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

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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…

June 25, 1970: Koosman, Mets win to sweep five-game series with Cubs

The Chicago Cubs held a 3½-game lead over the second-place New…

September 30, 1973: A goodbye for Leo Durocher; a long wait for Hank Aaron

It took a lot to pry the attention of the baseball world away…

April 15, 1983: Milt Wilcox nearly perfect for Tigers

The early-season Friday evening match-up was a game between two…

July 10, 1990: Julio Franco wins MVP honors in a rainy All-Star Game at Wrigley

The crowd at Wrigley Field wore slickers and raincoats. Some…

August 9, 1988: Cubs win first official night game at Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field at night, as pictured in 2014.   After…
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