When Matt den Dekker replaced Bryce Harper in the Washington…
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A weak offense marked the Washington Nationals’ 2005 season,…
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The baseball season is long and grinding. In 1989, every team…
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Shane Rawley for the Yankees and Bud Black for the Royals were…
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When Jordan Zimmermann (12-8) took the mound on a warm late-summer…
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It was a beautiful day for baseball, with the temperature in…
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Sunday, October 4, 1987, was the culmination of the Showdown…
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Before Game One of the 1987 American League Championship Series…
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As the small Sunday-afternoon crowd of 10,813 settled into…
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In September baseball fans are typically focused on playoff races.…
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“Tonight we must say goodbye. So long old friend. We will miss…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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The 1969 expansion of the major leagues and the splitting of…
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The 35,893 fans filling Nationals Park on a breezy Friday evening…
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September 3, 2015: Harper scores four runs without an official at-bat
April 21, 2006: Alfonso Soriano’s three home runs lead Nationals over Braves
April 4, 1989: Astros, Mike Scott win season opener over Braves at the Dome
Bruno Betzel
Joe Azcue
Frank Winslow
Sumpter Clarke
Rufe Clarke
Lena Blackburne
July 24, 1983: The Pine Tar Game
September 19, 2015: Jordan Zimmermann earns final win as a National
October 5, 1984: Slurves, Yackadoos, and an American League pennant
October 14, 1984: Gibby cooks the Goose
Time For Expansion Baseball (2018)
SABR Deadball Era newsletter articles
October 4, 1987: Tanana beats Toronto to clinch division title
October 10, 1987: Local kid Pat Sheridan makes good with ALCS homer for Tigers
May 28, 1995: ‘It’s silly to give up runs like that’: White Sox outlast Tigers, 14-12
September 14, 1998: White Sox, Tigers use record 18 pitchers in offensive outburst
September 27, 1999: Tears and cheers: Tiger Stadium hosts final game
George Genovese
This Week in SABR: February 9, 2018
October 4, 1970: Orioles’ bats blast Twins to take 2-0 ALCS lead
May 22, 2015: Nationals’ Max Scherzer earns a win, scores winning run