October 13, 1921: Giants beat Yankees 1-0 to clinch World Series championship

The day after the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees the New…

April 28, 1962: Mets earn franchise’s first home win at Polo Grounds

The end of a terrible era, the absence of National League baseball…

August 7, 1974: Nolan Ryan loses no-hitter, game in 9th to White Sox

In the first week of August 1974, Americans could be forgiven…
Fred Merkle (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

September 23, 1908: Giants, Cubs play to disputed tie in ‘Merkle Game’

The National Football League (NFL) is replete with famous games…

This Week in SABR: November 22, 2017

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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…
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