisher, Reds

There died a myriad of them, And of the best, among them, For…
Wee Willie Keeler (TRADING CARD DB)

June 21, 1900: Republicans witness a pennant race turn in Philadelphia

Over three days, June 19-21, the Republican Party held its 1900…
Gerardo Parra (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

June 19, 2019: Gerardo Parra brings the Baby Shark to rally Washington Nationals

Washington Nationals fans could be forgiven if their focus was…
Charlie Hanford (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, BAIN COLLECTION)

September 28, 1914: Buffalo, Kansas City tie 10-10 in ‘a freak contest’

“It was a freak contest.”1 That’s how the Buffalo Evening…
Russ Ford (TRADING CARD DB)

October 9, 1914: Buffalo’s Russ Ford throws 16-inning shutout to beat Pittsburgh

Russ Ford took the mound on the next to last day of the 1914…

Students: Apply for a Fall 2020 internship with SABR

The Society for American Baseball Research is seeking remote…
Stan Royer (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Stan Royer

The St. Louis Cardinals’ fan base extends over a lengthy section…
Ezra Lincoln (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Ezra Lincoln

In May 1951, a brief Associated Press dispatch noted the death…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: August 7, 2020

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Listen to SABR Century Committee’s 100th anniversary panel on Ray Chapman

SABR's Century Committee hosted a special panel discussion on…
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