The storylines heading into the Saturday, August 25, 1979, night…
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“This is the greatest day of my life,” said the champagne-drenched…
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Salvatore Anthony Maglie came by his nickname, “Sal the Barber,”…
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Baseball is a game of inches, but it is also a game of numbers.…
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The Cleveland Indians were on a hot streak. The Tribe had won…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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Frank Robinson stuck to his word. The Cleveland Indians manager…
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It is the most dramatic of baseball plays, the walk-off home…
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At SABR 48, stop by the How to Do Baseball Research table in…
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Baseball purists long for the days when baseball games, either…
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August 25, 1979: Pirates tiredly raise the Jolly Roger after 19-inning win
September 23, 1979: Jim Bibby’s 3-hit shutout keeps Pirates ahead in division race
September 30, 1979: Pirates hold off Expos to take NL East crown
July 6, 1954: The Barber trims the Bums again
The National Pastime: Steel City Stories (Pittsburgh, 2018)
April 8, 1974: Hank Aaron hammers historic 715th home run to break Babe Ruth’s record
Joe Coscarart
Em Lindbeck
Tommy Moore
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June 14, 1963: Willie Kirkland’s second extra-inning home run ends 19-inning marathon
This Week in SABR: May 25, 2018
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May 25, 1975: Dennis Eckersley shuts out world champion A’s in first major-league start
July 15, 1994: Albert Belle’s corked bat leads to suspension
August 19, 2011: Ryan Zimmerman’s walk-off grand slam beats Phillies
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SABR 48: How to Do Baseball Research
Jim McAndrew
October 2, 1978: Bucky Dent’s home run spurs Yankees to division title in AL East tiebreaker
June 2, 2010: Blown call costs Tigers’ Armando Galarraga a perfect game
Jumbo Brown
SABR Digital Library: Major League Baseball A Mile High: The First Quarter Century of the Colorado Rockies