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Gerson Bautista

Ryan Burr

Yency Almonte

Tyler Beede

Ty Buttrey

Justin Anderson

Jalen Beeks

Ryan Carpenter

Brian Fuentes

February 20, 2019

Whenever a major-league closer comes in for a save opportunity,…

The Team That Couldn't Hit: The 1972 Texas Rangers, edited by Steve West and Bill Nowlin

1972 Texas Rangers essays

This Week in SABR: February 15, 2019

February 15, 2019

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John Gochnaur

February 14, 2019

Sometimes cited as the worst player in major-league history,…

Metropolitan Park (New York)

February 14, 2019

At the close of the 1883 season, the Metropolitan Exhibition…

Wiley Piatt

February 14, 2019

Wiley Piatt burst onto the major-league scene in 1898 with the…

October 4, 1902: Pittsburgh Pirates finish exceptional season by winning record 103rd game

February 13, 2019

The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the greatest teams…

May 10, 1882: Pittsburgh hosts its first major-league game

February 13, 2019

The charter Allegheny club of the fledgling American Association…

April 22, 1891: The storm after the rain: Cubs get best of Pirates on Opening Day

February 13, 2019

Surely, preparation would not be an issue for Pittsburgh’s…

June 30, 1909: Forbes Field, Pirates’ house of thrills, celebrates Opening Day

February 13, 2019

It was a brilliant day for a ballgame. The skies were clear and…

September 20, 1907: Nick Maddox tosses first no-hitter in Pirates’ history

February 13, 2019

From Pittsburgh’s inaugural season in the National League,…

July 3, 1910: Pirates’ Chief Wilson hits for the cycle

February 13, 2019

On July 3, 1910, the reigning world champion Pittsburgh Pirates…

June 29, 1909: Pirates bid farewell to Exposition Park in Pittsburgh

February 13, 2019

The Pittsburgh Pirates came home from a six-game road trip to…

“Terrapin Park, Federal League, Baltimore Md,” postcard published by The Chessler Company. (Courtesy of David B. Stinson.)

Terrapin Park / Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD)

February 12, 2019

“Terrapin Park, Federal League, Baltimore Md,” postcard…

Aerial photo of Maryland Park taken by the Maryland Port Administration, circa 1927. Photo discovered by Professor Bernard McKenna, courtesy of Johns Hopkins University.

Maryland Park (Baltimore, MD)

February 12, 2019

Aerial photo of Maryland Park taken by the Maryland Port Administration,…

Former Site of Bugle Field at Federal Street and N. Highland Avenue, January 2020. Courtesy of David B. Stinson.

Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)

February 12, 2019

Former Site of Bugle Field at Federal Street and N. Highland…

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Gerson Bautista

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Yency Almonte

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Justin Anderson

Jalen Beeks

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1972 Texas Rangers essays

This Week in SABR: February 15, 2019

John Gochnaur

Metropolitan Park (New York)

Wiley Piatt

October 4, 1902: Pittsburgh Pirates finish exceptional season by winning record 103rd game

May 10, 1882: Pittsburgh hosts its first major-league game

April 22, 1891: The storm after the rain: Cubs get best of Pirates on Opening Day

June 30, 1909: Forbes Field, Pirates’ house of thrills, celebrates Opening Day

September 20, 1907: Nick Maddox tosses first no-hitter in Pirates’ history

July 3, 1910: Pirates’ Chief Wilson hits for the cycle

June 29, 1909: Pirates bid farewell to Exposition Park in Pittsburgh

Terrapin Park / Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD)

Maryland Park (Baltimore, MD)

Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)

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