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…

June 4, 1995: Paul Sorrento’s two-run blast lifts the Tribe

The Cleveland Indians were feeling pretty good about themselves.…

September 13, 1995: Indians’ Charles Nagy shuts out Yankees on three hits

It was a foregone conclusion that the Cleveland Indians were…

June 30, 1995: Eddie Murray joins 3,000-hit club

It is one of the gold standards of major-league baseball: the…

July 21, 1995: Dennis Martinez defies age, earns ninth consecutive win

Someone forgot to tell Dennis Martinez that he should be winding…

Frank O’Connor

The Brattleboro, Vermont, newspaper read, “The death of Dr.…

June 22, 1962: No no-hitter for Mets’ Alvin Jackson

Baseball is a game of streaks, and an extended streak, whether…

This Week in SABR: October 25, 2019

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The Babe book cover

SABR Digital Library: The Babe

Time to call your shot and add our newest SABR Digital Library…

August 9, 1967: Reliever’s 10 shutout innings help Senators outlast Twins

The slow climb of Gil Hodges’ Washington Senators teams had…

September 12, 1962: Tom Cheney strikes out a record 21 batters

In 2019 a record 42,823 batters struck out1 — more than 17…
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