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This Week in SABR: October 10, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 10, 2025.…
Ken Griffey (Trading Card DB)

October 12, 1975: Reds’ rally knots World Series after two games in Boston

If the Boston Red Sox taking the 1975 World Series opener from…
Oddibe McDowell (Trading Card Database)

July 23, 1985: Rookie Oddibe McDowell hits for first cycle in Rangers team history

Leading the Texas Rangers to an 8-4 victory over the Cleveland…
Brad Pennington (Trading Card Database)

Brad Pennington

Brad Pennington was a hard-throwing left-hander who drew comparisons…
Oracle Park (Courtesy of Jake Rinloan)

Oracle Park (San Francisco)

San Francisco is known for its stunning views and iconic attractions…
Scotty Alcock (Trading Card Database)

Scotty Alcock

“White Sox Will Take Star of Hoosier Feds; Action May Be Forerunner…

Charlie Duffee

Although generally regarded as a state where football is king,…
Mox McQuery (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Mox McQuery

Although he had his moments as a 19th-century major-league ballplayer,…
Bob Swift (Trading Card Database)

Bob Swift

In 1965 sportswriter Jerry Izenberg reflected, “When you think…
TWIS archives

This Week in SABR: October 3, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 3, 2025.…
Wild Bill Donovan (TRADING CARD DB)

October 8, 1907: Cubs, Tigers open World Series with hard-fought draw

Just getting to the World Series is never a walk in the park,…
Mordecai Brown (Trading Card Database)

October 8, 1908: Cubs defeat Giants, win NL pennant in makeup of ‘Merkle Game’

The 1908 baseball season was “one of the most sensational on…
Jimmie Hall (Trading Card Database)

May 24, 1963:  Twins defensive sub Jimmie Hall uses bat to beat White Sox in 9th

On May 24, 1963, the Minnesota Twins used two dramatic home runs…
Jerry Lynch (Trading Card Database)

Jerry Lynch

“Jerry Lynch scares you with everything he does in baseball.…
Stan Javier (Trading Card Database)

June 12, 1997: Giants beat Rangers in MLB’s first regular-season interleague game

“Interleague competition would give the game a big lift and,…
Josh Beckett, Trading Card Database

October 3, 2007: Dominant Josh Beckett wins Game 1 of ALDS for Red Sox

In the 2007 postseason, the 96-66 American League Central Division…
Solly Salisbury (Courtesy of Linda McBurney)

Solly Salisbury

Solly Salisbury was an adventurer, a newspaperman, a soldier,…
Mule Suttles (SABR-Rucker Archive)

SABR adds Negro Leagues plays to Triple Plays Database

OCTOBER 1, 2025 — SABR has added 60 documented triple plays…
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