August 24, 1973: Yaz takes over for Red Sox … at third base?

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

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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

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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

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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…
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