Four men named Dave Roberts have played major league baseball.…
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APRIL 14, 2023 — Today, we’re excited to announce more…
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A slide of a black-and-white photograph showing Ralph Kiner (left)…
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The 2023 SABR Baseball Research Awards, which honor outstanding…
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The Florida Marlins started the 2003 season slowly. At 16-22…
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Joaquín Andújar was running out of time. Bruce Sutter was,…
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The first five Boston batters in the game all got hits and all…
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The Boston Red Sox-Milwaukee Brewers Opening Day game of April…
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The first game of the doubleheader between the Cleveland Naps…
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Seven games back with 10 to play, the Pittsburgh Pirates had…
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On Wednesday evening, October 21, 1992, Torontonians could have…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/14-Key-Jimmy-Headshot.jpg988744admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2023-04-11 00:37:442023-04-11 00:37:44October 21, 1992: Key locks the door, Blue Jays one win away from championship
The Toronto Blue Jays scored three runs in their last two innings…
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Politics and sports collided uneasily before Game Two of the…
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A crowd of 50,412 rabid fans packed Toronto’s SkyDome on Saturday,…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/GuzmanJuan.jpg350247admin/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngadmin2023-04-11 00:27:022023-04-11 00:27:02October 3, 1992: Blue Jays claim second consecutive AL East title
The Blue Jays entered Game Six of the 1992 ALCS just one win…
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They say that hindsight is 20/20.
This can be particularly true…
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The Blue Jays finished the 1991 season by losing in the American…
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Dave Roberts
This Week in SABR: April 14, 2023
SABR 51: AAGPBL panel, Last Comiskey film screening, Nancy Faust entertainment
Hank Greenberg and Ralph Kiner Talking as They Inspect a Baseball Bat
2023 SABR Baseball Research Award winners announced
June 20, 2003: Miguel Cabrera hits walk-off home run for Marlins in his major-league debut
September 28, 1984: Cardinals’ Joaquín Andújar wins 20th game and Bruce Sutter ties single-season saves record
June 5, 1997: Alex Rodriguez hits for million-dollar cycle
April 7, 2013: Will Middlebrooks hits 3 home runs as Red Sox blank Blue Jays
September 24, 1920: Duster Mails outduels Red Faber as Cleveland increases lead amid fix rumors
April 5, 1974: Yaz, Yount, sloppiness, and streaker make Opening Day memorable in Milwaukee
July 19, 1909: Neal Ball’s unassisted triple play and homer propel Cy Young to win over former team
July 16, 1969: Willie Stargell’s 495-foot blast triggers Pirates’ comeback, christens ‘La Piscine de Willie’
September 14, 1958: Mazeroski breaks team home run mark; Friend wins 21st as Pirates double their pleasure over Cubs
October 21, 1992: Key locks the door, Blue Jays one win away from championship
October 20, 1992: Blue Jays win first World Series game played in Canada
October 18, 1992: Ed Sprague’s blow squares World Series after Canadian flag snafu
October 3, 1992: Blue Jays claim second consecutive AL East title
October 14, 1992: Blue Jays advance to Canada’s first World Series
September 6, 1992: An insignificant game of significance: Blue Jays pull ahead in AL East race
August 13, 1992: Doug Linton provides timely lift in first major-league start
Ballpark Figures: Clinton Yates
April 6, 1992: Blue Jays newcomers deliver on Opening Day
Eddie Boyle