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Only 825 spectators, the smallest crowd of the season at Comiskey Park, had turned out the night before to see the White Sox score two runs in the eighth and beat Boston, 6-4, but tonight would be different. Tonight the New York Yankees were in town. The Yankees of 1962 were not the fence-busting juggernaut […]

While the starting pitchers in Game One of the 1963 World Series had been the obvious choice of staff aces, the second-game starters were dictated by the configuration of Yankee Stadium, a venue that rewarded left-handed batters and punished right-handed pitchers. Right-handers Jim Bouton of the Yankees and Don Drysdale of the Dodgers were clearly […]

White Sox fan Dennis Zweifel decided to leave Comiskey Park early on the night of August 28, 1968, looking to pop into one of the taverns lining Halsted Street on Chicago’s Near South Side.  The ballgame crowd, cheering on the performance of rookie pitcher Gerald “Jerry” Nyman, ultimately faded from Zweifel’s ears with every step […]

“Sure, there are days you don’t feel like coming to the park,” said Chicago Cubs All-Star Ron Santo. “But you’re getting paid. You can’t turn in your uniform.”1 Known for his competitive spirit, Santo was frustrated with losing. Heading into the first game of a three-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies, manager Lou Klein’s squad […]

The 1972 season was marred by a season-opening strike. When agreement was reached, it was decided to play out the schedule as it had been, even if that meant some teams would play a game or two more than others. That resulted in the Detroit Tigers playing one more game than the Boston Red Sox. […]

A sellout crowd packed Fenway Park and then waited 20 minutes for the rain to subside. Not a long wait to honor a man who had spent 23 years donning a Red Sox uniform. When he started in 1961, Carl Yastrzemski was just a kid charged with the unenviable task of replacing Ted Williams in […]

The 1934 season was an exceptional one for Dizzy Dean. At the young age of 24, he was a 30-game winner with a 2.66 ERA for the St. Louis Cardinals. He appeared in the first of four straight All-Star Games, won Games One and Seven to lead his team to a World Series victory over […]

Over the first nine innings on May 6, 1951, the Boston Red Sox left 16 men on base – two shy of the American League record at the time for a nine-inning game. Still, they had a 4-3 lead over the St. Louis Browns (who had a record of 4-13 coming into the game) in […]

Winning in a walk-off is a surefire way to energize the hometown fans. To win two walk-offs in the opening homestand is quite a nice way to start a season. The Boston Red Sox had two walk-off wins over the Tampa Bay Rays in their first Fenway Park homestand of the World Series championship year […]

With their awful start to the 1973 season, the Oakland A’s could have been suffering from a case of World Series hangover.1 The A’s had experienced a euphoric season in 1972, when they captured their first-ever World Series title as an Oakland team, and their first since 1930, when the Athletics were in Philadelphia. So […]

Known for his fielding prowess and head-first slides, Terry “Cotton Top” Turner was the Cleveland franchise’s all-time leader in games played (1,619) through the end of the twentieth century. The quintessential utility player, the 5-foot-8, 149-pound Turner was, in the words of sportswriter Gordon Cobbledick, “a little rabbit of a man with the guts of […]

New York Giants manager John McGraw, left, and team owner Charles Stoneham in the early 1920s. (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)   INTRODUCTION The New York-San Francisco Giants baseball club is among the most storied franchises in the annals of professional sport. To fans, mention of the club’s name promptly evokes images of Willie […]

Members and guests of the Buck O’Neil/North Florida Chapter gathered on October 4, 2023, at Casa Grande Margaritas & Cocina in Tallahassee, Florida, for their monthly meeting.  In attendance were: Matt Keelean, President Matt Hudson, Vice President Renee Watters, Communications Co-Director Brent Kallestad, Communications Co-Director Rick Swain, Treasurer Kent Putnam, Secretary Frank Alarcon Fred Dunphy […]

The October meeting of the Larry Dierker Chapter was held on the fourth Monday of the month, October 25, 2021, due to the Astros being in the playoffs on the third Monday. This was a hybrid meeting with 16 people meeting in person while 12 others joined in via Zoom. Click here to watch highlights […]

The Larry Dierker Chapter in Houston welcomed spring with its monthly Zoom meeting on Monday, March 15, 2021, with 29 members in attendance. Chair Bob Dorrill led off with several news items. Eddie Robinson recently celebrated his 100th birthday and is at spring training in Arizona. Monica White, widow of the late Tom White, a […]

Here’s a recap of the meeting of the Oscar Charleston SABR Chapter meeting on Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Indianapolis. First, Professor Todd McDorman (also Saturday’s trivia champion!) discussed Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame ballot eligibility, which is an issue separate from his ban from the MLB. His absence from both the writers’ and veterans’ […]

YO! Ten members of the Connie Mack Chapter braved the mass transit and auto effect of the Philadelphia Half-Marathon on Saturday, November 17, 2018, to attend the first Hot Stove of the offseason. We met in the Community Room of the PCI Library in Rittenhouse Square. There must have been a lot of pent-up opinions […]

Thirteen members and guests of the Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter gathered at the Sports Cafe, located at 3579 Pennridge Drive in Bridgeton, Missouri, on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. Chapter president Brian Flaspohler called the meeting to order. Items noted in “Today in Baseball History”: 1957 – Hank Aaron receives 239 points from the baseball writers to […]

The Grantland Rice-Fred Russell (Nashville) SABR chapter meeting took place on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 10 a.m. at the East Branch of the Nashville Public Library. Five members were present: Peggy Gripshover, Dave Roberts, John Reynolds, Hugh Atkins, and Skip Nipper. Tom Bell and Keith Brown joined as guests. Keith’s wife, Renay, was not […]

Sixteen members and guests of the Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter gathered at The Original Crusoe’s Restaurant in South St. Louis on Monday, April 25, 2016. Chapter president Brian Flaspohler called the meeting to order and again reminded everyone of the Chapter Research Conference that will take place in August. He encouraged those with research presentations to […]

Fourteen members and guests of the Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter gathered on a rainy night at The Original Crusoe’s Restaurant in South St. Louis on Tuesday, November 17, 2015. Chapter president Brian Flaspohler called the meeting to order. I do not believe I have ever mentioned it before, but one of our traditions immediately […]

Twenty-one members and guests of the Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter gathered at The Original Crusoe’s Restaurant in South St. Louis on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Chapter president Brian Flaspohler called the meeting to order. He began by thanking everyone who presented, judged, and attended the inaugural Chapter Research Conference on Saturday, August 22. Celeste Czarnecki was declared […]

Nineteen members and guests of the Bob Broeg St. Louis Chapter attended the March 25, 2014, monthly roundtable, held at its usual location, The Original Crusoe’s Restaurant in South St. Louis. Chapter president Brian Flaspohler called the meeting to order. Chapter secretary Jim Leefers gave a brief report on updating the e-mail list by use of the […]

To our South Florida Chapter members, family, friends and guests: I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who attended our South Florida Chapter Meeting on May 19 for their continuing support. I would especially like to thank those who left donations that help defer the costs of our meetings. It […]