The Kansas City Athletics’ last home game, against the Chicago…
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On the night of Wednesday, September 27, 1967, the Kansas City…
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In 1969 the Minnesota Twins ran away with the first American…
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Baseball players can suffer serious injuries in numerous ways,…
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The Cleveland Indians carried a 2-1 series advantage heading…
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By 1959, after the Dodgers had been spirited off to Los Angeles,…
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On May 23, 2002, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shawn Green had a…
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The bottom two teams in the American League met on a cold Friday…
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Boston’s 1911 National League team was not a good ballclub.…
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“How many home runs did Babe Ruth make today?”
This question…
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As most baseball fans know, the Cincinnati Reds hosted the first…
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Andy Coakley
September 27, 1967: Catfish Hunter shuts out White Sox in A’s final home game in Kansas City
September 27, 1967: A’s take first game of doubleheader on their last day in Kansas City
May 20, 1970: Red-hot Rod Carew hits for the cycle, raises average to .432
April 29, 1974: Astros’ win over Cubs marred by Roger Metzger’s near-fatal collision
October 12, 1997: Sandy Alomar Jr. delivers dramatic finish to give Cleveland a 3-1 ALCS lead
This Week in SABR: August 23, 2019
June 14, 1959: Carl Erskine hangs ’em up with Dodgers
May 23, 2002: Shawn Green hits four home runs, sets record with 19 total bases
Mike Busch
Octavius Catto
Lave Cross
Tommy Giordano
Ryan Kurosaki
Jackie Price
Dick Wakefield
This Week in SABR: August 16, 2019
October 2, 1908: Otis Clymer hits for the cycle, leads Senators to rout over Highlanders
October 6, 1911: Cy Young pitches his final game
August 14, 1919: Babe Ruth hits 17th home run to set new American League single-season record
Bobby Bonds
Bob Dernier
August 28, 1924: Babe Ruth homers twice, but Goose Goslin’s cycle leads Senators to win
July 31, 1935: Kitty Burke comes to bat in Cincinnati