Lorenzo "Chico" Fernandez (TRADING CARD DB)

August 3, 1969: Fan favorite Chico Fernandez survives near-fatal beaning in minors

Ray Chapman, Tony Conigliaro, Dickie Thon, Adam Greenberg: We…
Roger Craig (TRADING CARD DB)

September 18, 1985: Roger Craig wins debut as Giants manager

Roger Craig was settling into retirement when he agreed to become…
Mike Moore (TRADING CARD DB)

October 28, 1989: Oakland A’s sweep Giants in World Series interrupted by earthquake

The San Francisco Giants’ backs were against the wall. Sixteen…
Amos Rusie (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

April 27, 1897: Amos Rusie returns from a year away with dominant start for Giants

“[W]ith his great right arm in splendid order,” gushed the…

April 20, 1886: The triumphant return of Tony Mullane

On the afternoon of April 20, 1886, some 3,500 fans gathered…

September 18, 2001: Yankees return to the field for first game after 9/11

“I told my team, ‘We really don’t know how to deal with…
Wilson Ramos (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 15, 2017: Rays drop first home game after Hurricane Irma

Tampa Bay was struggling to stay in the playoff picture as the…

Registration now open for 2020 SABR/IWBC Women in Baseball Conference

Registration is now open for the second annual SABR/IWBC Women…

September 30, 1951: Giants defeat Braves to set up playoff for NL pennant

As the 1951 National League season entered its final weekend,…
Bob Cain (TRADING CARD DB)

April 23, 1952: Browns’ Bob Cain beats Bob Feller in a battle of one-hitters

The Cleveland Indians may have been reaching for some strong…
1955 Kansas City Athletics yearbook (COURTESY OF STEPHEN V. RICE)

April 12, 1955: Connie Mack, Harry Truman see Athletics win in Kansas City debut

“Getting the American league franchise formerly held by Philadelphia…
Joey Jay (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 5, 1961: Underdog Reds win first World Series game in 21 years

Heading into the 1961 season, the National League pennant race…
Gil Coan (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Gil Coan

Gil Coan was heralded as a speed merchant who could hit for average…
Rick Reed (TRADING CARD DB)

Rick Reed

Rick Reed was one of the replacement players during the players…
Bert Thiel (OOTP BASEBALL)

Bert Thiel

Bert Thiel pitched four games for the 1952 Boston Braves, the…
Bill Cooney (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Bill Cooney

Bill Cooney was part of an extended family of professional ballplayers.…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: July 31, 2020

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Dave LaPoint (TRADING CARD DB)

May 24, 1983: Cardinals’ Dave LaPoint finally finishes what he starts

When Dave LaPoint of the St. Louis Cardinals walked to the pitcher’s…

Bud Fowler Selected as SABR’s Overlooked 19th Century Base Ball Legend of 2020

In 2020, SABR’s Nineteenth Century Research Committee selected…
Toots Shor (New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection, Library of Congress)

Toots Shor

Every great city has its own great bar. Elizabethan London had…
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