Edwin A. McAlpin

Wealthy and able, Edwin A. McAlpin was a man of many interests:…

October 6, 2001: Cubs’ Roosevelt Brown has his moment in the limelight

“A Cub hits two home runs and drives in seven runs — but…

September 12, 1998: Sammy Sosa slams 60th home run of the season

The 39,170 spectators who packed Wrigley Field on September 12,…

April 4, 1994: Cubs’ Tuffy Rhodes goes deep three times on Opening Day

Opening Day — the day when every team is tied for first place…

May 9, 1993: Mark Grace hits for the cycle at Wrigley Field

Leaving your mark in a graceful manner can be quite difficult.…

Jay Kirke

Jay Kirke was a formidable hitter of the 1910s and 1920s. According…

Jerry Upp

Southpaw hurler George Henry Upp of the Columbus Senators was…
Greg McMichael (ATLANTA BRAVES)

Greg McMichael

Gregory Winston McMichael was born on December 1, 1966, in Knoxville,…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: January 3, 2020

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Kurt Russell

When Oregonians turned to the sports section of their newspapers…

Johnny Couch

Johnny Couch, a proud Montana native, was a fan favorite of the…

Gene Garber

Gene Garber parlayed a unique wind-up and delivery and an effective…

John Roseboro

“It’s too bad,” John Roseboro said, “because a ballplayer…

Bunny Fabrique

It’s a common tale.A major-league prospect falters after being…

Abner Powell

Baseball fans attending games today are still experiencing…

October 3, 1920: The long and short of Monty Swartz’s big-league career

Thousands of players have had short major-league careers. Comparatively…

July 23, 2019: Trea Turner hits for the cycle again

Every good recipe starts with the right ingredients. In baseball,…

SABR Digital Library: The Glorious Beaneaters of the 1890s

Add a championship book to your collection from the SABR Digital…

This Week in SABR: December 20, 2019

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Lou Gehrig (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 31, 1938: Lou Gehrig plays his 2,000th consecutive game

On May 30, 1938, some 81,000 people crammed into Yankee Stadium…

April 22, 1959: Whitey Ford pitches 14 shutout innings in 1-0 win

I guess it was the best game I ever pitched — Whitey Ford1 During…

July 30, 1969: Astros’ Menke, Wynn hit grand slams in same inning

A paid crowd1 of 28,922 settled in to watch a scheduled doubleheader…
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