Shortly before Christmas of 1889, about 20 men gathered at…
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1882 Buffalo Bisons team portrait. Players are: outside, clockwise…
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Montreal mayor Jean Drepeau with (from left) John Bateman,…
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New York Giants manager John McGraw, left, and team owner Charles…
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The story of the Ottawa Lynx baseball team begins in the late…
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The 1882 Providence Grays. Back: Paul Hines, Jerry Denny, Hoss…
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There was much ballyhoo when, in 1962, Major League Baseball…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were eager to open the 1954 season following…
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The headline writer for the front page of a daily newspaper is…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered through a miserable 1955 season,…
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Willie Stargell, left, hugs his Pittsburgh Pirates teammate…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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The third game of the 1999 World Series was a critical moment…
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Thanks in no small part to Bruce Markusen’s 2009 work,…
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“It was almost like Roberto Clemente playing the Reds all by…
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June 6, 1952: Murry Dickson and the Bucs shave ‘The Barber’
April 13, 1954: Pirates’ Vern Law celebrates return from military service with Opening Day win
July 25, 1956: Roberto Clemente hits an inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam to lift Pirates
September 24, 1955: Bob Friend clinches NL ERA title for last-place Pirates
May 16, 1954: Pioneering Pirates rookie Curt Roberts collects three hits, continues steady defense
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This Week in SABR: February 1, 2019
October 26, 1999: Chad Curtis whacks a World Series walk-off home run for Yankees
October 2, 1966: Pirates’ Matty Alou claims the 1966 NL batting title
September 21, 1963: Pirates’ Gene Baker becomes first African-American to manage in the major leagues
May 15, 1967: Clemente blasts three homers and knocks in all seven runs in Bucs’ loss