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We're thrilled to introduce the new @SlangsOnSports Women in Baseball Analytics Scholarship! Open to any female identifying students or young professionals to attend the 2024 #SABRanalytics Conference & gain access to our online certification courses:
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Tom Seaver's scouting report while he was pitching for @USC_Baseball in 1965: "Plenty of desire to pitch and wants to beat you." No truer words were ever spoken about the future @BaseballHall of Fame pitcher. Who was that scout? #Dodgers coach Tommy Lasorda.
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New @SABRbioproject : Tim Lincecum, one of just 3 pitchers in @MLB history with multiple Cy Young Awards, no-hitters and World Series rings. The Freak was a #ForeverGiant fan favorite with @SFGiants . By Giselle Stancic: #SABR
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RIP Don Sutton, 75, solid and dependable @BaseballHall of Fame pitcher who won 324 games and recorded 3,574 strikeouts for @Dodgers and four other teams, then served as a popular @Braves broadcaster on TV and radio for nearly 30 years. #SABR bio:
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We're saddened to learn Jim Bouton, 80, has died. The former @Yankees All-Star pitcher revolutionized baseball journalism and literature as the author of "Ball Four" — named one of @nypl 's best books of the 20th century. #SABR bio:
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The @Pirates ' Ke'Bryan Hayes leads all NL defenders in the new #SABR Defensive Index rankings through games of Sunday, June 4: @RawlingsSports
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RIP Roland Hemond, 92, longtime #SABR member, scout, GM for @Orioles and @WhiteSox who also helped build the expansion @Angels and @Dbacks from scratch, founder of @MLBazFallLeague , and friend and mentor to countless people in baseball:
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Congratulations to @Rockies ’ Nolan Arenado and @Athletics ’ Matt Chapman, winners of the 2018 @RawlingsSports #PlatinumGlove Awards, presented by #SABR .
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Such a cruel way for Rich Hill to lose a perfect game! First time in @MLB history a PG bid has ever ended in 9th inning on an error.
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@RawlingsSports In the AL, @Yankees catcher Jose Trevino led all defenders in the final 2022 #SABR Defensive Index rankings. Here are the full leaders at each position:
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Happy #OpeningDay ! Baseball is back!
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RIP Bob Gibson, 84, the St. Louis @Cardinals ' heart and soul for three World Series trips in the 1960s, a @BaseballHall inductee, and a talented multisport athlete who excelled at everything he did. @SABRbioproject tribute to Hoot: #SABR
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Congratulations to Gil Hodges, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, and Tony Oliva, newest members of @BaseballHall of Fame from the Golden Days Era ballot announced today!
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Congratulations to @sean_forman , founder of the indispensable @baseball_ref , who will be honored with the 2020 #SABRanalytics Conference Lifetime Achievement Award:
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RIP Brooks Robinson, 86, a Baltimore @Orioles icon, World Series MVP, the greatest defensive third baseman of his era, and one of the most beloved players in baseball history. Read @SABRbioproject on Brooks' life and legacy:
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Congratulations to the @Cubs ’ Zach Davies, Ryan Tepera, Andrew Chafin, and Craig Kimbrel, who just threw the 17th no-hitter in franchise history — and the first combined no-no in Chicago’s long history in the National League!
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RIP Frank Howard, 87, a gentle giant and fearsome slugger with @Dodgers , @Nationals , @Rangers & @Tigers . He hit the first home run in Arlington history during Rangers' home opener in 1972. Read @SABRbioproject on Hondo's life and legacy: #SABR
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RIP Sal Bando, 78, dependable team captain and All-Star third baseman for the 1970s Oakland @Athletics dynasty, later served as GM with Milwaukee @Brewers . Read @SABRbioproject on Bando’s life and legacy: #SABR
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RIP Vin Scully, 94, iconic voice of the @Dodgers for more than six decades and spanning two coasts — from Jackie Robinson and the Boys of Summer in Brooklyn to Koufax, Kershaw, and Fernando in L.A. Read @SABRbioproject on Scully's life and legacy: #SABR
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RIP Lou Brock, 81, @Cardinals legend who held the @MLB single-season and career stolen base records when he retired following a 19-year career that earned him first-ballot @baseballhall induction. Read @SABRbioproject to learn more: #SABR
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This is only the second 8-3-5 triple play in AL/NL history! The first was turned on June 7, 1884, by the Boston Beaneaters (forerunners to today’s @Braves ) against @OldHossRadbourn ’s Providence Grays. #SABR
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TRIPLE PLAY! #ForTheA
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Congratulations to @Dbacks rookie Tyler Gilbert, who just became the 4th pitcher in AL/NL history to throw a no-hitter in his 1st career start! He joins Bobo Holloman (1953), Bumpus Jones (1892), and Ted Breitenstein (1891).
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RIP Dick Allen, 78, one of the most feared sluggers in baseball, a seven-time All-Star with prodigious power. He won NL Rookie of the Year honors with @Phillies in 1964 and AL MVP with @WhiteSox in 1972. Read his #SABR bio:
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Congratulations to Jim Leyland, the newest @baseballhall inductee in the Class of 2024! A 3x Manager of the Year who led @Marlins to a World Series title, won 2 pennants with @Tigers & guided @Pirates to postseason. Read @SABRbioproject : #SABR
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Omar Vizquel was a perennial @RawlingsSports #GoldGlove Award winner and @Indians defensive wizard who racked up 2,877 hits. He’s on the ballot for @baseballhall in 2019; read his #SABR bio here:
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Buck O'Neil — who will be inducted to @baseballhall this weekend — was the storyteller of the Negro Leagues and one of the game's most beloved goodwill ambassadors. Read @SABRbioproject for more on Buck's life and legacy: #SABR @NLBMuseumKC
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RIP Eddie Robinson, the oldest living former @MLB player, who has died at the age of 100. The 4-time All-Star first baseman for @Indians and @whitesox later became GM of the @Rangers and a scout for @RedSox , @astros & @Orioles . Read his #SABR bio:
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Congratulations to Harold Baines and Lee Smith, who were elected to the @BaseballHall of Fame on the Today’s Game Era ballot! The longtime @whitesox DH and @MLB ’s one-time saves leader will be honored next summer in Cooperstown.
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“You know what? We have all brothers out here.” — Al Oliver #OTD in 1971, the Pittsburgh @Pirates fielded the first all-black lineup in @MLB history. Here’s the story behind that iconic starting nine (and soon to be World Series champions): #SABR
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Margaret Donahue became the first female executive in an @MLB front office when she was hired by the @Cubs in 1919. She retired after nearly 40 years as a vice president in the organization. Read her story at @SABRbioproject : #SABR #WomensHistoryMonth
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When @GeorgeHWBush threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the @Orioles ' season opener in 1989, he became the first sitting U.S. President to do so from the pitching mound. Read about Bush's lifelong connection to baseball in the #SABR archives:
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Every year on October 13, a group of dedicated @Pirates fans gather at the site of Forbes Field at 3:36 p.m. to commemorate Bill Mazeroski's iconic World Series-winning home run in the 1960 World Series. From the #SABR archives: #Postseason
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In 1905, Archibald "Moonlight" Graham played one half-inning for the New York Giants. He never appeared in @MLB again, but his name was immortalized by W.P. Kinsella in the novel that inspired Field of Dreams. Read @SABRbioproject : #FieldofDreamsGame #SABR
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100 years ago today, Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Ga. His impact on baseball was profound, but his significance in American history was even greater. Read our #SABR bio of the @Dodgers pioneer and @BaseballHall of Famer:
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30 years ago today, Will Clark and the 1989 @SFGiants win their first National League pennant in more than a quarter-century as Clark bats .650 to earn MVP honors. Read The Thrill's @SABRbioproject here: #SABR
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Congratulations to the Houston @Astros for winning the AL pennant! At age 72, manager Dusty Baker returns to the #WorldSeries for the first time in 19 years.
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New @SABRbioproject : Jamie Moyer, ageless wonder who faced nearly 9% of all batters in @MLB history @moyerfoundation
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RIP Phil Niekro, 81, Atlanta @Braves legend known as “Knucksie” who floated his signature pitch past @MLB hitters for 24 seasons, winning 318 games and @BaseballHall induction in 1997. Read @SABRbioproject to learn more about Niekro’s life and career:
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We're saddened to learn Roger Angell — "perhaps the most exquisitely talented writer to focus sustained attention on baseball" — has died at the age of 101. Read @SABRbioproject on @NewYorker author and @officialBBWAA Career Excellence recipient: #SABR
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Congratulations to Buck O'Neil and Bud Fowler, Black baseball pioneers and legends who were elected today to @BaseballHall by the Early Baseball Era Committee!
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We're saddened to report that #SABR member Dorothy Seymour Mills, the first female baseball historian who co-authored the classic 3-volume "Baseball" series, has died at the age of 91. Learn more about her life and legacy as a baseball pioneer:
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Congratulations to Joe Musgrove, who just threw the first no-hitter in the San Diego @Padres ’ 52-year franchise history!
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The @Pirates ' Ke'Bryan Hayes leads all NL defenders in the new #SABR Defensive Index rankings, through games of June 19. Check out the full positional rankings here: @RawlingsSports
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Yesterday, @SFGiants ' Pablo Sandoval homered, stole a base, and allowed no runs on the mound — no @MLB player has done all that in a game since Christy Mathewson in 1905! Read @SABRbioproject to learn more about the great Matty: #SABR #PandaWatch
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Congratulations to Fred McGriff, who was elected to @baseballhall by the Contemporary Era Committee in the Class of 2023! Read his #SABR bio: @Braves @BlueJays @Padres @RaysBaseball
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45 years ago today, the Cincinnati @Reds swept the Yankees to give the Big Red Machine their second straight World Series championship. @SABRGames story: #SABR #Postseason
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Congratulations to @Dbacks ’ Madison Bumgarner, who just threw a 7-inning no-hitter in Atlanta! It’s the first shortened (and unofficial) no-hitter in @MLB since Boston’s Devern Hansack in 2006.
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Way back in 1889, the @Dodgers and @SFGiants franchises met for the "World's Series" when both teams played in New York — it might have been a Subway Series, except the @NYCTSubway wouldn't be built for 11 more years. @SABRGames story: #SABR
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Coming soon: SABR's #BallparkFigures , hosted by @curlyfro , will return this summer as a 10-episode podcast series focusing on Stories of the Negro Leagues. Learn more: #SABR
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Happy #OpeningDay ! Baseball season begins today!
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When Marvin Miller was hired by @MLB_PLAYERS in 1966, the union's assets totaled $5,700 and some used furniture. In the span of a decade, Miller turned the MLBPA into a formidable labor force that changed sports history: #SABR #LaborDay
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"Hey Scoop, we've got all brothers out there." #OTD in 1971, the @Pirates became the first @MLB team to start an all-Black starting lineup. On Pittsburgh's "Characters With Character," from the #SABR archives:
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On #OpeningDay 1947, Jackie Robinson made history as @MLB 's 1st black player of the modern era: #SABR @Dodgers
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The @Mets ' Francisco Lindor leads all NL defenders in the #SABR Defensive Index rankings through @MLB games of June 13. Find the full positional SDI rankings here: @RawlingsSports
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RIP Carl Erskine, 97, one of Brooklyn's beloved Boys of Summer, @Dodgers ' All-Star pitcher and World Series champion, and 2023 recipient of @baseballhall 's Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award. Read @SABRbioproject : #SABR
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Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush has died at age 94. Long before he stepped into the Oval Office, he played for @YaleBaseball in the first @NCAACWS . Here’s a look back at “Poppy” Bush’s lifelong connection to baseball in the #SABR archives:
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Happy 88th birthday to @SFGiants legend Willie Mays! Born on May 6, 1931, the Say Hey Kid was arguably the greatest all-around player in @MLB history. Read @SABRbioproject to learn more about Mays's life and legacy: #SABR
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Congratulations to @adams_at , @_beewilly , and @curlyfro , winners of the 2021 #SABRanalytics Conference Research Awards! They will be recognized in a virtual presentation ceremony on March 13. Read their award-winning work:
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We’re honored to have the legendary @played41 with us tonight at the #SABR51 Welcome Reception, providing her unique brand of ballpark entertainment!
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RIP Tom Seaver, @BaseballHall legend who died Monday at the age of 75. Few players were ever more connected to a franchise than Tom Terrific with the New York @Mets . Read @SABRbioproject to learn more about Seaver's life and legacy: #SABR
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@RawlingsSports @Athletics DJ LeMahieu of @Rockies led all NL defenders in the #SABR Defensive Index in 2018, used to help select @RawlingsSports #GoldGlove Award winners. Here are the final position-by-position rankings:
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Henry Aaron was one of baseball’s most iconic figures. The @Braves superstar's prodigious power and grace during his quest to break @MLB ’s all-time home run record transcended the game. Read @SABRbioproject to learn more of his life and legacy: #SABR
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New @SABRGames story: In 1995, @Braves rookie Chipper Jones belted his first career home run — not surprisingly, it was a game-winner in the 9th inning against the Mets at Shea Stadium: #SABR @RealCJ10
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#OTD in 1971, the @Pirates fielded an all-Black starting lineup at all nine positions, a first in @MLB history. Read the @SABRGames story on a special night and a special team in Pittsburgh: #SABR
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New @SABRbioproject : @VizquelOmar13 , perennial @RawlingsSports #GoldGlove Award winner and @Indians defensive wizard who racked up 2,877 hits. He’s on the ballot again for @baseballhall in 2019: #SABR
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Anyone questioning the legitimacy of 1916 Giants’ winning streak, just know they had to win every game wearing … purple plaid. True story.
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In Pittsburgh, #SABR Forbes Field Chapter is working to install commemorative markers at the site of Three Rivers Stadium, home of the @Pirates from 1970 to 2000. Join us there at 2:30 p.m. today to hear from @ClementeMuseum , @Pirates president Travis Williams & more.
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This is pretty rare in @MLB history! There have only been FIVE 5-2-3-2 triple plays in the regular season, last turned by the 1955 @Cubs . Find all the details in the #SABR Triple Plays Database:
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The ol’ 5-2-3-2 triple play. 😏
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A Golden Pitch is any pitch thrown when *both* teams could win or lose WS on one swing of the bat. 1912, '26, ’62, ’72, ’97, 2001, ’14, ’16.
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Mike Montgomery added his name to a rare list last night: 8th pitcher in @MLB history to throw a Golden Pitch #SABR
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The @RawlingsSports #GoldGlove winners have been announced! Now check out the final #SABR Defensive Index rankings for 2018 in the American League, led by @Athletics ’ Matt Chapman:
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If you saw @drunkhistory 's baseball episode last night, you learned about Moses Fleetwood Walker, the courageous pioneer who played in @MLB decades before Jackie Robinson. @SABRbioproject has the full story on Fleet: #SABR @DammitCARL
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Happy 100th birthday to Roger Angell — "perhaps the most exquisitely talented writer to focus sustained attention on baseball." Read @SABRbioproject on the @NewYorker 's legendary essayist and @baseballhall 's Spink Award winner: #SABR
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Congratulations to @ericnus and "Stealing Home," winner of the 2021 #SABR Seymour Medal for best baseball book of the year: @public_affairs @NineConference
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Congratulations to Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton, the newest members of the @BaseballHall of Fame! #SABR
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Happy 86th birthday to @HenryLouisAaron , the @Braves legend whose courage and dignity in breaking Babe Ruth's "unbreakable" home run record in the face of relentless racism remains an inspiration to all. #SABR bio: #BlackHistoryMonth
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Before @Dodgers take on the Giants tonight, read @SABRbioproject on @TheVinScully , iconic voice and a treasured presence in the team’s storied history, from Jackie Robinson to Clayton Kershaw, spanning six decades and two coasts: #Postseason #SABR
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100 years ago today, @KDKARadio became the first commercial radio station to broadcast an @MLB game, a @Pirates ' win over the Phillies from Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. New @SABRGames story by @jfredland #OTD in 1921: #SABRCentury
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50 years ago today, Roberto Clemente recorded his 3,000th and final hit with the Pittsburgh @Pirates , a double into the gap in left field. Read @SABRGames story on Clemente's historic achievement: #SABR
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25 years ago today, Eddie Murray became the 20th @MLB player in history to reach the 3,000-hit milestone with a 6th-inning single at the Metronome. Read the @SABRGames story from our 1995 @Indians book: #SABR @JosephWancho
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Congratulations to the Chicago @Cubs and Cleveland @Indians , the first winners of the @RawlingsSports Gold Glove Team Awards! Check out the #SABR Defensive Index team rankings for the 2020 @MLB season:
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Tom Tango, a 2020 #SABR Chadwick Award winner, is one of the most respected sabermetric analysts in the world, co-author of "The Book," developer of FIP and wOBA, and now @MLB 's Senior Database Architect of Stats: @tangotiger
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The #SABR Henry Chadwick Award honors baseball's greatest researchers, historians, statisticians, and archivists. Congratulations to the 2024 recipients: Larry Gerlach, @lheaphy , and @SlangsOnSports ! Learn more:
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2022 #SABR Chadwick Award winner: @janeleavy1 is the author of acclaimed books on Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle, and Babe Ruth, the latter of which won the Seymour Medal for best book on baseball history:
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RIP Don Newcombe, 92, a pioneering pitcher for the @Dodgers . Negro Leagues veteran who catapulted to stardom in @MLB , winning Rookie of the Year in 1949, World Series champion in 1955, 1956 NL MVP and Cy Young Awards. Read his #SABR bio:
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#OTD in 1935, @Reds fans see the light as Cincinnati's Crosley Field hosts the first night game in @MLB history, as President Franklin Roosevelt turned on 1 million watts of lights from the @WhiteHouse in Washington, D.C. @SABRGames story: #SABR
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Minnie Miñoso — one of baseball's newest Hall of Famers — was @MLB 's first great Latino star with the Chicago @whitesox in 1950s. Read @SABRbioproject before his @baseballhall induction Sunday: #SABR
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We’re saddened to learn of the death of @SFGiants legend Willie McCovey, 80, a great slugger who terrified pitchers around the National League for 22 seasons. #SABR bio:
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RIP Red Schoendienst, 95, #STLCards legend as a player, manager, and ambassador for eight decades. 1989 @baseballhall inductee. 10x All-Star. 3x WS-winning player and manager. Read his #SABR bio here:
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50 years ago today, the @Montreal_Expos played the first @MLB regular-season game outside the United States on April 14, 1969, at Jarry Park. Read @SABRGames on their historic home opener: #SABR
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RIP Charley Pride, 86, who dreamed of becoming a Hall of Famer — after his @baseballhall aspirations dried up, he went on to record dozens of #1 hit songs and was inducted into the @countrymusichof instead. #SABR bio: #NegroLeagues100 #SABR
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RIP Mel Stottlemyre, 77, star pitcher for the @Yankees in 1960s who went on to win 5 World Series as a pitching coach with 1986 @Mets and #Yankees in ‘90s. Read his #SABR bio:
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6 years
The @Dodgers and @RedSox franchises last met in a #WorldSeries in 1916. A young Babe Ruth starred on the mound for Boston, pitching all 14 innings in a Game 2 gem: #SABR
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4 years
Congratulations to Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons, the newest members of the @BaseballHall of Fame! The longtime @MLB_PLAYERS director and All-Star catcher for @Cardinals , @Brewers & @Braves were elected by the Modern Era committee today.
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5 years
#OTD in 1947, Jackie Robinson made his debut with the @Dodgers , shattering @MLB 's color barrier. His impact on baseball was profound, but his significance in American history was even greater. Read our #SABR bio on the @BaseballHall legend: @JRFoundation
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7 years
New @SABRbioproject : Jamie Moyer, ageless wonder who faced nearly 9% of all batters in @MLB history #SABR
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