The Boston Red Sox played their first game under that name on…
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In other seasons, the Opening Day faceoff between the Triple-A…
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MARCH 26, 2025 — SABR’s 53rd annual convention is scheduled…
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Willie Stargell began 1975 with a new assignment. For the first…
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The New York Mets made several significant changes for 2005.…
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The story of General Abner Doubleday inventing baseball as a…
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Mel Ott began the 1946 season, the 21st of his career with the…
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Boston Braves fans had few reasons to be hopeful as the 1952…
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The saying “Lightning never strikes twice in the same place”…
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The San Francisco Giants exuded a sunny disposition for the 1985…
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“There are worse places to open a baseball season than the…
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Opening Day 2021 finally arrived for the Washington Nationals…
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Managers do not ordinarily vehemently protest an umpire’s decision…
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On the evening of Friday, May 27, 1994, 3,954 fans gathered at…
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On April 29, 2007, in the seventh inning of a tie game with the…
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On their way to the World Series championship in 2018, the Boston…
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Getting a base hit in 56 consecutive games is such an impressive…
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Baseball’s distinctive aspects – the most scheduled games…
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This Week in SABR: March 28, 2025
April 14, 1908: Boston wins first game as the Red Sox after formal name change
April 10, 1981: Pawtucket, Rochester warm up for longest game with extra innings on Opening Day
Join us at SABR 53 for Seitz Decision 50th Anniversary Panel
April 10, 1975: Willie Stargell returns to first base, homers twice in Pirates’ Opening Day win over Cubs
April 4, 2005: Pedro Martinez makes his Mets debut; Reds rally for Opening Day win
April 26, 1872: Mansfields of Middletown are ‘Chicagoed’ in National Association debut
April 16, 1946: Giants’ Mel Ott hits 511th and final career home run on Opening Day
April 15, 1952: Eddie Mathews debuts in final Boston Braves home opener
April 12, 1960: Chuck Essegian repeats World Series magic for Dodgers on Opening Day
April 9, 1985: Giants’ Jim Davenport makes managerial debut with Opening Day victory over Padres
April 7, 1992: Braves’ Tom Glavine beats Astros for first time with two-hit shutout on Opening Day
April 6, 2021: Juan Soto’s first career walk-off hit gives Nationals an Opening Day win over Braves
This Week in SABR: March 21, 2025
March 25, 1993: Cleveland Indians return to baseball after deaths of Steve Olin, Tim Crews
May 12, 1915: Yankees’ Jack Warhop beats Cleveland despite triple play
May 27, 1994: Lee Anne Ketcham pitches Silver Bullets to win over Richfield Rockets in women’s baseball first
April 29, 2007: Troy Tulowitzki’s unassisted triple play and Matt Holliday’s walk-off homer lead Rockies over Braves
March 30, 2018: After Opening Day defeat, Red Sox rebound with first of nine consecutive wins
September 5, 2022: Xander Bogaerts records ninth straight multihit game for Red Sox
June 26, 2024: Catcher Danny Jansen starts as a Blue Jay, ends same game with Red Sox two months later
SABR Live Oral History Interview: Dale Murphy
Egyptian Healy
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