In his six major-league seasons, left-hander Bill Short pitched…
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The Dodgers last played in Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957,…
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The Baltimore Orioles entered the 1983 World Series on an absolute…
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“One swing of Del Crandall’s bat,” wrote Bob Wolf of the…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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“The Giants became tired of losing games one at a time.”1…
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If not for W.P. Kinsella, it’s likely that Archibald "Moonlight"…
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It had been a long night at the ballpark. You couldn’t blame…
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It was a game that would have fascinated Hubble. Not James Hubble,…
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Catcher “Oil” Smith, a bench-jockey and brawler extraordinaire,…
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“A perfect example of poetic justice in action,” wrote Lou…
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Mike Garman
Bill Short
July 28, 1940: Bobo Newsom finally loses after 13-game winning streak
May 30, 1962: Dodgers make first visit to New York since leaving Brooklyn
October 11, 1983: Phillies take World Series opener from Orioles in pitchers’ duel
July 15, 1989: Albert Belle’s major-league debut
September 11, 1955: Crandall’s two-out walk-off grand slam wins it for Braves
July 12, 1955: Stan Musial seals Milwaukee’s first baseball All-Star celebration
May 12, 1955: Crandall’s walk-off homer in 12th gives Conley complete-game victory
This Week in SABR: March 2, 2018
May 16, 1929: New York’s Mel Ott hits for the cycle but Giants lose to Braves
June 29, 1905: Moonlight Graham’s only major-league game
June 12, 1954: An unlikely candidate: Jim Wilson hurls first no-hitter at Milwaukee’s County Stadium
July 15, 1954: Down by five runs in ninth, Braves rally to win
September 18, 1941: The Aurora Borealis game at Forbes Field
June 2, 1954: Jackie Robinson ejected in Brooklyn’s rain-shortened win
John Henry “Pop” Lloyd
Bert Convy
Ace Adams
Earl Smith
Frank Bancroft
Virgil Cheeves
May 28, 1954: Milwaukee’s Lew Burdette pitches complete game in 12-inning walk-off win
August 22, 1953: Johnny Logan’s walk-off single secures Bob Buhl’s 14-inning gem