This Week in SABR: May 25, 2018

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Ray Herbert

Ray Herbert entered professional baseball at the age of 19 with…

Ron Kline

Ron Kline is one of a number of professional athletes who entered…

July 15, 1994: Albert Belle’s corked bat leads to suspension

The 1994 major-league season brought about two significant changes…

August 19, 2011: Ryan Zimmerman’s walk-off grand slam beats Phillies

It is the most dramatic of baseball plays, the walk-off home…

Hal Lanier

“If you can’t get fundamentals down for Hal Lanier, you cannot…

SABR 48: How to Do Baseball Research

At SABR 48, stop by the How to Do Baseball Research table in…

Jim McAndrew

Twenty-five-year-old Jim McAndrew emerged from spring training…

June 2, 2010: Blown call costs Tigers’ Armando Galarraga a perfect game

After a fourth-place finish in the 2008 American League Rookie…

Jumbo Brown

At 6-feet-4, and close to 300 pounds, Jumbo Brown lived up to…

This Week in SABR: May 18, 2018

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October 2, 1979: ‘Pops’ Stargell puts Pirates on top in NLCS opener

It was a familiar scenario for the Pirates and their fans, and…

October 3, 1979: Pirates win nail-biter in 10th over Reds in Game 2

Game Two of the NLCS was another extra-inning nail-biter, with…

October 5, 1979: A ‘Family’ celebration as Pirates sweep NLCS

It was, in a word, anticlimactic. On the basis of the performance…

Bill Bell

“He is a major leaguer if ever one was born.” That was Branch…

Mel Didier

Few if any baseball men have worked harder for longer than Mel…

Finners Quinlan

The First World War was winding down but fighting still raged…

Spike Shannon

William Porter Shannon, known from his teenage years as “Spike,”…

Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego)

“People don’t know how good the Pacific Coast League is,”…
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