With three games left to play in their 1921 season, the New York…
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The Minneapolis Millers produced a rich history in the American…
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Stan Musial’s first and last appearances in Forbes Field spanned…
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Tom Seaver maneuvered his way through National League lineups…
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John Candelaria, pitching in his second major-league season in…
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Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets had three five-hit games…
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After Dave Stewart’s masterful mound performance, leading the…
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Wearing home pinstripes with powder blue logos and graphite caps,…
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There was a dark cloud over Comiskey Park in Chicago as the Chicago…
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The Polo Grounds was an odd name for an odd series of stadiums…
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At the end of the 1876 National League season the Philadelphia…
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An "all services" honor guard with President Franklin D. Roosevelt's…
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On February 21, 1945, the major-league baseball All-Star Game…
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After the 50-day players strike in 1981, in which about a third…
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Charles Evard Street’s long winding path to St Louis had a…
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On Tuesday, September 4, 1945, the Detroit Tigers and the New…
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No matter your perspective, the 1919 Patriots Day opening day…
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When the 1954 spring training began, the New York Giants had…
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October 1, 1921: Babe Ruth yields six runs as relief pitcher, then earns win in 11th
September 17, 1955: Millers’ Bob Lennon breaks up no-hitter – twice in same game
September 8, 1963: Stan Musial bids farewell to Forbes Field in Pittsburgh
May 29, 1971: Tom Seaver strikes out 10 Padres to win opener for Mets
August 8, 1974: Orioles ‘resign’ 5-run lead, lose exhibition in Rochester
August 9, 1976: John Candelaria pitches Pirates’ first no-hitter in Pittsburgh in seven decades
First Games Back (2020)
October 3, 1985: Keith Hernandez goes 5-for-5, but Mets fall to Cardinals
October 15, 1989: Mike Moore, A’s power past Giants to take 2-0 lead in World Series
June 19, 2016: Cubs overpower Pirates on Father’s Day at Wrigley Field
April 21, 1921: A cloud over Chicago as White Sox return for home opener after World Series scandal
June 28, 1911: Mathewson shuts out Boston in Giants’ first game at new Polo Grounds
May 1, 1883: Philadelphia returns to National League for first game in Phillies franchise history
SABR Negro Leagues Committee awards $1,000 scholarships in 2020 essay contest
William Penn Thompson
This Week in SABR: July 24, 2020
April 20, 1945: Baseball and a nation mourn its beloved leader after President Roosevelt’s death
July 9, 1946: Ted Williams, American League dominant in first All-Star Game after World War II
September 25, 2001: Yankees return to Yankee Stadium after 9/11
August 10, 1981: Dodgers’ Reuss, Howe blank Reds in first game after strike ends
September 20, 1931: Cardinals’ Gabby Street returns to field after 19 seasons
September 4, 1945: Yankees’ Paul Schreiber returns to play after 22-year absence
April 19, 1919: Baseball resumes after World War I on Patriots Day in Boston
April 13, 1954: Willie Mays returns to Giants after service in Army