Jim Thome

All right up there, drop down the ladder from your clubhouse.…

October 16, 1888: Tim Keefe leads Giants to tense victory in Game One

In October 1888, the atmosphere at New York Giants headquarters…

September 29, 1880: Metropolitan club opens new Polo Grounds with a win

The first professional baseball game played in Manhattan took…

July 10, 1934: Carl Hubbell strikes out five Hall of Famers in a row at All-Star Game

The 1934 All-Star Game is remembered for the performance of New…

September 29, 1954: Willie Mays makes The Catch; Dusty Rhodes homer wins Game One

  Willie Mays sprinted deep into the Polo Grounds outfield…

John Haggerty

As one of the earliest ballpark groundskeepers, John Haggerty1…

Merlin Nippert

Right-handed pitcher Merlin Nippert pitched six innings of major-league…
Dizzy Dean (Trading Card DB)

July 7, 1936: National League stars win at Boston’s Braves Field

Brilliant pitching by Dizzy Dean, Carl Hubbell, and Lon Warneke…

This Week in SABR: November 17, 2017

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September 23, 1938: Bucky Walters shines in Reds’ triumph over Pirates

The Cincinnati Reds played the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first…

June 14, 1876: George Hall gets five hits, but is it a cycle?

The first official cycle in the major leagues was accomplished…

October 14, 1909: Tigers top Pirates in ‘most exciting’ Game Six

The third time was supposed to be the charm for manager Hughie…

August 24, 1909: An honest slide by Ty Cobb — or malicious intent?

In baseball’s rough-and-tumble Deadball Era, no player was…

July 16, 1909: Tigers-Senators game called after 18 innings in scoreless tie

Detroit’s Bennett Park hosted a four-game series between the…

Lolly Hopkins

As a devoted fan of major-league baseball in Boston for more…

Jack McCallister

Jack McCallister was appointed manager of the Cleveland Indians…

Blas Monaco

The Cleveland Indians and St. Louis Browns faced each other in…

SABR Digital Library: Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis

From Gorgeous George and the Gashouse Gang to Stan the Man and…

June 24, 2003: Expos’ Brad Wilkerson rides ‘le carousel’

There was almost a poetic irony when the Montreal Expos moved…

July 25, 2003: Expos force Braves’ Smoltz to blow a rare save

Way back in the 1930s and ’40s, radio fans listened to a horror…

August 26, 2003: Expos stay in wild-card race with wild, eight-run comeback

Major League Baseball introduced the wild card with the hope…
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