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2018 Major League Baseball Calendar |
Days Away |
10-12-2018 |
NLCS Game 1 (History) |
3 days |
10-13-2018 |
ALCS Game 1 (History) |
4 days |
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2018 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS |
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"WHERE WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, IS BEING PRESERVED TODAY." |
00: Baseball News -- last five are listed below, 100+ previous upgrades on Updates page. |
Baseball Almanac Blog |
00: The First Canadian No-Hitter - a look at how Big Maple affected Dick Flowler. |
00: The Immaculate Inning - a page history... |
00: Triple Header - how did players with 10+ RBI games turn into Wilbert Robinson research? |
00: Matt Davidson – The Player of the Week (NOT) - see who did win. Share your opinion. |
00: Pitchers With Three Putouts in an Inning - read how a new entry was found in this record set. |
Baseball Autographs (Signed baseball cards integrated onto listed ballplayers) |
00: Bobby Kline, Jim Cosman, Charlie Leesman, Zach Davies and Melky Mesa. |
00: Brian Brady, Vincent Velasque, Scott Forster, Jim Sadowski, Bob Kaiser and Daniel Robertson. |
00: Gift Ngoepe, Ian Happ, Raudy Read, Ariel Jurado, Danny Farquhar & Paul Toth. |
00: Paul Powell, Darryl Jones, Edgmer Escalona, Robinson Chirinos and Chasen Bradford. |
00: Leon Culberson, Pedro Figueroa, Bob Porterfield (1953 Topps) and Ray Hamrick. |
Baseball Awards Research |
00: Baseball Digest Player of the Year (Mookie Betts) & Baseball Digest Pitcher of the Year (Jacob deGrom). |
00: Pitcher of the Month Award (September 2018) -- Blake Snell (AL) & German Marquez (NL). |
00: Rookie of the Month Award (September 2018) -- Shohei Ohtani (AL) & Juan Soto (NL). |
00: Player of the Month Award (September 2018) -- Mike Trout (AL) & Christian Yelich (NL). |
00: Reliever of the Month Award (September 2018) -- Blake Treinen (AL) & Corey Knebel (NL). |
Baseball Card Database |
00: 1983 Topps Baseball Card Checklist (Topps) -- added. |
00: 2001 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Baseball Card Checklist (Bowman) -- added. |
00: 1991 Wiz Mets Baseball Card Checklist (WIZ) -- added. |
00: 1983 Fleer Baseball Card Checklist (Fleer) -- added. |
00: 1975 Topps Baseball Card Checklist (Topps) -- added. |
Baseball Feats Research |
00: Official Cycles -- added Brock Holt (also updated AL Cycles & Boston Red Sox). |
00: Home Run in Last At-Bat -- added Nyjer Morgan, Brad Snyder, and Nick Evans. |
00: Major League Pitchers Who Struck Out Four Batters in an Inning -- added German Marquez. |
00: Official Cycles -- added Charlie Blackmon (also updated NL Cycles & Colorado Rockies). |
00: 30 / 30 Club (30 Home Runs and 30 Stolen Bases in a Season)-- added Mookie Betts. |
Baseball Lists Research |
00: Triple Headers -- NEW full list of every triple header ever played in Major League history. |
00: Home Run Leaders by Each Letter of the Alphabet -- NEW full list of every career leader by last name. |
00: Managers Who Did Not Play Baseball -- added Mike Schildt (St. Louis Cardinals Manager). |
00: Steroid Suspensions -- added Robinson Cano (SEA), 2nd second baseman (Dee Gordon). |
00: 100 Moments That Shaped Baseball History -- NEW thoughts by a newly published author. |
Baseball Player Research (19th Century Ballplayers | Biographical Research | Trivia | Etc) |
00: Buzz Arlett (1931-1931) -- added career synopsis, a baseball card, and a did you know... |
00: Marty Kavanagh (1914-1918) -- added quote, baseball card, story about his PH grand slam (1st in AL). |
00: Engel Beltre (2013-2013) -- added quote, baseball card, bonus, two fast facts. |
00: Jimmy Callahan (1894-1913) -- added no-hitter news story, quote, baseball card, and trivia! |
00: John LeRoy (Cup of Coffee in 1997) -- added quote, DYK, obituary and more. |
Baseball Records Research |
00: Most Home Runs in a Season -- 2018 Yankees break all-time AL record set previously by 1997 Mariners. |
00: Most Home Runs by a Teenager -- Juan Soto ties Bryce Harper (#2 all-time). |
00: Most Strikeouts in a Game From First Batter -- added German Marquez who had eight straight! |
00: 100-Win Seasons in Major League Baseball -- 2018 Red Sox climb to 12th best season in MLB history. |
00: Highest Batting Average in a Season by a Pinch Hitter -- expanded to include PH with 30 Plate Appearances. |
Baseball Team-by-Team Research |
00: Division Series History -- added all eight teams from 2018. |
00: Batting Champions -- Red Sox (Mookie Betts) and Brewers (Christian Yelich) were added. |
00: Major League Baseball Wild Card Game -- added all four teams from 2018. |
00: Detroit Tigers -- Jack Morris (47) & Alan Trammell (3) added to retired numbers (AL Retired Numbers). |
00: St. Louis Cardinals -- updated St. Louis Cardinals Managers (Matheny out / Schildt in). |
Collegiate Baseball Research |
00: North Carolina A&T State University Baseball Players -- added Tom Alston & Al Holland. |
00: University of Evansville Baseball Players -- added Kevin Kaczmarski & updated Kyle Lloyd. |
00: San Diego State University Baseball Players -- Greg Allen box score debut link added. |
00: University of Washington Baseball Players -- added Adam Cimber, Andrew Kittredge debut box. |
00: University of Central Florida Baseball Players -- added Chasen Bradford box & a number column. |
Major League Baseball Players by Year of Death (MLB Players Who Died in 2018) |
00: RIP -- Marty Pattin. Died on October 3rd. Added obituary details and several historical items. |
00: RIP -- Lee Stange. Died on August 21st. Added obituary details and several historical items. |
00: RIP -- Phil Clark. Died on August 14th. Added obituary details and several historical items. |
00: RIP -- Billy O'Dell. Died on August 12th. Added obituary details and several historical items. |
00: RIP -- Paul Stuffel. Died on August 9th. Added obituary details (died on date, died in date, cemetery name). |
World Series Research |
00: 1986 -- On Roster, DNP: Ed Hearn, Randy Niemann, Tim Lollar, Sammy Stewart, Marc Sullivan. |
00: 1948 -- Expanded: 25-man roster (DNP: Berardino, Zoldak, Hogue, Lyons, Shoun, Sturgeon). |
00: 1969 -- Expanded: 25-man roster (DNP: Jack DiLauro, Cal Koonce, Jim McAndrew, Tug McGraw). |
00: 1969 -- Expanded: 25-man roster (DNP: Bobby Floyd, Jim Hardin, Marcolino Lopez, Tom Phoebus). |
00: 1979 -- Expanded: 25-man roster (On Roster / Did Not Play: Dave Roberts). |
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