Mike Boddicker

October 12, 1983: Orioles knot World Series on Mike Boddicker’s gem

Desperately needing a win, the Orioles entered Memorial Stadium…
Mike Flanagan (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 14, 1983: Cy Young winners Flanagan, Carlton face off in World Series

With the 1983 World Series knotted after two games, Philadelphia…
Corky Miller (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

September 27, 2001: Birth of a Reds’ folk hero: Corky Miller steals home

By the time Corky Miller had been three weeks in the major leagues,…
Edwin Jackson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

August 9, 2019: Edwin Jackson returns to Tigers with a win

Edwin Jackson is unlikely to be inducted into the Baseball Hall…

Ohio students win 2020 Lee Allen History of Baseball Award

SABR is pleased to announce the winners of the Lee Allen History…
Frank Leslie Smith (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, BAIN NEWS SERVICE)

Frank L. Smith

During his lifetime, Col. Frank Leslie Smith (1867-1950) adhered…
Dave Schmidt (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Dave Schmidt

Dave Schmidt was a catcher with the Boston Red Sox in 1981. He…
Billy Gilbert (TRADING CARD DB)

Billy Gilbert

How do you work through tragedy? Billy Gilbert, a man often praised…

Frank Fennelly

If charted, the seven-season American Association career of shortstop…
Bob Burda (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Bob Burda

Bob Burda appeared in 388 major-league games, spread widely across…
Turkey Stearnes (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Turkey Stearnes

“Turkey Stearnes — that cat could play and hit. He could’ve…
Wayne LaMaster (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Wayne LaMaster

America loves an underdog. It favors stories of players who weren’t…

Passon Field (Philadelphia, PA)

Passon Field has been renamed Pollock Field and is still…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: June 26, 2020

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Tommy Byrne (TRADING CARD DB)

September 29, 1955: Tommy Byrne’s pitching gives Yankees 2-0 lead in World Series

Their 6-5 loss in Game One was disappointing for the Brooklyn…
Jim Hickman

August 7, 1963: Jim Hickman becomes first Mets batter to hit for the cycle

The New York Mets had an infamous inaugural year in 1962, setting…
Randy Moffitt

June 21, 1974: Randy Moffitt makes first, and only, career major-league start for Giants

As the spring of 1974 turned to summer, the San Francisco Giants…
Nick Testa

Nick Testa

In 1961 writer Bill Libby penned an article titled, “Portrait…
Dolly Gray (TRADING CARD DB)

Dolly Gray

Southpaw pitcher Dolly Gray posted five 20-win seasons in the…
Fred (Cook) Winchell

Fred Winchell

Fred Cook pitched in the major leagues but not under his real…
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