April 12, 1912: Cincinnati’s Redland Field hosts its first game

The Cincinnati Reds started the 1912 season in a new venue, one…

October 2, 2015: Astros set team record, score 21 runs to rout Diamondbacks

"It's nice just because I'm helping the team out more than I…

June 24, 1991: Dave Winfield becomes oldest player to hit for the cycle

The 32,040 fans who came to Royals Stadium for a Monday night…

Taft Wright

“I’m sure God never meant me to be a ball player,” Taft…
Ryne Sandberg in the mid-1980s (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Ryne Sandberg

“What is one to say about June — the time of perfect young…

Mule Suttles

George “Mule” Suttles emerged from Alabama coal mines to…

Steve Biras

The road to the major leagues can be a long haul for some. Others…

This Week in SABR: September 6, 2019

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The SABR Bookshelf: Summer 2019

Periodically throughout the year, SABR.org publishes…

Tuck Stainback

Playing on seven different teams across 13 major league seasons,…

Harry Elliott

Many famous major-league players had their careers interrupted…

Bill Gatewood

If his only claim to fame had been giving a young pitching prospect…

Bob Tufts

Bob Tufts was one of six big-leaguers known to have converted…

George A. Vanderbeck

In the late 19th century, real estate investor, stockbroker,…

This Week in SABR: August 30, 2019

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Ovid Nicholson

Ovid Nicholson’s chief baseball skills were bunting and speedy…

Charlie Schmutz

A temperate Pacific Coast climate and rich baseball tradition…

Willie Sudhoff

Blond-headed Wee Willie Sudhoff, although short in stature, was…

Andy Coakley at Columbia

Columbia University went through six baseball coaches in eight…

Andy Coakley

Andy Coakley is remembered most as “Lou Gehrig’s coach”…
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