Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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A memorable scene from the 1987 movie The Untouchables focuses…
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Myron Allen’s league-play tenure with New York’s National…
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In the waning days of 87-year-old Connie Mack’s managerial…
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On November 17, 1975, the defending American League champion…
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Rickey Henderson knew how to start the show. The right-handed…
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The California Angels and Oakland Athletics squared off for…
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Two days after the announcement that the Oakland Athletics…
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On June 11, 1980, the 1979 American League champion Baltimore…
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While the biggest sports story of February 1980 was undoubtedly…
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In the Oakland Athletics bullpen, pitchers had a tradition…
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The Oakland Coliseum in its early days. (Courtesy of Doug…
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NOVEMBER 4, 2026 — Next summer in Birmingham, Alabama, the…
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NOVEMBER 2, 2026 — The National Baseball Hall of Fame and…
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NOVEMBER 1, 2026 — The winners for the 2026 Rawlings Gold…
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Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, October 30, 2026.
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OCTOBER 30, 2026 — The SABR Local Grants program provides an…
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Ed Walsh pitched just under 3,000 innings in the major leagues,…
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Bellinger, Crow-Armstrong win 2026 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards, presented by SABR
This Week in SABR: November 6, 2026
Al Capone: A Life in Baseball
Carson Park (Eau Claire, WI)
Dick Wantz
August 10, 1883: Myron Allen returns to Kingston, Gothams rally past his old club
September 23, 1950: A’s score 12 runs in sixth inning to give Connie Mack one of his last wins
April 9, 1976: Ferguson Jenkins outdueled by Jim Palmer in Red Sox debut
August 12, 1996: Geronimo Berroa outduels A’s teammate Mark McGwire, knocks 3 home runs
July 5, 1993: Rickey Henderson homers to start both ends of a doubleheader
August 15, 1981: Athletics defeat Angels on second extra-inning walk-off home run in two days
August 25, 1980: Collision at the Coliseum: Ruppert Jones’s life-altering crash into an unpadded outfield wall
June 11, 1980: Mike Norris’s pitching endurance, Tony Armas grand slam send A’s to 14-inning win
May 28, 1980: A’s thieves steal home twice, run past Royals
July 2, 1969: Before he was Mr. October, he was Mr. July: Reggie Jackson hits 3 home runs to lead A’s over Pilots
April 17, 1968: Athletics’ Oakland debut spoiled by the Orioles
April 18, 1968: Athletics win for the first time at home in Oakland
SABR 55 to feature Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference in Birmingham
Baseball Hall of Fame announces 2027 Contemporary Baseball Era ballot
2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners announced
This Week in SABR: October 30, 2026
Apply for a SABR Local Grant in 2027
October 11, 1906: Ed Walsh throws gem, George Rohe delivers pivotal hit for White Sox in Game 3
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum