Fred Schemanske

Buck Schemanske had a blazing fastball when scouts saw him on…

This Week in SABR: November 15, 2019

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September 17, 1953: Ernie Banks breaks color barrier for Cubs

It’s not so much what Ernie Banks did on Thursday, September…

Rich Nye

Like many of us, Rich Nye followed a winding path before finding…

September 22, 1959: Phillies’ Humberto Robinson offered $1,500 bribe

The game, rescheduled from an April 12 rainout, unremarkable.…
Baseball Research Journal, Fall 2019

Chapman, Arenado win 2019 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards, presented by SABR

NEW YORK - November 8, 2019 — Rawlings Sporting Goods Company,…

This Week in SABR: November 8, 2019

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May 17, 1972: Rangers win 18-inning marathon over Royals

The Rangers’ May 17 game against the Royals in Kansas City…

May 10, 1972: Broberg, Rangers suffer hard-luck loss to Orioles

In baseball, as in every team sport, the team with the better…
Frank Howard (SABR-Rucker Archive)

April 21, 1972: Rangers fans celebrate arrival of major-league baseball in North Texas

There on the ball diamond in Arlington, Texas, was Teddy Ballgame…

April 15, 1972: Rangers throw away their first-ever game

The opening of the 1972 season was unforgettable in many ways,…

Paul Cobb

"I am proud of my two boys. Baseball is a clean, manly sport,"…

Hezekiah Allen

Hezekiah Allen, a catcher by trade, appeared in the one and only…
Icehouse Wilson (SANTA CRUZ NEWS, February 2, 1934)

Icehouse Wilson

As a teenager, Icehouse Wilson modestly aspired to become a draftsman;…

George Yankowski

At the end of the 2019 baseball season, 25 former major-league…

Jake Brown

Jake Brown deserves to be remembered as a profile in courage.…

This Week in SABR: November 1, 2019

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May 7, 1995: Indians, Twins both make team history in 17-inning marathon

The Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins might have been trying…

July 9, 1961: Willie Kirkland hits 3 homers, bunts in the ninth inning

Frank Lane was no longer Cleveland’s general manager. He resigned…
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