September 2, 1871: Red Stockings beat up Forest Citys pitchers for 31 runs

The 1871 Cleveland Forest Citys, who committed 18 errors that…

July 4, 1871: Boston defeats Washington on Fourth of July

The July 4 game was played neither in Boston nor in Washington,…

August 3, 1871: Cuban baseball pioneer Steve Bellán has the game of his life

Esteban “Steve” Bellán was the first Latin-born player in…

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…
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