April 5, 2010: Rangers foil Marcum’s no-hit bid, then win on walk-off single

Opening Day of the 2010 season matched two teams going in different…

April 6, 2012: Pena’s walk-off single lifts Rays over Yankees on Opening Day

A crowd of 34,078 showed up for Opening Day 2012 at Tropicana…

Bruce Robinson

As he walked to elementary school in La Jolla, California,…

Steve Trachsel

“I always hated facing him,” Cliff Floyd said of Steve…
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This Week in SABR: April 3, 2020

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Ken MacKenzie

The adage “You can't win for losing” fits the 1962 New York…

April 13, 2012: Giants’ Matt Cain pitches a one-hitter on Opening Day

Opening Day is always a time for ceremonies and celebrations.…

April 15, 1958: Giants, Dodgers meet on the West Coast for the first time

Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants and Duke Snider of…

March 31, 1996: Mariners recapture the magic, rally to win on Opening Day

The anticipation might have been as great as any Mariners opener…

April 3, 1989: Ken Griffey Jr. makes major-league debut for Mariners

The Seattle Mariners’ Opening Day 1989 turned out to be a special…

April 8, 2004: Padres walk off in first game at Petco Park

Coming into the 2004 season the Padres had played 2,775 regular-season…

April 8, 1969: San Diego Padres win inaugural major-league game

The 1969 Padres coaches gather around manager Preston Gomez…
Rickey Henderson (Trading Card Database)

April 17, 1981: A’s dominate Mariners in home opener for ninth straight win

The Oakland Athletics started the 1981 season with an 11-game…

April 14, 1960: Pirates’ Opening Day win foreshadows a championship

Roberto Clemente on Opening Day of the 1960 season. (Courtesy…

2020 SABR Analytics: Watch highlights from the Automated Strike Zone Panel

At the SABR Analytics Conference on Sunday, March 15, 2020, in…
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This Week in SABR: March 27, 2020

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April 13, 1955: Whitey Ford pitches and hits Yankees to lopsided Opening Day win

The “first-place Washington Senators” may seem like an oxymoron,…

June 1, 1921: Giants’ Dave Bancroft homers, faints, and hits for cycle

After three consecutive seasons of finishing in second place…
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