Moses Fleetwood Walker was an African American Major League baseball player who was born on October 7, 1856. Many believe that Jackie Robinson was the…
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History of Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field is the home of the Major League baseball team, the Chicago Cubs. It is also one of the oldest ballparks that is still in…
Top 5 Winningest Teams in Baseball History
Baseball has a long history and each year, teams compete for the chance to be known as the best. The ultimate goal is to earn…
Ten Cent Beer Night
Happy Thanksgiving! It’s been an amazing year and I am so thankful for so many things, including every visitor to Baseball Almanac. Thank you. I…
MLB High School Data
In 2008, Baseball Almanac started adding the High School name for Major League Baseball players. Our goal, to find the name of the high school…
The First Canadian No-Hitter
James Paxton was amazing on May 8, 2018, throwing a no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners. I updated every one of those pages before 6 in…
The Immaculate Inning
On August 23, 2001, Randy Johnson walked out to the mound in the sixth frame and threw exactly three strikes to Tony McKnight (out #1).…
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A regular contributor to Baseball Almanac sent us an email yesterday that mentioned Nomar Garciaparra having a 10-RBI game, and that he was the…
Matt Davidson – The Player of the Week (NOT)
Matt Davidson kept Baseball Almanac busy this week. He tied the Major League record for most home runs in an Opening Day game, tied the…
Pitchers With Three Putouts in an Inning
I was updating the record (3) for Putouts in an Inning by Pitchers, basically adding a link to a recent box score where the record…