SABR Games Project@SABRGames
featuring noteworthy baseball games in MLB & Negro Leagues history, from @SABR sabr.org/gamesproject Phoenix, AZ Joined January 2017-
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Jim Scott tosses a no-hitter for 9 innings but still loses the game. Derek Blair tells the story of the game for the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
It is a wet affair for the All-Star Game on July 8, 1952. Paul Doutrich tells how the game turned out in this story from the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Carlos Villanueva collects his first hit and more on September 15, 2006. Larry DeFillipo tells the story of Villanueva's big game as part of the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Don Baylor hits multiple extra-base hits to lead the Orioles to victory on April 6, 1973. Malcolm Allen tells how it all played out in this terrific story from the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
The Chi-Feds and Buffeds battle to a tie on September 9, 1914. Brian Frank recorded the story of this Federal League game for the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
The first game in American League history takes place on April 24, 1901 and Andrew Harner captured the game for the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Al Leiter becomes the first pitcher to beat all 30 major league teams on April 30, 2002. Tom Brown tells the story of the game for the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
John Reilly hits for the cycle as the Reds blow out the Pirates on September 12, 1883. Mike Huber tells the story for the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Three Cubs pitchers set a walks record on April 24, 1957 in Chicago's eventual loss to Cincinnati. Bruce Harris tells all about it as part of the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Drake Britton earns his first major league win on July 31, 2013. Bill Nowlin tells the story of Britton's first win for the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Kurt Blumeneau tells about an unusual minor league no-hitter. It happened on June 26, 1972 and is now part of the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
The Boston Americans beat the New York Highlanders in a big way on October 8, 1904 and Jerrod Cotosman tells how it happened in the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
The Cubs beat the Mets after the Old Timers Game on June 25, 1977. Jeff Allan Howard tells the story for the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Joe Nuxhall one-hits the Astros on July 24, 1965 and Michael Griffin tells the story of the game as part of the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Johnny Mize hits a homer in every major league ballpark with his pinch-hit home run on September 7, 1952. Steven Weiner tells the story of the game for the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Stan Musial gets his 3000th hit on this day in 1958. Gregory Wolf tells how Musial reached this milestone as part of the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Mexico and Italy play an amazing game in the World Baseball Classic. The game happened on March 9, 2017 and Brenda Himrich all about it as part of the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Tim Teufel helps the Twins win in a big way on June 24, 1984. Stew Thornley tells how Teufel's hit led to victory in this story from the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
James Paxton throws a no-hitter for the Mariners in a game against the Blue Jays. It happened on May 8, 2018 and Gary Belleville recounts Paxton's accomplishment for the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
The Phillies Pearce Charles gets caught stealing signs in a game played on September 17, 1900. Bob LeMoine tells what happened in this interesting story from the SABR Games Project. sabr.org/gamesproj/game…
Wasn’t sure why traffic was surging on my @SABRGames flu mask baseball game story (sabr.org/gamesproj/game…), but then I read @christineNYT’s terrific piece today on the mask wars during the 1918-19 pandemic. History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes: nyti.ms/3k4Lx41
5 years ago today, Shin-Soo Choo became the first Korean-born @MLB player to hit for the cycle in a @Rangers blowout win at Coors Field. Read the @SABRGames story: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR
#OTD in 1946, Ted Williams hit for the cycle in an MVP season with the @RedSox — despite missing the previous three years while serving in the military during World War II. @SABRGames story: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR
#OTD in 1986, the @Mets win an extra-inning slugfest with a brawl and a Howard Johnson game-winning home run. Read the @SABRGames story: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR
Wonder if we'll see a scene like this at an @MLB ballpark soon. Here's the story behind this haunting photo, taken at the Flu Mask Game during the 1918-19 global pandemic, for @SABRGames: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #BlackSox100
When the @Brewers moved to Milwaukee, they had just one week to prepare their new uniforms for #OpeningDay in 1970. @SABRGames story: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR
#OTD in 1960, @Orioles defensive wizard Brooks Robinson hit for the cycle to almost single-handedly beat the White Sox at Comiskey Park. @SABRGames story: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR
The 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords were one of the most dominant teams in Negro League history, with @baseballhall of Famers Cool Papa Bell, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson & Judy Johnson. New #SABR Digital Library book tells the story of the Pride of Smoketown: sabr.org/latest/sabr-di…
#OTD in 1887, a shameful day in baseball as the color line is officially established, barring African Americans from playing in @MLB or @MiLB until Jackie Robinson breaks through decades later. @SABRGames story: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR #NegroLeagues100
#OTD in 1934, Babe Ruth became the first @MLB player to surpass 700 career home runs with a big blast in Detroit. His teammate Lou Gehrig was #2 on the all-time list then ... with 323. @SABRGames story: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR
At #SABRvirtual today, we're talking with @thorn_john and @Lheaphy about our upcoming #SABR50at50 anthology book, due out this fall from @UnivNebPress. You can pre-order the book here: sabr.org/latest/sabr-50… @HeavyJ28
Happiness is... seeing Gary Carter trend on Twitter. Here's the story of a long-forgotten game in 1978 that Carter almost won single-handedly. sabr.org/gamesproj/game… @SABRGames @ExposNation @ExposBlog @Montreal_Expos
#OTD in 1972, @Dodgers' Hoyt Wilhelm appeared in his 1,070th and final game to establish an @MLB record. Read the @SABRGames story by @kurtblumenau: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR
80 years ago today, five National League pitchers combined for the first shutout in @MLB All-Star Game history at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. @SABRGames story: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR
Baseball fans, join us for #SABRvirtual throughout the month of July! Registration is open for all of this weekend's online sessions, featuring @schwartzstops and @DanEvans108, @thorn_john and @Lheaphy, and many more terrific presentations: sabr.org/virtual-meetin…
A Double First! Hank Thompson, who was the 1st Black player in #STLBrowns history, debuting in '47, became 1st African American player in #NYGiants history #OTD '49. Check out the amazing @sabr story of this underappreciated player sabr.org/bioproj/person…
#OTD in 1941, Ted Williams hit the "most thrilling" home run of his life, a walk-off 3-run blast to win the @MLB All-Star Game in Detroit. Read the @SABRGames story on the @RedSox star's Midsummer Classic: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR
#OTD in 1969, Tom Seaver took a perfect game into the 9th inning as the @Mets established themselves as legitimate NL pennant contenders on their way to a "Miracle" World Series title. @SABRGames story: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR
New @SABRGames story: In 1948, Pat Seerey of the @whitesox became the 5th @MLB player in history to hit 4 home runs in a single game: sabr.org/gamesproj/game… #SABR