This Week in SABR: June 14, 2019

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King Cole

“He is the natural pitcher who, whether he wants to or not,…

Joseph Creamer

Prior to his untimely death in July 1918, Dr. Joseph Creamer…

Judge Emil Fuchs

“I felt I’d be happier trying to make a living from baseball…

March 29, 1973: MLB experiments with Charlie Finley’s orange baseballs

In 1963 Kansas City Athletics owner Charlie Finley proposed the…

August 16, 1977: Phillies’ win streak reaches 13

The Philadelphia Phillies arrived in Montreal on August 16,…

This Week in SABR: June 7, 2019

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June 29, 2018: Nationals’ Juan Soto sets hits record for a teenager

The Washington Nationals (41-38) had been leading the NL East…

Taylor Douthit

As the center fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1926 to…

Jay Porter

The story of J.W. Porter is one of paradox. A talent of renown,…

This Week in SABR: May 31, 2019

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April 18, 1929: Rain delays Opening Day; Robins grounded in Boston hotel

Moping about the lobby of Boston’s luxurious Hotel Statler,…

August 4, 1969: When Waterbury and Elmira played a minor-league game by mistake

This is a true baseball story. In 1969 two minor-league teams…

Bob Broeg

Bob Broeg (rhymes with “egg”) was a titan of sports writing…

Al Huenke

You could think of Al Huenke as another Moonlight Graham. Archie…

August 9, 2002: Bartolo Colón records his first multi-hit game

Montreal Expos general manager Omar Minaya had shocked the baseball…

This Week in SABR: May 24, 2019

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