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…

Johnny Podres

Outside the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown,…

Tom Umphlett

Tommy Umphlett had a superb rookie year in 1953, finishing second…

Ray Webster

Ray Webster played in 47 major-league games in 1959 and 1960,…

This Week in SABR: July 14, 2017

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August 15, 1951: Willie Mays’ defensive gem caps Giants victory

Three years before Willie Mays made perhaps the most famous…

August 11, 1951: Giants reach lowest point of pennant-winning season

It would have been a wonder had the New York Giants not felt…

June 3, 1951: Dave Koslo hurls two-hit shutout as Giants continue surge

The New York Giants were on an upswing when they headed to the…

May 25, 1951: Willie Mays makes his major-league debut with Giants

On May 25, 1951, the New York Giants were in the final stop of…
Sal Maglie

April 30, 1951: New York Giants start long climb out of the cellar

Nothing in the early spring of 1951 gave any clue that this would…

September 19, 1929: Oscar Melillo’s triple play highlights Senators’ win

Second baseman Oscar “Ski” Melillo of the St. Louis Browns…

SABR 47: Listen to highlights from Citi Field ballpark session

Attendees at the SABR 47 convention in New York City had a special…

July 21, 1975: Joe Torre hits into an NL-record four double plays

The New York Mets surpassed the million-mark in home attendance…

This Week in SABR: July 7, 2017

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September 2, 1918: Braves, Giants finish a season cut short by war

With baseball nearing the end of its second season of play since…

June 15, 1948: Televised baseball debuts in Boston

It was Tuesday night, June 15, 1948, and 24,124 Boston Braves…

Pete Smith

On the very last ball he fielded as a major-league ballplayer,…
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