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• This day in Braves History: The Expos rebrand as the Nationals

Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB via Getty Images One of Atlanta’s divisional rivals moves from Canada to Washington D.C. and locks down their new identity. MLB History 1890: At the American Association annual meeting in Louisville, the Philadelphia Athletics are expelled for violating the league’s constitution. A new team in Philadelphia is admitted, plus entries from Boston, Washington and Ch...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 22

Happy birthday, Austin Romine! | Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Austin Romine! The Kennedy years come to an end, Fred Lindstrom arrives, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at b...2024
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• Baseball and the Great War

Christy Mathewson We shall not sleep, though poppies grow When I was a child we lived in Concordia, Kansas, and every November 11 the city would have a Veterans Day parade. In those days it was still called Armistice Day. This memory has always stuck with me for several reasons. There would be a football game that day which my father would take me to. Those were the first football games I ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 11

Photo by: Bernstein Associates/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Popeye in the news, and that ain’t all. Strong to the finish. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to f...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 8

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Neifi Perez signs! And other stories, including Jerome Walton and Dwight Smith ROY results. Dwight’s birthday, too. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, wi...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Max Fried wins 2020 NL Gold Glove Award

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first of many for the lefty hurler Braves Franchise History 1928: Voters in Massachusetts approve Sunday baseball in Boston, provided that Braves Field is more than 1,000 feet from a church. This leaves Pennsylvania as the only state with no Sunday baseball in the major leagues. 1960: Warren Spahn finishes second in Cy Youn...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 22
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 11
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 28

Happy birthday, Lenny Harris! | Photo By Dave Sandford/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Lenny Harris, the first World Series game at Wrigley Field in 71 years, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. David Ross is signed, Rick Sutcliffe lets out a Cy, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 18

Happy birthday, Allen Ripley! A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Allen Ripley, and other stories. Believe it or not! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to foll...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 14

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The 2003 collapse and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 11

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. A great Chicago playoff classic and other stories. Happy birthday, Rick James! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narra...2024
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• Baseball mud

Started with the Athletics When I was a younger man, I spent a couple of years traveling the country on business. I always carried some baseball bats in my trunk. Once my workday was done, instead of heading to the local watering hole, I’d find the batting cages and hit balls until my hands blistered. As I got older, I just loved hitting baseballs. Hitting a baseball shot out of an automated pitch...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 22

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The downfall of Marla Collins, Matt Garza to the Rangers, Dillinger at the Biograph, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narr...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 15

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Jackie Robinson Day and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’s a...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 3

Happy birthday, Jason Kipnis! | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Jason Kipnis! And other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various na...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 20
Steve Bilko, who did not play today, but was a huge figure in Wrigley Field West history. | Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Wrigley West and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseb...2023
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• Wrigley's Surreal, Rowdy World Series Return Can't Keep Cubs from Falling Behind
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"MLB History 1929: The Philadelphia Athletics overcome an 8-0 deficit by scoring 10 runs in the seventh to claim a 10-8 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 4 of the World Series."

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"MLB History 1876 - The Boston Red Caps beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 in the first ever National League game."

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"The New York Mutuals and the Philadelphia Athletics are expelled because the two teams had decided not to play their final games in the west without permission."

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"The Arizona Diamondbacks' road woes reached 22 straight games with Wednesday's 13-7 loss to the Giants, tying the 1963 New York Mets and the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics for the longest road losing streak since 1900."

2019
"That’s a solid 11 years before a different Philadelphia Athletics (now the Oakland Athletics) became a founding member of the American League."

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"Dick Fowler is the other, but that came all the way back in 1945 as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics."

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"Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Chief Bender was a notoriously poor hitter during his 16 year career."

2016
"Joe DiMaggio was robbed of a bit of momentum and one of his baseball bats during two days without games, but he overcame the mounting pressure of his Major League-record hitting streak with a resounding first-at-bat home run on Saturday in a 10 to 5 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics."

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"com/Ir5TWGyFph — Randy Johnson (@RJ51Photos) January 8, 2015 Plank pitched in the early part of the 1900s, winning 326 games while mainly pitching with the Philadelphia Athletics."

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"According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only one pitcher since 1900 has even had a chance to beat the same club three times in a season for three different teams: Willis Hudlin, who beat the Philadelphia Athletics (yes, the A's again) pitching for Cleveland and the Washington Senators in 1940."

• This day in Braves History: The Expos rebrand as the Nationals
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 22
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• Baseball and the Great War
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 11
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 8
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• This Day in Braves History: Max Fried wins 2020 NL Gold Glove Award
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 18
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• Today in White Sox History: October 6

On this day 41 years ago, Mike Boddicker silenced a loud White Sox offense in the ALCS. | Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images A day of playoff setbacks includes an offensive meltdown in Baltimore 1905 The White Sox lost the pennant on the next-to-last day of the season when pitcher Doc White couldn’t beat the bottom-feeding St. Louis Browns. White and the Sox lost, 6-2, and handed the flag to the...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Dan Uggla extends hitting streak to 30-straight games

Photo by Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1956 - Braves catcher Ebba St. Claire is part of three double plays tying the major league record in a 5-4 win over the Phillies. 1961 - Joe Adcock homered twice, but the Dodgers beat the Braves 8-3 behind Don Drysdale who allowed just four hits and also contributed a second inning grand slam. 1966 - The Braves fire Bobby Bra...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 8
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 28
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• The White Elephant in the Penguins’ Room
One of my favorite sports emblems is the old Philadelphia Athletics logo, the one displaying a white elephant standing on a baseball and wielding a bat with his trunk. Curious about its origin, I discovered it dated back to the turn of the 20th century. In response to the Athletics signing several top stars, New York Giants manager John McGraw sniffed, “The Philadelphia club will make no money. Th...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 18
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• This day in Braves history: Braves win wild NLCS Game 2 against Dodgers

Photo by Cooper Neill/MLB Photos via Getty Images This was a fun series, until it wasn’t! Braves Franchise History 1914: The Boston Braves complete a remarkable sweep of the Philadelphia Athletics, the first in World Series history. Dick Rudolph pitches a complete game, 3-1 victory for the Braves, who were 15 games out of first place in early July. 1959: The Milwaukee Braves release long-...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 11
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• Today in White Sox History: October 6
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 22
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 24

Jon Lieber | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Jon Lieber throws a shutout and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the cou...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 28
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 14
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• Today in White Sox History: September 17

On this day 118 years ago, future White Sox superstar Eddie Collins made his major league debut — under a different name, and against the South Siders! | Jim Smiley/CooperstownExpert.com Eddie Collins debuts — against his future club 1906 Future White Sox star and Hall-of-Famer Eddie Collins made his MLB debut, against the White Sox — as Eddie Sullivan! Collins played semipro baseball whil...2024
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• One-third of the way to ignominious history

Andrew Benintendi, in one-third of a season, nearly has set the all-time franchise mark for negative WAR. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images As historically bad as the White Sox have been in 2024, the offense has been even worse In the past, I’ve done Value Surveys to get a gauge of how badly (or, well) money has been spent by the White Sox front office. But frankly, almost every team outside ...2024
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• Game Report for 19th Annual SAC Baseball Research Conference, TWIMBH Greatness!!

The much-anticipated annual gathering of baseball researchers at Montgomery arrived on Saturday, hosted at the Farley Auditorium at the Alabama Dept. of Archives and History. A community outreach by the Rickwood Field SABR chapter, along with the Montgomery Biscuits and their owner Lou DiBella, it marks the first time in the 21st century that Montgomery baseball history has been given the fu...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 17

Sam Snead | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Sam Snead, no-hitters, and more! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. He...2024
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• A Royals geographical lesson

Photo by © Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Who produces the best regional talent While snowed in recently, I got to thinking about states that seem to produce more professional athletes. Pennsylvania comes to mind immediately. Looking at the top football players who came out of Pennsylvania is like looking at a Hall of Fame roster. Same with baseball, as some of the biggest na...2024
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• The fascinating career of Elmer Valo

From Slovakia to Municipal Over the years I’ve become fascinated with the history of the Kansas City Athletics. I’m not sure why, other than geographical relation. The teams themselves were mostly terrible. They never had a winning record in their 13-year stay in the city. The fans’ relationship with the team was often strained, first by numerous lopsided trades made with the Yankees and later by ...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz records his 3,000th strikeout
Braves Franchise History 1966 - The Braves win their first game in Atlanta defeating the Mets, 8-4. 1982 - The Braves see their 13-game winning streak to start the season come to an end with a 2-1 loss to the Reds. 2008 - John Smoltz becomes the 16th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters. He is the sixth fastest player to the mark in terms of innings pitched with 3,386. MLB History 1876 - The Bos...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, December 7
Happy birthday, Professor! | Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. Kyle Hendricks is a day older, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various...2022
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• The 5 best Cubs games of 2022
Al Yellon The team did well in the second half, so these will be heavily weighted toward later in the year. It’s always fun to look back at good games the Chicago Cubs have played, even in a year that wound up with a losing record. The Cubs were 39-31 after the All-Star break, among the better records in the National League — and, in fact, one game better than the pennant-winning Phillies ...2022
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• This Day in Braves History: Max Fried wins first Gold Glove Award

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1928 - Voters in Massachusetts approve Sunday baseball in Boston, provided that Braves Field is more than 1,000 feet from a church. This leaves Pennsylvania as the only state with no Sunday baseball in the major leagues. 1960 - Warren Spahn finishes second in Cy Young voting to Vern Law, who finished 20...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 26
Happy birthday, Ben Zobrist! | Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. 1959 was a weird year, Ben Zobrist’s birthday, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron makes his MLB debut
Braves Franchise History 1925 - The Boston Braves release Stuffy McInnis. He will sign with the Pirates and hit .368 in 59 games while playing in his fifth World Series. 1953 - The Braves play their first game since moving to Milwaukee and defeat the Reds, 2-0. 1954 - Hank Aaron makes his major league debut for the Milwaukee Braves and goes 0-for-5 in a 9-8 loss to the Cincinnati Redlegs. 2011 ...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 6
Happy birthday, Jake Arrieta! | Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. The Hawk signs a blank check, Kirby Puckett departs this vale, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: Dale Murphy signs with the Rockies
Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1993 - The Colorado Rockies sign free agent Dale Murphy. 2000 - Andres Galarraga homers in his first game back after missing the entire 1999 season following cancer surgery to help the Braves beat the Rockies 2-0. MLB History 1901 - Connie Mack accuses Christy Mathewson of reneging on a contract with the Philadelphia Athleti...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: Max Fried wins 2020 NL Gold Glove Award
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• This day in Braves history: Braves win wild NLCS Game 2 against Dodgers
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• Today in White Sox History: October 6
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• Spoiler Alert: The White Sox possess only one existential function, and they’re even failing at that

Artist’s imagining of Miguel Vargas’ post-collision injury. The South Siders go “full White Sox” in Baltimore and make history. Again The 2024 Chicago White Sox are so bad, they’re being used by other teams as an adverb. "the white sox have just gone full white sox" pic.twitter.com/1C5dgI5rvw— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) September 3, 2024 It’s not a pipe dream anymore; with 22 games rem...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
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• Today in White Sox History: August 22

On this day one year ago, a rare change was made in the executive offices at 35th & Shields. | David Banks/Getty Images Lo, an executive era endeth 1923 In a game at Comiskey Park, White Sox pitcher Hollis “Sloppy” Thurston threw an immaculate inning of relief (striking out the side on only nine pitches) versus the Philadelphia Athletics. Thurston’s Immaculate Inning came in the 12th, mowi...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 22
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• Game Report for 19th Annual SAC Baseball Research Conference, TWIMBH Greatness!!
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 3
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• This Day in Braves History: Dennis Martinez announces his retirement

Braves Franchise History 1942 - The Boston Braves acquire Ernie Lombardi from the Cincinnati Reds for cash. Lombardi will win the batting title in the upcoming season with a .330 average. 1995 - Cecil Upshaw passes away at the age of 52 due to a heart attack. Upshaw saved 27 games in 1969 for the Atlanta Braves who won the NL West crown. 1999 - Dennis Martinez announces his retirement bringing a...2024
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• Your 1914 Montgomery Rebels!

1914 Game AdA hundred and ten years has passed since the 1914 Montgomery Rebels took the field in what was essentially a swan song for baseball in Alabama's capitol city. After the '14 season The Rebels would lose their franchise in the Southern Association and not see upper level affiliated baseball for nearly 30 years. Montgomery would not field a team at all in 1915 and only weakly in 191...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 22

None of us have ever seen the power prowess demonstrated by José Abreu on this day, three years ago. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images José! José! José!, and homers galore 1923 In a game at Comiskey Park, White Sox pitcher Hollis “Sloppy” Thurston threw an immaculate inning of relief (striking out the side on only nine pitches) versus the Philadelphia Athletics. Thurston’s Immaculate Inning ...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: August 22
Tommy John saw his brilliant season ended when angry Tiger Dick McAuliffe attacked him on this day, 54 years ago. End a pitcher’s season, get a five-game suspension. Seems fair 1923 In a game at Comiskey Park, Sox pitcher Hollis “Sloppy” Thurston threw an immaculate inning (striking out the side on only nine pitches) versus the Philadelphia Athletics. It came in the 12th inning. He retired...2022
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