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Hat tip to @kurtblumenau for this update—Who knew?! 🤷🏻♂️
Happy @SABRbbcards birthday to brewer-patriot Samuel Adams 🇺🇸 AND thrower-expatriate Samuel Adames 🇩🇴 🇯🇵.
#OTD in 1933 the first East-West game is held at Comiskey Park. Possibly the greatest collection of baseball talent ever assembled.
Happy @SABRbbcards birthday to George Edward “Duffy” Lewis, namesake of four former or current record holders in HR, ERA, BA, and RBI.
Happy @SABRbbcards birthday to artist @IamScottHodges whose pieces are daily highlights on many of our timelines.
Happy @SABRbbcards birthday to writer, statistician, and @sabr member @billjamesonline. "Do we need to have 280 brands of breakfast cereal? No, probably not. But we have them for a reason - because some people like them. It's the same with baseball statistics."
Happy @SABRbbcards birthday to the great @Jim22Palmer. 6x AS, 3x WS 🏆, 3x CYA, 2.86 career ERA, winningest pitcher of the 1970s, and fave player of many moms, sisters, and wives.
Happy @SABRbbcards birthday to Negro Leagues infield sensation Lorenzo “Piper” Davis. First Black player signed by Red Sox (1950). Mentor to Willie Mays. #NegroLeagues100