September 27, 1999: Tears and cheers: Tiger Stadium hosts final game

“Tonight we must say goodbye. So long old friend. We will miss…

George Genovese

The manager of the Hotel del Comercio in Caracas, Venezuela,…

This Week in SABR: February 9, 2018

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October 4, 1970: Orioles’ bats blast Twins to take 2-0 ALCS lead

The 1969 expansion of the major leagues and the splitting of…

May 22, 2015: Nationals’ Max Scherzer earns a win, scores winning run

The 35,893 fans filling Nationals Park on a breezy Friday evening…

July 15, 1973: Nolan Ryan tosses second no-hitter of season for Angels

As Detroit Tigers first baseman Norm Cash prepared to dig in…

May 7, 1974: LaGrow knuckles under to Wilbur Wood in classic pitchers duel

On an unseasonably chilly Tuesday night in early May, a small…
Joe Sparma (Trading Card Database)

September 17, 1968: Unlikely heroes Sparma, Wert clinch AL pennant for Tigers

In the aftermath of the 1967 Detroit riots, Detroiters desperately…

October 2, 1972: Lolich fans 15 as Tigers take over first place

The 1972 season was marred by a season-opening strike. When agreement…

October 11, 1972: Northrup’s wallop wins it for Tigers in ALCS Game 4

After winning the 1968 World Series, the Detroit Tigers seemed…

Al Blanche

Al Blanche pitched only 33 1/3 innings in the major leagues,…

Graham McNamee

Red Barber described how Graham McNamee helped break the ground…

Ed Moriarty

Ed Moriarty was a .324 hitter, rising star, and fan favorite…

Paul Schaal

When George Brett incurred some nuisance back problems in the…

Johnnie Tyler

Johnnie “Katz” Tyler only played 16 games in the major leagues…
William Bell (Courtesy of Center for Negro League Baseball Research)

William Bell

The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords are often considered to be the…

Art Doll

Art Doll had a strong arm which allowed him to play professional…

This Week in SABR: February 2, 2018

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Vladimir Guerrero

One of the most electrifying ballplayers of his generation secured…

Rod Kanehl

In March 1956, New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel watched…

Brad Lesley

Reliever Brad Lesley was big — 6-feet-6 and 230 pounds —…

Rollie Sheldon

Rollie Sheldon’s introduction to big-league baseball came with…
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