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June 20th, 2008

The 1969 Senators’ Favorite and Feared Pitchers and Hitters from Other Clubs

One of the best baseball sites on the web is Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org). They have play by play accounts and box scores of every major league game from 1954 – 2007 (excluding 1955). The data they’ve collected has allowed them to add lots of features. One of the best is data on how a batter or pitcher performed against his counterparts. At the click of a mouse, you can see who your favorite player wore out and who he couldn’t touch.

June 17th, 2008

The 1969 Washington Senators — A Team Full of Winners

People mistakenly dismiss the men who played for the Washington Senators as losers, but a close look at the careers of the 1969 Senators reveals the opposite. Twelve of Ted Williams’ men, albeit with other teams, participated in post-season play.

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