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After 86 years, the 2004 Boston Red Sox won the World Series,…
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The day after the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees the New…
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The end of a terrible era, the absence of National League baseball…
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In the first week of August 1974, Americans could be forgiven…
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The National Football League (NFL) is replete with famous games…
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In October 1888, the atmosphere at New York Giants headquarters…
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The first professional baseball game played in Manhattan took…
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The 1934 All-Star Game is remembered for the performance of New…
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Willie Mays sprinted deep into the Polo Grounds outfield…
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Brilliant pitching by Dizzy Dean, Carl Hubbell, and Lon Warneke…
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Chuck Dobson (2013)
Bob Turley (2003)
Cliff Melton (1973)
Whitey Kurowski (1972)
Luis Melendez (1996)
Sam Mele (Unknown)
Cliff Chambers (1992)
Bob Boyd (1991)
This Week in SABR: December 1, 2017
May 1, 2006: Johnny Damon’s return to Fenway overshadowed by Doug Mirabelli trade
October 13, 1921: Giants beat Yankees 1-0 to clinch World Series championship
April 28, 1962: Mets earn franchise’s first home win at Polo Grounds
August 7, 1974: Nolan Ryan loses no-hitter, game in 9th to White Sox
September 23, 1908: Giants, Cubs play to disputed tie in ‘Merkle Game’
This Week in SABR: November 22, 2017
Jim Thome
October 16, 1888: Tim Keefe leads Giants to tense victory in Game One
September 29, 1880: Metropolitan club opens new Polo Grounds with a win
July 10, 1934: Carl Hubbell strikes out five Hall of Famers in a row at All-Star Game
September 26, 1942: Braves win by forfeit behind rookie Warren Spahn at Polo Grounds
September 29, 1954: Willie Mays makes The Catch; Dusty Rhodes homer wins Game One
John Haggerty
Merlin Nippert
July 7, 1936: National League stars win at Boston’s Braves Field