June 21, 1871: Boston’s Albert Spalding tosses first shutout of the season

On May 4, 1871, the Fort Wayne Kekiongas1 opened the inaugural…

May 16, 1871: Troy Haymakers spoil Boston Red Stockings’ first home opener

“The game between the Red Stockings and Haymakers this afternoon,…

September 23, 1983: Steve Carlton wins his 300th game

As the month of August 1983 came to a close, the battle for first…

This Week in SABR: August 24, 2018

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Ed Mickelson

Ed Mickelson, like so many of the 19,000-plus former major-leaguers,…

April 29, 1931: Wes Ferrell homers, no-hits Browns in Cleveland

The 1931 baseball season was nearly two weeks old and the eight…

August 27, 1955: Teenage Sandy Koufax strikes out 14 in first big-league win

Brooklyn Dodgers skipper Walter “Smoky” Alston was on…

October 4, 2000: Giants’ Livan Hernandez shuts down Mets in NLDS opener

When the New York Mets played the San Francisco Giants in the…

Charlie Bell

Pitcher Charlie Bell was a lifelong Cincinnatian, but his tenure…
The fatal shooting of Frank Bell, Cincinnati Post, April 14, 1891

Frank Bell

The older brother of a similarly short-tenured major leaguer,…

This Week in SABR: August 17, 2018

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From Spring Training to Screen Test

October 6, 1991: Mets’ David Cone strikes out 19 in season finale

It was a rough September 1991 for David Cone. The Mets right-hander…

Vince Lloyd

From the mid-1960s to 1980s, Vince Lloyd and Lou Boudreau brought…

Danny Moeller

In the early days of the 20th century, Danny Moeller was one…

Bill Swift

 William Charles Swift was born on October 27, 1961 in Portland,…

September 5, 1990: Bo knows ‘sombreros’

It goes by many names: the whiff, the punchout, or simply a K.…

May 16, 1932: Reds’ Lucas and rainstorm soak McGraw’s Giants

John McGraw’s men were sopping wet and mad as hell standing…
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