History of baseball, overview of notable events and people in the history of baseball. Long known as “America’s Pastime,” the sport was not actually created in the United States and has been passed over in popularity by American football. Nevertheless
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So let’s celebrate these greats by looking back at the player with the most careerWins Above Replacement (WAR), per Baseball-Reference, born in each year of baseball history. The 2023 season brought the Major League debuts of the first nine players born in 2002, as well as the first thr...
1918 Boston Red Sox (AL) Chicago Cubs (NL) 4–2 1919 Cincinnati Reds (NL) Chicago White Sox (AL) 5–3 1920 Cleveland Indians (AL) Brooklyn Robins (NL) 5–2 1921 New York Giants (NL) New York Yankees (AL) 5–3 1922** New York Giants (NL) New York Yankees (AL) 4–0...
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2000 Royals' first baseman Mike Sweeney becomes the fastest player in franchise history to reach the 100 RBI plateau when he homers off B.J. Ryan, contributing to the team's 10-5 victory over Baltimore at Kauffman Stadium. The 27-year-old All-Star infielder, reaching the century mark for...
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Contribution to Baseball History: A Discovery in Two 1908 Cubs Team Photos! Recently, Tom Ford and I worked on the player identifications in two team photos of the 1908 World Series champion Cubs. Over the course of our investigations, we made a discovery which I think has a bit of ...
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This is the longest win streak in AL history and tied with the 1935 Cubs for the longest AL/NL win streak that wasn’t interrupted by a tie. Cleveland, who had just lost a seven-game World Series heartbreaker to the Cubs the year prior, was loaded with a talented pitching staff headed...