- July 25, 1956: Roberto Clemente hits an inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam to lift Pirates https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/july-25-1956-roberto-clemente-hits-an-inside-the-park-walk-off-grand-slam-to-lift-pirates/ 3 comments baseball
- Fun fact: Joel Youngblood is the only man to get a base hit for two teams in two cities on the same day, when he was traded from the Mets to the Expos. https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-4-1982-joel-youngbloods-busy-day-two-hits-for-two-teams-in-two-cities/ 7 comments baseball
- "Examining 8,188 MLB games over four years, we find no significant effect of crowds on home team performance." https://sabr.org/journal/article/when-the-fans-didnt-go-wild-the-2020-mlb-season-as-a-natural-experiment-on-home-team-performance/ 19 comments baseball
- TIL Doug Harvey's first and last ejection of his 30 year umpiring career was the same person: Joe Torre 30 years apart https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/doug-harvey/ 9 comments baseball
- SABR Biography Project - Henry Louis Aaron https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/hank-aaron/ 4 comments baseball
- Behold The Glory of Their Times https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/germany-schaefer/ 5 comments baseball
- TIL about Willie Delahanty, the 6th Delahanty brother, and career minor leaguer, whose career was claimed by family to have been cut short due to a bean ball and a firecracker. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/willie-delahanty/ 4 comments baseball
- Joel Youngblood once got a hit for two different teams in two different cities on the same day https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-4-1982-joel-youngbloods-busy-day-two-hits-for-two-teams-in-two-cities/ 4 comments baseball
- 1972-74 Oakland Athletics https://sabr.org/bioproj/category/completed-book-projects/1972-74-oakland-athletics 15 comments baseball
- TIL During the 1993 season, pitcher Mitch Williams plunked John Kruk with an errant pickoff throw that hit him in the groin. A medical examination in 1994 revealed the presence of testicular cancer. He underwent surgery to remove the affected testicle and missed the opening part of the season. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/6afcbd09 17 comments baseball
- June 1, 1975: Nolan Ryan ties Koufax's record with fourth career no-hitter https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-1-1975-nolan-ryan-ties-koufaxs-record-fourth-career-no-hitter 7 comments baseball
- On May 1st, 1920 an 8-hour long, 26-inning game was played between the Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Braves. Both starting pitchers threw a complete game. https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-1-1920-extreme-exercise-futility-braves-dodgers-play-26-innings-no-decision 9 comments baseball
- Andre Dawson is the only player in MLB history to be walked intentionally FIVE times in one game https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-22-1990-andre-dawson-sets-record-five-intentional-walks-cubs-16-inning-win 38 comments baseball
- Danny Murtaugh | Society for American Baseball Research Nice bio https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/d9cd13bd 5 comments baseball
- Ernie Shore was born on this day in 1891. He's most famous for that time Babe Ruth charged at an umpire after 1 batter and Shore stepped in to pitch an unofficial perfect game (Link to SABR article breaking down the game and the context) https://sabr.org/latest/mcmurray-100-years-later-looking-back-ernie-shores-perfect-game 14 comments baseball
- How much did the NY Giants prosper from sign stealing in 1951? https://sabr.org/research/durocher-spymaster-how-much-did-giants-prosper-cheating-1951-finalist 6 comments baseball
- Have you heard the story of the Baseball Umpire who brought a gun to a practice? https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/d8dafeb2 41 comments baseball
- Happy Birthday, Bubbles Hargrave! Wait... why did they call a grown man "Bubbles", anyway? https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/b28873a6 3 comments baseball
- TIL of Roy Cullenbine, a WWII-era player who had an elite-level 17.8 BB% and .408 OBP, but was constantly traded, then shut out of the league at age 34 due to concerns regarding his work ethic https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/625c5c68 15 comments baseball
- TIL of Snuffy Stirnweiss, a second baseman who put up two straight 8.5+ WAR seasons for the 1944-45 Yankees, then subsequently had a grand total of 7.9 WAR over the last seven years of his career. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/fdca74a3 8 comments baseball
- SABR's Black Sox Scandal Committee refutes eight myths about the fixing of the 1919 World Series https://sabr.org/eight-myths-out 3 comments baseball
- TIL Ted Lyons vouched for Moe Berg as catcher despite little experience at the position. The recommendation extended Berg’s career and they would travel to Tokyo along with other players to promote the sport. While there, Berg slipped away and took photos of the skyline, which were used in WWII. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/e1e65b3b 4 comments baseball
- TIL: After Bob Feller threw a one-hitter against Boston in 1955, he was quoted, "it's gonna be a tough act for the kid to follow," referring to rookie teammate Herb Score. The next day, Score pitched a complete game, allowing just one run and striking out 16 Red Sox hitters. https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1b133b89 73 comments baseball
- When Google Gets Baseball Wrong - Dispelling some common historical myths. https://sabr.org/ 25 comments baseball
- SABR Defensive Index rankings released through July 15, 2018 (AL Platinum Glove favorite by a mile? Matt Chapman) https://sabr.org/latest/sabr-defensive-index-rankings-released-through-july-15-2018 11 comments baseball
- May 30, 1977: Dennis Eckersley no-hits Angels in Cleveland https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-30-1977-dennis-eckersley-no-hits-angels-cleveland 3 comments baseball
- TIL in 1946, a local chicken farmer offered 100 chicks for each homer the Nashua Dodgers hit. Newcomer Roy Campanella hit 14 in his first season and sent all 1,400 to his father who used them to start a thriving poultry farm. He also went on to become one of the first black major league players. http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/a52ccbb5 14 comments baseball
- Never forget in 1983 Dave Winfield was arrested for killing a seagull with a baseball http://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-4-1983-dave-winfields-errant-throw-accidentally-kills-seagull-toronto 6 comments sports
- SABR's David Vincent, "The Sultan of Swat Stats," has died. He was 67. https://sabr.org/latest/memoriam-david-vincent 5 comments baseball
- Oddities in baseball: In 1966, Hall of Fame slugger Jimmie Foxx's wife Dorothy died from choking on food. Exactly one year later, Jimmie Foxx also passed away — from choking on a piece of food. http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/e34a045d 10 comments baseball
- TIL that in 1901, Boston Americans manager Jimmy Collins forced pitcher Nig Cuppy to shorten his time between pitches to 90 seconds http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3ae873b6 19 comments baseball
- TIL that Germany Schaefer stole first base during a 1911 game in an attempt to allow the runner on third to score while he got caught in a rundown. http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2594238c 12 comments baseball
- A Tale of 2 Kennedys http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/452fe557 4 comments baseball
- TIL that Babe Ruth made $70,000 in 1927, and it would be another 20 years until any other (non-Ruth) player would make that much http://sabr.org/research/mlbs-annual-salary-leaders-1874-2012 22 comments baseball
- On this day 86 years ago the Philadelphia A's staged the greatest comeback in World Series history with a 10 run inning. http://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/october-12-1929-stage-historic-world-series-comeback-10-run-inning 7 comments baseball
- SABR Defensive Index: Position by Position and Overall Rankings (Through September 13th). Kevin Kiermaier is far and away the best defensive player in baseball. http://sabr.org/sdi/2015-09-13 4 comments baseball
- Study: Front office employees are the next 'Moneyball' http://sabr.org/latest/pollis-if-you-build-it-rethinking-market-major-league-baseball-front-office-personnel 5 comments baseball
- New sabermetric component, SABR Defensive Index, revealed for Gold Glove Award http://sabr.org/latest/new-sabermetric-component-revealed-rawlings-gold-glove-award 49 comments baseball
- Home Run Derby Curse: Fact or Fiction? http://sabr.org/research/home-run-derby-curse-fact-or-fiction 3 comments baseball
- Is anyone a member of The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)? http://sabr.org/ 6 comments baseball
- Happy 100th Birthday, Buck! http://sabr.org/latest/celebrating-100th-birthday-baseball-ambassador-buck-oneil 7 comments baseball
Linking pages
- Uggla believes 50-game ban not enough for PED users | MLB.com http://m.mlb.com/news/article/55984656 112 comments
- » The Mini 30, Week 21: Those Pesky O’s http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8312968/baltimore-going-anywhere 25 comments
- Who will be baseball's next Ironman after Elvis Andrus? | MLB.com https://www.mlb.com/cut4/who-will-be-baseballs-next-ironman-after-elvis-andrus/c-271942006 16 comments
- 10 incredible MLB ballpark giveaway nights you can look forward to this season | MLB.com http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/03/29/166384190/10-best-2016-mlb-giveaways 8 comments
- You Know The Story Of The 1919 Black Sox? Think Again | WGLT https://www.wglt.org/post/you-know-story-1919-black-sox-think-again-0 4 comments
- Basketball Isn't a Sport. It's a Statistical Network | WIRED http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/12/basketball-network-analysis/ 3 comments
- Baseball history unpacked, January 1 - Bleed Cubbie Blue https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2024/1/1/24020537/baseball-history-unpacked-january-1 0 comments