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,”…

Braves Field (Boston)

A crowd heads toward Braves Field. The ticket and administration…

May 12, 1919: Yankees, Senators play a 15-inning tie game

Entering the 1919 season, the strength of the New York Yankees…

Frank Jobe

After World War II, Frank Jobe followed the proverbial American…

This Week in SABR: May 11, 2018

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April 28, 1999: Mike Piazza homers in ninth to win it for Mets

The Mets were on a three-game losing streak and had fallen behind…

July 15, 2017: Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger hits for the cycle

The second week of July must have seemed like a blur to LA Dodgers…
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