This Week in SABR: August 18, 2017

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October 2, 1972: Bill Stoneman throws second no-hitter for Expos

On September 28, 1972, the entire country of Canada ceased to…

September 25, 1970: Mauch’s 70 in ’70 prediction comes true

70 in ’70! Most managers get fired for such modest predictions,…

April 14, 1969: Mack lays claim to Jonesville in Expos’ first home opener

Here’s a history lesson. On April 14, 1969, an American laid…

April 8, 1969: Bienvenue to MLB: Montreal Expos win inaugural game

Montreal mayor Jean Drepeau with (from left) John Bateman, Jim…

Harry Coyle

Harry Coyle taught us how to watch baseball on television. As…

Bob Moose

In 10 seasons (1967-76), all with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Bob…

Tommy Thevenow

Tommy Thevenow earned a place in the record books for the home…

This Week in SABR: August 11, 2017

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The SABR Book of Umpires and Umpiring (2017)

May 11, 1946: Braves Field hosts its first game under the lights

In their ongoing struggle to outdraw the Red Sox, their team's…

April 16, 1948: Braves, Red Sox face off in City Series brawl

For decades the Braves traditionally started each big-league…
Tommy Holmes (Trading Card DB)

July 6, 1945: Tommy Holmes’s greatest day and greatest season

On June 6, 1945, Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves began a hitting…

October 9, 1926: Red Grange returns to Boston with upstart pro football league

Less than a year after Red Grange and the Chicago Bears debuted…

Bob Dillinger

Bob Dillinger brought deadball skills to the longball game that…

Billy Muffett

Billy Arnold Muffett — Billy was his given name — was a right-handed…

July 13, 1930: Thou shalt not … Cubs rally scrubbed by Boston’s Sunday law

The clock didn’t exactly strike midnight for the Chicago Cubs,…

April 16, 1935: The Babe returns to Boston as a Brave

The uniform seemed strange. Gone were the Yankee pinstripes and…

May 5, 1929: Senior Circuit debuts Sunday baseball at Braves Field

Playing the national pastime on a Sunday was officially illegal…
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