October 4, 1904: Sam Mertes hits for cycle, then Giants forfeit to Cardinals

The New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals had scheduled a doubleheader…

This Week in SABR: July 28, 2017

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Lou Clinton

Lou Clinton played right field in 603 of his 691 major-league…

Richie Hebner

During the 1970s and early ’80s, every announcer or writer…

Bob O’Farrell

It is known as “creative license” and in Hollywood it often…

Dusty Rhodes

Four swings made Dusty Rhodes famous. The pinch-hitting hero…

Gary Ryerson

Few players have managed to overcome greater challenges to succeed…

John Stearns

John Stearns was a stalwart on some of the worst New York Mets…

Jeff Yurak

The angle of a bouncing baseball can often shape the course of…

This Week in SABR: July 21, 2017

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May 13, 1942: The pitcher is a slugger: Braves’ Jim Tobin belts three homers

The Boston media had a veritable field day when the Braves' affable…

April 16, 1946: The ‘wearing of the green’ at Braves’ Opening Day

Boston’s baseball fans eagerly awaited the start of the 1946…

July 27, 1946: War hero Warren Spahn returns to Braves after World War II

When Warren Spahn returned to the Braves midway through the 1946…

May 13, 2015: Cleveland ace Corey Kluber strikes out 18 Cardinals

Corey Kluber found the early going a bit rough in the 2015 season.…

May 30, 1977: Dennis Eckersley no-hits Angels in Cleveland

It was evident to at least one person that Dennis Eckersley was…

Tom Borland

The first thing one might note in glancing at the major-league…

Jimmy Brown

Nineteen forty-five was the happiest year in American history.…

Bill Duggleby

Few major-league careers have begun as auspiciously as Bill Duggleby’s.…

Pat Kelly

Pat Kelly played just three games in the majors as a catcher…

Guy Morton

Guy Morton reported to New Orleans for spring training in 1914…

Art Pennington

The story is almost apocryphal, existing somewhere on that boundary…

Frank Wood

Given baseball’s nature as a spectator sport, fans bless players…
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