In a wild back-and-forth game, the Yankees won the 1939 World Series, the fourth straight title for the Bronx Bombers, with a 7-4 victory in 10 innings. Although gaining notoriety for a collision at the plate that stunned Cincinnati catcher Ernie Lombardi...
At the close of the 1939 baseball season, Tex Carleton prepared to retire to his hometown of Fort Worth convinced that his big-league days were behind him. The 33-year-old right-hander had struggled in his first campaign with the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association, posting an 11-9 record with a dismal 4.23 ERA.
With New York having taken the first two games of the 1939 World Series in the Bronx, Cincinnati sent rookie Gene Thompson to the mound to oppose veteran Lefty Gomez of the Yanks for Game Three in the friendly confines of Crosley Field.
The Reds were on the brink. Twenty years removed from their only World Series championship, against the infamous Black Sox in 1919, Cincinnati was poised to become NL champions. Hosting the second-place St.
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From SABR member Rob Arthur at Baseball Prospectus on September 20, 2019:Before the 2019 season began, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred was already sensitive to arguments about tanking and competitive balance.
The battle of the Cespedes BBQ fellas
Riding a wave from the sweep in Pittsburgh against a team scuffling on and off the field, the Mariners head to the home of one of baseball’s very worst teams.
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2019-10-11
In conjunction with Hot Springs’ Second Annual Baseball Weekend, the Robinson-Kell SABR Chapter will meet on October 12, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 103 of the Hot Springs Convention Center.
Our guest speaker will be former MLB pitcher Rich Thompson.
Johnny Vander Meer was enjoying a summer to remember. A spot starter for the last-place Reds in 1937, Vander Meer played a significant role as Cincinnati emerged into a first-division club in 1938. Achieving fame from pitching consecutive no-hitters in June, the 23-year-old Vander Meer sported a 10-3 record and 2.28 ERA as Crosley Field prepared to host the sixth All-Star Game.
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2019-10-10
Join us for the 2019 SABR/IWBC Arizona Fall League Experience on Thursday, October 10 to Saturday, October 12, 2019, in Phoenix, Arizona.
This conference is focused on women in baseball, co-hosted by the International Women's Baseball Center, and held in conjunction with the Arizona Fall League (MLB.com/AFL), baseball's premier player development league.
Hendriks now has more Ks than any A’s reliever in history.
The 2019 Oakland A’s set another franchise record this week, though this one didn’t have anything to do with hitting lots of homers.
It’s a star-studded pitching matchup to begin the Reds final homestand of the year.
Believe it or not, the New York Mets are not technically out of the 2019 playoff chase just yet.
Which robots reign supreme?
Sports are dumb. Video games are also dumb. But dumb sports video games are the best. We’re on a quest to find the best video games for every sport that are also WEIRD and dumb.
