His teams won more games than any team in the annals of organized…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates, winners of 21 of the previous 27 games…
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When a team goes through a two-decade slide like the one the…
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Fans poured through the gates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh hoping…
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It was a chilly spring evening at Coors Field. The Pirates were…
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What’s in a name? Jacob Walter Miller’s nickname was Jake,1…
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The Mets and the Marlins were finishing their disappointing seasons.…
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The 1915 Cleveland Indians, in their first year with that nickname…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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The second-place St. Louis Browns traveled to Beantown for a…
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In a tight contest that lasted almost five hours on May 28, 1979,…
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A record 17 ballplayers were ejected during one game. The San…
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Darryl Strawberry struggled early in the 1985 season. He injured…
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Two years after this game, the Boston Red Sox were well on their…
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George Grosart
Eddie Onslow
Milt Pappas
Scott Stratton
Jim Taylor
June 20, 2015: Max Scherzer loses perfect game in ninth, throws no-hitter against the Pirates
July 26, 2011: Braves beat Pirates in 19th inning on a controversial call
September 9, 2013: Pittsburgh Pirates finally end 20-year losing drought
October 7, 2015: Pirates lose to Cubs, Arrieta in National League Wild Card Game
April 26, 2016: Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen hits three home runs at Coors Field
Jake Miller
September 29, 2018: David Wright plays his final game with Mets
July 19, 1915: Washington Senators set a stolen-base record, sort of
SABR Digital Library: 1995 Cleveland Indians: The Sleeping Giant Awakes
The Babe (2019)
This Week in SABR: January 11, 2019
May 17, 1944: Boston’s Bobby Doerr hits for the cycle in Browns’ ‘good, sloppy, indifferent’ romp
May 28, 1979: George Brett hits for the cycle with walk-off home run in 16th
August 12, 1984: Braves-Padres brawl leaves 17 players ejected in one game
August 5, 1985: Mets’ Darryl Strawberry hits three home runs at Wrigley Field
July 4, 2006: Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman provides the walk-off fireworks
June 29, 2014: Mookie Betts debuts in Red Sox outfield
August 2, 2016: Andrew Benintendi makes his debut; Edwin Diaz records first save
Billy Clingman