Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, August 28, 2026.…
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On July 29, 2026, Rob Ruck was honored at SABR 54 at the Hilton…
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If you want to write about baseball history, there are far worse…
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Edward “The Only” Nolan was beloved by his fans, especially…
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Sport McAllister, top left, continued being a super-utilityman…
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The ruins of old Christ Church in Colchester, Ontario, pictured…
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Many historians assign the 1884 Toledo club a special place…
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Along with his brother, Stanley Robison mined the Cleveland…
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Photos taken during and after the Telling’s Strollers amateur…
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On July 29, 2026, Brian Kenny was honored at SABR 54 at the Hilton…
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George Burns, who would end up as the American League’s…
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While Cleveland couldn’t catch the Yankees to win the 1926…
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Pitcher Wes Ferrell was depicted in an illustration by Charles…
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Cleveland’s 708-foot Terminal Tower has been the site of…
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1947 Cleveland Buckeyes team photo (SABR-Rucker Archive)
It…
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The famous photograph of Steve Gromek and Larry Doby embracing…
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Roger Maris’s trade to the Athletics will remain one of…
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Orchardist John Chapman, otherwise known as Johnny Appleseed,…
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Warren Lahr with the 1949 Cleveland Browns. (Author's Collection)
In…
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Sporting crowds at Brookside Park could be enormous, sometimes…
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This Week in SABR: August 28, 2026
In Memoriam: Jacques Doucet
SABR 54: ‘Taken me places I never thought I’d go’ — Rob Ruck honored with Henry Chadwick Award
Editor’s Note: The National Pastime 2026
The 1881 Cleveland Blues and a Trio of Canadian Baseball Pioneers
Sport McAllister Starts at all Nine Positions in 1899
Lost to Lake Erie: Early Canadian Baseball at Colchester’s Sunken Field
Major League Clubs on Lake Erie During the Late Nineteenth Century
Cleveland Baseball at the Turn of the Twentieth Century and the Path to the American League
The 1904 Cleveland Blues-Pittsburgh Pirates Postseason Series
Telling’s Strollers: 1914 World Amateur Baseball Champions
SABR 54: ‘A sincere acknowledgement of meaningful work’ — Brian Kenny honored with Henry Chadwick Award
The 1926 Cleveland Indians: A Bright Season During a Challenging Stretch
George Uhle: The Bull Leads the Tribe in the 1926 AL Pennant Race
Cleveland Fans Could Root-Root-Root for Three Indians Teams in 1931
Cleveland’s Terminal Building and the 708-Foot Game of Catch
Cleveland’s Negro Leagues in 1942: The Buckeyes, the Tryout that Sort-Of Happened, and the East-West Game
The Staging of One of Baseball’s Most Famous Images: The Steve Gromek-Larry Doby Photo Revisited
The Roger Maris Trade: Wrong Team, Too Soon
Luke Easter: ‘Boundless Talent, Numerous Challenges’
Bob Feller: The Johnny Appleseed of Home Run Derbies
Cleveland Browns’ Warren Lahr and His Lifelong Dream to ‘Play Big League Baseball’
Ten Little-Known Indians Relievers
Baseball at Brookside Reservation in Cleveland