Rickey Henderson holds up a base after he broke Lou Brock's all-time career record for stolen bases on May 1, 1991 (SABR-Rucker Archive)

May 1, 1991: Rickey Henderson becomes baseball’s new stolen base king

The waiting can be interminable, but most milestones that are…

April 8, 2001: CC Sabathia overcomes rocky start in major-league debut

CC Sabathia strode to the mound at Jacobs Field on a bright and…

SABR 49: Listen to highlights from The Baseball Encyclopedia 50th Anniversary Panel

At SABR 49  on June 28, 2019, in San Diego, The Baseball…

This Week in SABR: July 12, 2019

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Pete Varney

Even if Pete Varney had never strapped on a chest protector and…

Willard Mains

Part of the story of Willard Eben Mains is typical of the era,…

Lloyd Merriman

Lloyd Merriman’s timing couldn’t have been worse. A college…

Mariano Rivera

Clara Díaz Chacón was a little girl who lived on a street in…

Al Oliver

“I’m going to have a good year because I’m Al Oliver. I…

Scott Rolen

“You know ‘W.W.J.D., what would Jesus do’? Here, it’s…

Phil Ball

St. Louis Browns owner Phil Ball, second from left, meets with…

SABR 49: Listen to Padres legend Steve Garvey’s oral history interview

At SABR 49, we were excited to welcome Steve Garvey, one of the…

April 8, 1986: Will Clark produces thrill in major-league debut

Will Clark acquired his nickname, “The Thrill,” shortly after…

April 23, 1978: Rogers and Knowles pitch Expos into first place

The Montreal Expos broke camp in the spring of 1978 with the…
Joe Medwick (Trading Card Database)

June 29, 1935: Joe Medwick hits for the cycle but Cardinals fall to Reds

With only a little over a week until the 1935 All-Star Game,…

This Week in SABR: July 5, 2019

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April 19, 1963: Rookie Ron Hunt lifts Mets to season’s first win

When Ron Hunt, the rawboned 22-year-old Mets second baseman,…

August 5, 2007: Tom Glavine wins his 300th game

Before Tom Glavine joined the New York Mets in 2003, he had already…

June 5, 1971: Tom Murphy outduels Jim Lonborg, pitches Angels to Fenway win

“As I grew up, I knew that as a building (Fenway Park) was…
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