Baseball only decrees 90 feet between bases and 60…
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Petco Park has been home to the San Diego Padres since 2004.…
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For the first time since 1955, the Milwaukee Braves entered the…
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“It’s just a crazy game,” said 39-year-old Warren Spahn.…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates traveled to Milwaukee in 1960 for their…
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The last day of the regular season in the 1959 National League…
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Don Black reached the end of the line in Philadelphia. A’s…
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On September 27, 1963, the Houston Colt .45’s (64-95) were…
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The New York Yankees broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the eighth…
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Having beaten the New York Yankees in the 1957 World Series,…
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With the Milwaukee Braves having won the opening game of the…
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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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Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, MD)
Petco Park (San Diego)
This Week in SABR: March 30, 2018
September 25, 1960: Eddie Mathews’ walk-off homer wins battle vs. Pirates, though war is lost
September 16, 1960: Warren Spahn no-hits Phillies, wins 20th game of season
August 18, 1960: Lew Burdette tosses a no-hitter for Braves
July 4, 1960: Braves’ rally supplies the fireworks on Independence Day
September 28, 1959: Dodgers win first game of 1959 NL playoff behind Larry Sherry’s strong relief
George Smith
July 10, 1947: Don Black pitches first no-hitter at Cleveland Stadium
April 18, 1925: Mourning Charles Ebbets
September 27, 1963: Houston Colt .45s start a lineup of all rookies
Bobby Durnbaugh
Don Lock
Joe Lahoud
October 9, 1958: Yankees rally late to beat Braves in Game 7 of World Series
October 8, 1958: Yankees score two in 10th to send World Series to Game 7
October 2, 1958: Braves hammer Yankees in Game 2 of World Series
October 1, 1958: Spahn’s 10-inning complete game beats Yankees
May 27, 1958: Braves win on Adcock’s walk-off pinch homer
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