The end of a terrible era, the absence of National League baseball…
https://sabr.org/sites/default/files/CraigRoger-1962.jpg600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-27 18:25:192022-05-17 14:51:52April 28, 1962: Mets earn franchise’s first home win at Polo Grounds
In the first week of August 1974, Americans could be forgiven…
https://sabr.org/sites/default/files/RyanNolan-1973.jpg600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-27 18:13:582020-08-07 00:47:53August 7, 1974: Nolan Ryan loses no-hitter, game in 9th to White Sox
The National Football League (NFL) is replete with famous games…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Merkle-Fred-2422.73_FL_PD.jpg480335/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-27 18:06:282025-08-07 13:15:25September 23, 1908: Giants, Cubs play to disputed tie in ‘Merkle Game’
Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/research-collection4_350x300.jpg300350/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-22 15:00:002020-04-03 14:38:43This Week in SABR: November 22, 2017
In October 1888, the atmosphere at New York Giants headquarters…
http://sabr.org/sites/default/files/images/KeefeTim.jpg600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-22 01:32:082020-04-17 13:34:04October 16, 1888: Tim Keefe leads Giants to tense victory in Game One
The first professional baseball game played in Manhattan took…
https://sabr.org/sites/default/files/Polo-Grounds-1882.jpg600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-22 01:25:402020-04-17 10:25:00September 29, 1880: Metropolitan club opens new Polo Grounds with a win
The 1934 All-Star Game is remembered for the performance of New…
http://sabr.org/sites/default/files/images/Hubbell%20Carl%201498-68WTzc_FL_NBL.jpg600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-22 01:11:522020-04-17 10:25:00July 10, 1934: Carl Hubbell strikes out five Hall of Famers in a row at All-Star Game
Willie Mays sprinted deep into the Polo Grounds outfield…
https://sabr.org/sites/default/files/MaysWillie-1954WS-catch.jpg600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-22 00:55:562024-02-06 12:30:38September 29, 1954: Willie Mays makes The Catch; Dusty Rhodes homer wins Game One
Brilliant pitching by Dizzy Dean, Carl Hubbell, and Lon Warneke…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dean-Dizzy-TCDB.jpg500380Jacob Pomrenke/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.pngJacob Pomrenke2017-11-20 13:46:512024-11-20 13:55:18July 7, 1936: National League stars win at Boston’s Braves Field
Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
https://sabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/research-collection4_350x300.jpg300350/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-17 15:00:002020-04-03 14:38:43This Week in SABR: November 17, 2017
The first official cycle in the major leagues was accomplished…
http://sabr.org/sites/default/files/Hall_George2.png600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-17 00:08:382020-04-17 10:25:00June 14, 1876: George Hall gets five hits, but is it a cycle?
The third time was supposed to be the charm for manager Hughie…
http://sabr.org/sites/default/files/images/SchmidtCharley.jpg600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-16 23:56:002020-04-17 13:34:04October 14, 1909: Tigers top Pirates in ‘most exciting’ Game Six
In baseball’s rough-and-tumble Deadball Era, no player was…
https://sabr.org/sites/default/files/CobbTy-1909-slide-Kuenzel.jpg600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-16 23:40:422020-04-17 10:25:00August 24, 1909: An honest slide by Ty Cobb — or malicious intent?
Detroit’s Bennett Park hosted a four-game series between the…
http://sabr.org/sites/default/files/images/SummersEd.jpg600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-16 23:32:302020-04-17 10:25:00July 16, 1909: Tigers-Senators game called after 18 innings in scoreless tie
It’s been said that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,”…
http://sabr.org/sites/default/files/images/Bennett%20Park1.jpg600800/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sabr_logo.png2017-11-16 22:58:222020-04-17 10:25:00April 28, 1896: There used to be a hay market here: Detroit Tigers open Bennett Park
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
This Week in SABR: November 17, 2017
September 23, 1938: Bucky Walters shines in Reds’ triumph over Pirates
June 14, 1876: George Hall gets five hits, but is it a cycle?
October 14, 1909: Tigers top Pirates in ‘most exciting’ Game Six
August 24, 1909: An honest slide by Ty Cobb — or malicious intent?
July 16, 1909: Tigers-Senators game called after 18 innings in scoreless tie
April 25, 1901: Tigers’ ‘magnificent batting rally’ caps 10-run comeback in AL opener
April 28, 1896: There used to be a hay market here: Detroit Tigers open Bennett Park
Lolly Hopkins
Jack McCallister
Blas Monaco