Game Five of the 1957 World Series had everything a fan wanted…
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When Warren Spahn took the hill for Game Four of the 1957 World…
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The Braves had last hosted a World Series game in 1948, and that…
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Before the 1980 season, Detroit manager Sparky Anderson had a…
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The 32,984 fans in Nationals Park were a blend of red and orange…
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Shea Stadium was packed for Game Two of the 2006 National League…
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Coors Field opened for baseball on April 26, 1995. The Colorado…
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“And the 3-2 pitch. Fly ball to deep left field — it’s…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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The woman took her seat in the fourth row of the grandstand in…
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In July 1956 no major-league slugger was hotter than County Stadium’s…
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October 7, 1957: Fidgety Lew Burdette befuddles Yankees in World Series shutout
October 6, 1957: Spahn goes the distance; Mathews belts two-run homer in 10th to tie Series
October 5, 1957: Yankees’ Tony Kubek comes home, hits two World Series home runs in Milwaukee
August 20, 1980: Tom Brookens gets five hits, starts triple play
May 10, 2017: Nationals’ Matt Wieters walks off his former team
August 3, 1948: Satchel Paige makes first American League start for Cleveland
October 5, 2006: Glavine leads Mets to win over Dodgers in Game 2
October 7, 2006: Mets rally to sweep Dodgers in NLDS
Coors Field (Denver)
Mile High Stadium (Denver)
Eric Young Sr.
Walt Weiss
Dan O’Dowd
Kevin Ritz
Jerry McMorris
Brad Hawpe
Clint Hurdle
Bob Gebhard
Jason Jennings
Keli McGregor
This Week in SABR: March 23, 2018
September 23, 1957: Hank Aaron’s walk-off home run gives Milwaukee Braves the flag
June 30, 1957: Eddie Mathews’ walk-off blast leads Braves to sweep
July 19, 1956: Joe Adcock’s forever record of 8 RBIs at County Stadium