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On September 28, 1972, the entire country of Canada ceased to…
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It seems that the Expos wanted to give their fans a lifetime…
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Here’s a history lesson. On April 14, 1969, an American laid…
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Montreal mayor Jean Drepeau with (from left) John Bateman, Jim…
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It rained all morning in Boston. Not hard, just a persistent…
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In their ongoing struggle to outdraw the Red Sox, their team's…
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The newest publication from the SABR Digital Library focuses…
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For decades the Braves traditionally started each big-league…
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On June 6, 1945, Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves began a hitting…
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On occasion over the years, some of Boston’s Green Cathedrals…
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Less than a year after Red Grange and the Chicago Bears debuted…
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In 1931 the United States was two years into the Great Depression,…
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The uniform seemed strange. Gone were the Yankee pinstripes and…
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This Week in SABR: August 18, 2017
October 2, 1972: Bill Stoneman throws second no-hitter for Expos
September 25, 1970: Mauch’s 70 in ’70 prediction comes true
April 17, 1969: Expos’ Bill Stoneman sets record for fastest no-hitter by MLB team
April 14, 1969: Mack lays claim to Jonesville in Expos’ first home opener
April 8, 1969: Bienvenue to MLB: Montreal Expos win inaugural game
Harry Coyle
Bob Moose
Tommy Thevenow
This Week in SABR: August 11, 2017
The SABR Book of Umpires and Umpiring (2017)
May 1, 1920: An extreme exercise in futility: Braves, Dodgers play 26 innings to no decision
May 11, 1946: Braves Field hosts its first game under the lights
SABR Digital Library: Bittersweet Goodbye: The Black Barons, the Grays, and the 1948 Negro League World Series
April 16, 1948: Braves, Red Sox face off in City Series brawl
July 6, 1945: Tommy Holmes’s greatest day and greatest season
July 10, 1950: Pugilism at the ballpark: Marciano, DeMarco win boxing bouts at Braves Field
October 9, 1926: Red Grange returns to Boston with upstart pro football league
Bob Dillinger
Billy Muffett
July 13, 1930: Thou shalt not … Cubs rally scrubbed by Boston’s Sunday law
September 23, 1931: Charity begins at home plate: Red Sox, Braves team up for benefit game
April 16, 1935: The Babe returns to Boston as a Brave
May 5, 1929: Senior Circuit debuts Sunday baseball at Braves Field