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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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“The best defensive centerfielder I have seen here in a long…
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As most baseball fans know, the Cincinnati Reds hosted the first…
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The Cleveland Indians were supposed to open the 1939 season on…
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By August 1945, Jimmie Foxx was in his 20th season in the major…
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It was a clear evening in St. Louis as the home team took the…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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The last time Johnny Antonelli’s team appeared in a World Series…
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A week before the 1999 spring-training season was to begin, Mike…
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The expectation that the 2003 NLCS would end with a quick coronation…
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The story of Don Black is a tragic one. A pitcher with a strong,…
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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
April 21, 1939: Bob Feller makes his first Opening Day start in front of Judy Garland
August 19, 1945: Jimmie Foxx records five strikeouts and a win in his first start as pitcher
September 3, 1965: Jim Hickman becomes first Met to hit three home runs in a game
August 1, 1986: Twins’ Bert Blyleven notches 3,000th strikeout, Kirby Puckett hits for cycle
Glenn L. Martin
This Week in SABR: August 9, 2019
Norman Macht (2019)
Betty Caywood
Charlie Neal
September 30, 1954: Giants look unbeatable after Johnny Antonelli wins Game 2
October 7, 2003: Mike Lowell’s 11th-inning blast gives Marlins 1-0 lead in NLCS
October 8, 2003: Sosa, Prior lead Cubs to blowout win in Game 2 of NLCS
Don Black
Ron Guidry
Tim Murchison