Felix Hernández (Trading Card DB)

August 15, 2012: King Felix Hernández throws a perfect game for Mariners

The chance of witnessing a perfect game is quite rare. As of…
John Cavanaugh (Mansfield News-Journal, April 6, 1937)

John Cavanaugh

When 19-year-old John Cavanaugh took the field in the opener…
Welcome Gaston (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Welcome Gaston

A turn-of-the-20th-century left-hander with a singular first…
Hub Pruett (Trading Card DB)

Hub Pruett

Hub Pruett was an unassuming lefty with a screwball so good that…
Fernando Viña (Trading Card Database)

Fernando Viña

Fernando Viña’s story could easily have been quite different.…
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This Week in SABR: June 20, 2025

Welcome to “This Week in SABR” on Friday, June 20, 2025. Click…
Negro Leagues legend Buck O'Neil, left, and Hall of Fame pitcher Robin Roberts pose for a photo during the 1994 SABR convention in Arlington, Texas (Courtesy of C. Paul Rogers III)

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Negro Leagues legend Buck O'Neil, left, and Hall of Fame pitcher…
Lefty O'Doul Monument Restoration and Celebration Event, August 9, 2025

Join SABR on August 9 for Lefty O’Doul Monument Renovation and Celebration Event

JUNE 17, 2025 — Join us this summer for an unforgettable…
Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

June 28, 1950: Ted Williams’s 23rd home run of the year wins game for Red Sox

In a three-game stretch in 1950, Boston Red Sox left fielder…
Tom Glavine (Trading Card Database)

May 23, 2004: Tom Glavine throws his first one-hitter as Met

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Jimmy Rollins, Trading Card Database

October 2, 2005: Phillies win regular-season finale but fall short of playoffs

On the morning of October 2, 2005, the Philadelphia Phillies…
Roy Hoar (Courtesy of William B. Heir)

Roy Hoar

For the afternoon of July 29, 1914, baseball had two different…
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This Week in SABR: June 13, 2025

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SABR Defensive Index

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Ted Williams (TRADING CARD DB)

June 21, 1955: ‘Never take a chance on Ted Williams, regardless of the count’

The Cleveland Indians had left Boston, and the Detroit Tigers…
Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference logo

Deadline extended! Students, apply now for a Yoseloff Scholarship to attend 2025 Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference

With generous funding from The Nanar and Anthony Yoseloff Foundation,…
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