Jack Fee (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Jack Fee

Hopelessly out of contention in the 1889 National League pennant…

Mark Scott

Best known as the host of the 1960 television series, Home Run…

September 27, 1919: Bob Shawkey fans 15 and wins 20th for Yankees

Before the Yankees-Athletics doubleheader on September 27,…

May 20, 1918: Four late-game comebacks result in dizzying victory for A’s

The 1918 season did not start well for either the Philadelphia…

September 28, 1916: Jack Nabors finishes season with a 1-20 record

The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics were the worst major-league…
Joe Bush, pitching for the “Red Sox” versus Hilldale, tried to use a damaged ball in the ninth inning. When that ball was thrown (liter- ally) out of the game, he purposefully spiked a new ball, prompting Hilldale to call for a forfeit. (TRADING CARD DB)

August 26, 1916: Bullet Joe Bush fires no-hitter for A’s

“Such a brand of revenge was never seen before,” gushed…

October 8, 1913: Mathewson outduels Plank in extra-inning classic

It was the “most wonderful pitchers' battle ever in a World…

September 23, 1913: A’s clinch AL pennant, then put on offensive clinic

As the 1913 regular season neared its end on Tuesday, September…

September 19, 1958: Dodgers rookies take center stage

“[I]t certainly was a fine day for the Dodgers’ No. 1 farmhand…
Ed McCreery

August 16, 1914: Ed McCreery becomes a dubious ‘one-win wonder’ in bizarre debut

In the midst of a mediocre 1914 campaign, the American League’s…
BakerJohn

July 29, 2014: Cubs backup catcher John Baker records a win in Colorado

July 29, 2014, began as a normal day for the rebuilding Chicago…
GreerKenny

September 29, 1993: From Greer to Eternity

“Every kid dreams of pitching in the major leagues and I will…
RamirezRafael

April 26, 1983: Sloppy play dooms Phillies in loss to Braves

With an eye toward returning to the top of the baseball world,…
The entrance to Baker Bowl, 1915 (Library of Congress)

Baker Bowl (Philadelphia)

Why would you ever call it Baker Bowl, When all Baker did Was…
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This Week in SABR: May 19, 2023

Welcome to "This Week in SABR" on Friday, May 19, 2023. Click…

May 20, 2022: Rougned Odor’s walk-off blast caps Orioles’ 13-inning thriller

To say the Baltimore Orioles struggled against the Tampa Bay…
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