SABR Hanlan's Point Chapter

Correction: Colorado gave up 1028 in 1999.

This is the 4th time in franchise history that Toronto has recorded 25 hits in a game. All 4 times have been on the road. Previously they did it in Texas, 25 (1999-08-09), Boston 29 (2022-07-22), Tampa 27 (2023-05-23).

With 15 runs allowed to Toronto tonight, Colorado has given up 710 in 2025. The Rockies are on pace to allow over 1000 runs at the end of this season (1026) with 50 games remaining. The last time a team gave up 1000 runs was Colorado (1103) in 1996.

This is the 1st 6-RBI game in the career of Bo Bichette. He had 5-RBI games in 2021 (2) & 2022 (1). Bichette has 3 hits tonight to give him a major league best 141

We're one week away from our SABR Hanlan's Point chapter event @ibl1919.bsky.social baseball at Christie Pits in Toronto. On August 9, join us to watch the Hamilton Cardinals vs. the host Maple Leafs at 730pm. Before the game, we'll meet Leafs manager & 1993 World champion Rob Butler!

Will you be gracing us with your presence on the ninth of August

The Toronto record for most consecutive PA reaching base safely is 11 held by the late Tony Fernandez. He set this mark May 6-8 & 11, 1999 (he did not play May 9). Fernandez went single, single, double, double, single, single, double, walk, hit-by-pitch, rested 1 game, then single, walk.

Bo Bichette (9) just broke a tie with 4 other Blue Jays for most consecutive AB with a hit. Adam Lind was the most recent Toronto batter to record 8 straight hits (June 3-4, 2009 vs. Los Angeles Angels).

Would you like to meet World Series champion Rob Butler? Join SABR Hanlan's Point Chapter on August 9 at 730pm at Christie Pits in Toronto to watch the Maple Leafs play Hamilton, preceded by a meetup with Toronto manager Rob Butler. Admission always free. Contact us if you'd like to attend!

A nice nod to Toronto and Canada and Cito Gaston during the Hall of Fame acceptance speech by Dave Parker II.

From the Torontobluejays community on Reddit: Happy Birthday Max Scherzer! A look at his previous 5 birthday starts. Explore this post and more from the Torontobluejays community

Max Scherzer is about to take the mound for his 6th career birthday appearance (all starts). Per @slangsonsports.bsky.social he is the all-time leader for pitchers with 41 strikeouts on his birthday. Here is a look at his previous 5 birthday appearances:

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This is the 1st time Toronto (63-42) has been at or above .600 win% after 100 reg. season games since 1992-08-06 (65-43) when they defeated ... Detroit at Tiger Stadium in a wild 15-11 game. HoF pitcher Jack Morris won his 14th game for Toronto that night.
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Nick Kurtz! Four home runs!

Here’s our comprehensive SABR list of all 4-HR games in pro baseball history: sabr.org/research/art...

Totals for rare feats: 

5 20-strikeout outings in 9 IP
24 perfect games
302 no-hitters (excluding perfectos) 
350 cycles (h/t @EliasSports)

And now 20 four-homer games! 

And 9 individual 6-run games since 1900!

1880-07-22: George Gibson, b. London, ON. Durable backstop caught 1195 MLB games. Held single-season NL record for games caught (150) from 1908-44. Led NL 3x in fld% for catchers. 2x for CS. 1909 WS champ with Pittsburgh. Managed Pirates & Cubs for 759 games. @cdnbaseballhof.bsky.social 1987

Also including a meet & greet and photo opp with manager and former MLB player Rob Butler.

1861-07-21: Fred Wood, b. Dundas, ON. His MLB career was brief: 13 games in 1884-5, but his 1st hit was off Old Hoss Radbourn. He formed the 1st all-Canadian sibling battery with brother Pete and they played with brother Jeff on several teams in S. Ontario. sabr.org/bioproj/pers...

Join SABR Hanlan's Point Chapter on Saturday August 9 at 730pm at Christie Pits in Toronto to watch the host Maple Leafs play the Hamilton Cardinals and the legend, Fernando Rodney. Admission always free. Food and beverage available for purchase. Contact us if you'd like to attend!

1978-07-20: Montreal Expos SS Chris Speier was batting terribly over the past month. GM Charlie Fox let him know about it - angrily. After a bizarre sequence including Expos teammate Steve Rogers fighting Fox on his behalf, Speier breaks out at the plate. sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...

That photo is iconic. "The best young outfield in baseball"

The Satchel Paige Project Intro Since late 2023 I have been on a quest to log every pitching appearance in the extraordinary life and baseball career of Satchel Paige. From age 19 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to oldtimers gam…

BREAKING: Public Launch of Satchel Paige Project

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There is a short explainer on my website, then you click on the map and see where it takes you. Please pass this around to anyone you think might be interested

When you omit "A Black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol," you completely alter what Scully was describing as "marvelous." Scully was NOT just broadly marveling. He was marveling at a very specific, very important thing.

The World’s Biggest Baseball Nerds Got Together in Irving. We Went. When the Society for American Baseball Research congregates, good luck answering any trivia questions.

Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) members’ interests are more diverse than simply statistics, but this article offers a wonderful recap of our recent convention in Dallas. Regardless of your connection with the game, SABR provides a fit for all fans.
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MLB Draft Tracker The official draft tracker of the Major League Baseball draft including ranking, schools, and draft order.

Disclaimer: we're not name snobs, but half the fun of following the MLB draft is seeing the names of the Gen Z youth. So far we've had Kade, Jace, JoJo, Kyson, Kayson, Tate Southisene. But 6'8" Oregon left-hander Kruz Schoolcraft has the sweetest name thus far.
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JoJo Parker is the 1st "JoJo" in the Blue Jays organization since LHP Joseph Albert "JoJo" Reyes was a team member from July 14, 2010 to August 1, 2011.

P.S. if you couldn't join us yesterday, the baseball paintings exhibition of SABR member David Holden continues at Northern Contemporary Gallery in Toronto for 2 more days, July 14 & 15 12pm to 6pm. www.northerncontemporarygallery.com/current

Spotted in West Toronto yesterday. Cursory research shows it's more of an English soccer bar but that diamond in the logo makes you think... @sabrforbesfield.bsky.social

David's baseball lineage comes from his maternal grandfather who played in Montreal. He has done paintings of ballparks, stylized baseball cards and whimsical bobbleheads. Sean, from Chicago, is renowned for his painted baseball gloves, depicting players from Addie Joss to Roy Halladay!

Our SABR chapter had a great afternoon at Northern Contemporary Gallery in Toronto yesterday afternoon listening to artists/SABR members David Holden & Sean Kane describe the work, attention to detail and creativity that goes into their baseball art. Here's some photos of our event.