October 14, 1981: Expos’ Ray Burris outduels Valenzuela to even up NLCS

It looked like the best-of-five National League Championship…

June 1, 1923: New York Giants score in every inning to blast Phillies, 22-8

When the New York Giants visited Philadelphia’s Baker Bowl…

May 5, 1999: Rockies score at least one run in every inning in win over Cubs

Chicago’s Wrigley Field had already played host to a visiting…
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This Week in SABR: February 21, 2020

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Walter Schlichter

From 1902 through 1911, Walter Schlichter owned the Philadelphia…

Clint Brown

Clint Brown was a member of the Cleveland Indians starting…

Sarge Connally

One of the early relief specialists in the majors, George “Sarge”…

April 29, 1913: Ty Cobb’s holdout ends

Baseball fans were reading a lot about Ty Cobb in the early months…
David Ortiz addresses the crowd at Fenway Park on April 20, 2013. (COURTESY OF MICHAEL IVINS / BOSTON RED SOX)

April 20, 2013: Tragic marathon week in Boston ends with a Red Sox victory

David Ortiz addresses the crowd at Fenway Park on April 20,…

June 13, 2019: Shohei Ohtani becomes first Japanese player to hit for the cycle

On June 13, 2019, Los Angeles Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani…

June 25, 1960: Rookie Dick Stigman fans 10 Yankees in Tribe win

The 1959 Indians had finished in second place, five games behind…

Jimmy O’Rourke

Father and son teammates are a familiar feature of the slow-pitch…

Nomar Garciaparra

After seeing Nomar Garciaparra play, Red Sox great Ted Williams…

Wiedenmayer’s Park (Newark, NJ)

On July 17, 1904, future Hall of Famer Clark Griffith pitched…

Bill Yohe

With his last-place team hopelessly out of pennant contention,…
Andy Tomasic

April 26, 1951: Ottawa Giants bring Triple-A baseball back to Canada’s capital

“We have jumped from the Class C Border League to Triple-A…

José Oliva

José Galvez Oliva was born on March 3, 1971, in San Pedro de…

Charlie O’Brien

A baseball writer once compared Charlie O’Brien to Barry Bonds.…

Rod Nichols

Rodney Lea Nichols was born on December 29, 1964, in Burlington,…

Mike Mordecai

A longtime utility infielder who played a dozen years for three…
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