Twenty-four-year-old pitcher Dave “Boo” Ferriss completed…
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Probably the greatest rivalry in the history of baseball was…
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“He has six homers, but this was actually his first. It just…
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“The pressure is on him, man. It’s not on me. I’m supposed…
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Tim Raines had put away his razor. He was riding an 11-game hit…
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The author of the UPI wire story on the Montreal-Houston doubleheader…
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The New York Mets were trying to stay relevant in the National…
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Attendees at this summer's SABR 49 convention will have a special…
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Sometimes, even a short career and a short life can affect other…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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Two months into the 1928 season, the National League had a tight…
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“Ray Dandridge was fantastic. ... Once you saw him, you never…
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On August 1, the 2000 trade deadline had come and gone, but in…
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When a reader sees the nickname “Wild Bill” associated with…
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On the evening of June 20, 1931, in Jamestown, North Dakota,…
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The Cleveland Indians had just swept the Chicago White Sox at…
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The New York Mets arrived in Los Angeles during one of the worst…
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In 2007, the Washington Nationals and Florida Marlins could only…
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October 9, 1946: Boo Ferriss extends his unbeaten string at Fenway with Game 3 win
August 15, 1956: Giants’ Antonelli outduels Dodgers’ Newcombe in Jersey City
May 15, 2018: Nationals’ Juan Soto homers before his major-league debut
July 5, 2018: Nationals rally from 9-0 deficit, thanks to Trea Turner
August 22, 2018: Ryan Zimmerman’s 11th walk-off home run, a play in two acts
May 7, 1986: Raines, Expos run away with easy win over Phillies
July 6, 1973: John Boccabella becomes first Expo to slug two homers in same inning
May 20, 1999: Mets’ Robin Ventura hits grand slams in both ends of doubleheader
SABR 49: Open House at the San Diego Central Library
Vic Aldridge
Michael Burke
Herman Hill
Tuck Turner
This Week in SABR: May 3, 2019
May 29, 1928: Bill Terry hits for the cycle with grand slam as Giants rout Brooklyn
June 13, 1944: Ray Dandridge, Newark Eagles soar over Memphis Red Sox
August 1, 2000: Orioles’ Mike Mussina pitches 1-hitter and strikes out 15 Twins
Wild Bill Widner
Ed Abbaticchio
June 20, 1931: Old Pete brings night baseball to Jamestown
July 5, 1954: Bill Glynn’s big day for Indians
June 4, 1976: Dave Kingman hits three home runs to lead Mets over Dodgers
May 12, 2007: Another holiday, another Ryan Zimmerman walk-off homer
Erastus Wiman