Elmer Bliss

There are hundreds of major-league players who fall into the…

Les Scarsella

The nucleus of a formidable Oakland Oaks team that captured the…

Joe Staton

“The great Jackie Robinson once said, ‘A life is not important…

Robin Ventura

Robin Mark Ventura was one of the outstanding third basemen of…

This Week in SABR: December 21, 2018

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Max Patkin

The Clown Prince of BaseballDid 5,000 gigsFor 50 years he shared…

August 13, 1975: Orioles’ Jim Palmer outlasts rain, Royals for 18th victory

As rain peppered down on Memorial Stadium and forced two long…

August 5, 1993: Burnitz saves the day for Mets in 13th inning

The New York Mets were at the end of a brief but miserable road…

Joe Hietpas

Joe Hietpas caught the last half-inning of the season’s finale…

Frank Jude

Like classmate Jim Thorpe, Frank Jude was one of many outstanding…

George Turbeville

George Turbeville pitched with the Philadelphia Athletics from…

June 9, 1912: Boston’s Tris Speaker hits for the cycle against Browns

 Boston’s Tris Speaker, described in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch…

Emil Mailho

In his long and accomplished baseball career, San Francisco Bay…

Philadelphia Athletics batterymates, 1901-1914

Winning six pennants from 1901 to 1914, the Philadelphia Athletics…

Tom Ferrick

Tom Ferrick was a baseball lifer. The right-hander won Game Three…

Bill Gleason

Bill Gleason is the younger of the two Gleason brothers who played…

Cy Block

Cy Block was never shy about speaking up for himself. When he…

Ross Horning

Bumps Horning’s six years in the lowest depths of the minor…

This Week in SABR: December 14, 2018

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Addie Joss (Trading Card DB)

October 2, 1908: Addie Joss outduels Ed Walsh, throws perfect game

There was no lack of fan interest in the pennant races in 1908.…

September 22, 2012: Gio González falls off mound, wins 20th game

It was a perfect September afternoon for a ballgame in Washington:…
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