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Baseball Almanac News
Date Major League Baseball Calendar Days Away
02-16-2021 Spring Training (Pitchers & Catchers) 31 days
04-01-2021 Opening Day ( History ) 75 days
07-13-2021 All-Star Game (Truist Park, Atlanta, GA) ( History ) 178 days
2020 National League Standings
2020 American League Standings
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35
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34
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25
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28
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26
34
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31
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23
35
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41
15.0
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31
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37
23
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27
33
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29
31
14.0
26
34
10.0
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34
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22
38
14.0
25
35
18.0
New Research in Baseball Autographs
Austin Dean , Kean Wong , Jacob Lindgren , Kyle Jensen .
Sean O'Sullivan , Adam Rosales , Scott Alexander , Sandy Alcantara .
Kyle Farmer , Elvis Araujo , Larry Arndt , Ed Armbrister , Al Gionfriddo .
Jarred Cosart , Jared Hughes , Tom Gregorio , Willy Adames .
Bill Haywood , Carlos Rivero , Touki Toussaint , Rafael Marchan .
New Research in Baseball Awards
Charlie Hough Good Guy Award : added Pablo Lopez ( Awards ).
Spink Award : added 2021 winner Dick Kaegel ( The Sporting News ).
Tony Conigliaro Award : Changed a note, updated image, added Daniel Bard .
Edgar Martinez Award : format update & Marcel Ozuna trivia.
Sporting News Manager of the Year Award : formatting update.
New Research in the Baseball Card Database
1986 Big League Chew Home Run Heroes ( Miscellaneous Sets ).
Mother's Cookies Sets : Padres checklists added for 1993 , 1994 , and 1995 .
2020 Bowman Baseball Card Checklist added. ( Bowman Sets ).
1934 Four on one Exhibit Baseball Card Checklist ( Miscellaneous Sets ).
Baseball Wit Sets : Checklists added for 1989 Wit (NNO) & 1989 Wit .
New Research in Baseball Feats
Triple Crown of Pitching in Major League Baseball : added Shane Bieber .
Triple Plays in Major League Baseball : 2020 game & box scores 1909-10.
Three Home Runs in a Game : added Brian Anderson .
Three Home Runs in a Game : added Adam Duval & Eugenio Suarez .
Three Home Runs in a Game : added Marcell Ozuna AND Alex Dickerson .
New Research in Baseball Lists ( List of Last Ten Site Updates )
Baseball Movie Checklist : added Baseball Girl (2020).
American Indian MLB Players : added Brandon Bailey .
MLB Players Who Served Time in Prison : added Esteban Loaiza release.
All-Star Game Home Runs : added Brian Dozier to trivia / research in FF#1.
Last MLB Player Standing Born in Each Year : updated (1980-1982).
New Research on Baseball Players
Wally Schang : integrated a new / amazing Wally Schang Biography .
Tommy Thomas : Quote, fast facts, trivia, research, rookie card, MORE !
Hal McRae : Address update, two new DYKs, rookie card added.
Bill Haywood : Career synopsis, team-issued photo, biography, new address.
Enzo Hernandez : Triple play, quote, trivia, records, & more!
New Research in Baseball Records
Batting Champion Records : added Juan Soto to age-related research.
Most Home Runs in an Inning : Tied by the 2020 New York Yankees.
Most Extra Base Hits in a Game : Tied by Alex Dickerson .
Home Runs in Consecutive Games : Jose Abreu tied two AL records!
Most 3-HR Games in a Career : Career record tied by Mookie Betts .
New Research on Baseball Teams & Historic Games
September 28, 1919 . Newspaper stories, quotes & new research added.
September 6, 1995 . Cal Ripken, Jr. passes Gehrig in consecutive games .
August 16, 1920 . Ray Chapman killed by a Carl Mays pitch.
August 10, 1944 . Red Barrett uses MLB record 58 pitches (fewest ever) in W.
Buffalo Bisons : New intro! Updated formatting on page / new style.
New Research in College Baseball Lists
Clark College Baseball Players . New . Jim Dickson , Terry Ley , Randy Myers .
Quincy University Baseball Players . New . Tappe , Finigan , Kinney & Rabe .
California State University, Dominguez Hills Baseball Players : 7 mlb players.
Saint Leo University Baseball Players : updated logo (provided by St. Leo).
Hope College [New] -- Doc Lavan , George Zuverink , Jim Kaat .
New Research on Major League Players Who Died in 2021
Pedro Gonzalez . Died on January 10th . Indians 1st player from DR .
Tommy Lasorda . Died on January 7th . Baseball Hall of Fame Manager .
Don Leppert . Died on January 5th . Infielder (2B) with 1955 Orioles .
Tom Acker . Died on January 4th . RHP with Cincinnati. New Jersey born.
Phil Niekro . Died on December 26th . Legendary HOF knuckleball pitcher.
New Research / Articles on the Baseball Almanac Blog
Stealing First and Other Old-Time Baseball Stories Book Review .
World Series Game 7 Pitchers Who Threw A Complete Game .
Bob Oliver Obituary .
Buddies, Bullies, and Baseball Book Review .
Last Ride of the Iron Horse Book Review .
New Research on World Series Pages & Year-by-Year MLB History
1978 American League & 1978 National League . Pennant race & formatting.
1977 American League & 1977 National League . Pennant race & formatting.
1976 American League & 1976 National League . Pennant race & formatting.
1985 World Series : formatting, new logo, 1 Anthem singer found.
1975 American League & 1975 National League . Pennant race & formatting.
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