BASEBALL ALMANAC: THE HISTORY OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

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Major League Baseball endures because of its historical reference points, and Baseball Almanac has dedicated itself to preserving the history of our national pastime. Baseball Almanac is an interactive baseball encyclopedia with 511,122 pages of in-depth baseball facts, original baseball research and baseball statistics not found anywhere else.

Repeatedly recognized as THE online source for baseball related history: National Geographic said, "Everything you want to know about baseball is on this site." Sports Collectors Digest said, "This site doesn't have any rivals. Every historical information or feat you want on baseball is right here." Yahoo once wrote, "If God were a baseball fan, this site is what his attic would look like."

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"Baseball Almanac: This site offers one-stop shopping for facts, statistics, and trivia on professional baseball. Organized by categories such as all-star games, awards, fabulous feats, famous firsts, hall of fame, player stats, record book and year in review, the site also features current baseball news and 'Today in Baseball History' notes. All of the information on the Baseball Almanac site itself is free. This is a useful site both for baseball fanatics as well as for those just wanting to check a fact or brush up on their baseball knowledge." - Library of Congress. Library of Congress Online Catalog (LCCN 2003557424). 18 August 2020.

Baseball Almanac News
Date 2026 Major League Baseball Calendar Days Away
07-14-2026 MLB All-Star Game (History) 54 days
07-26-2026 Hall of Fame Induction Day Ceremony 66 days
09-15-2026 Roberto Clemente Day (History) 117 days
09-27-2026 Final Day of the Regular Season 129 days
2020 American League Standings 2020 National League Standings
EastF W L PCT EastF W L PCT
TBF3315.688 ATLF3416.680
NYYF3020.600 PHIF2525.500
TORF2227.449 WSHF2525.500
BOSF2227.449 MIAF2228.440
BALF2129.420 NYMF2128.429
CentralF W L PCT CentralF W L PCT
CLEF2922.569 MILF2918.617
CWSF2524.510 STLF2820.583
MINF2327.460 CHCF2921.580
DETF2030.400 CINF2624.520
KCF2030.400 PITF2524.510
WestF W L PCT WestF W L PCT
ATHF2524.510 LADF3119.620
TEXF2425.490 SDF2920.592
SEAF2427.471 AZF2523.521
HOUF2031.392 SFF2030.400
LAAF1733.340 COLF1931.380
CIN 9 PHI 4 | BAL 3 TB 5 | HOU 1 MIN 4 | TEX 5 COL 4 | SF 3 AZ 6
CHW 4 SEA 5 | CLE 3 DET 2 | ATL 9 MIA 1 | NYM 4 WSH 8 | TOR 2 NYY 1
BOS 4 KC 3 | MIL 5 CHC 0 | PIT 7 STL 0 | LAD 4 SD 0 | ATH 6 LAA 5
New Research in Baseball Autographs
  CD Pelham, Tyrone Taylor, Osvaldo Bido, Riley Cornelio, Connor Prielipp.
  Richard Lovelady, Trevor Martin, Lenyn Sosa, Noah Schultz, Andrew Morris.
  Ted Giannoulas (certified), the San Diego Chicken, in Baseball Dictionary.
  Blake Trahan (In-Person), Jeff Hoffman (Certified), Roberto Pérez (PSA).
  Maikel Garcia, Layne Somsen, Lucius Fox, J.C. Escarra, T.J. McFarland.
New Research in Baseball Awards
  MLB Players of the Week (8): Angel Martínez (AL) & Gavin Sheets (NL).
  MLB Players of the Week (7): Bobby Witt Jr. (AL) & Cristopher Sánchez (NL).
  MLB Pitcher of the Month: José Soriano (AL) & Shohei Ohtani (NL).
  MLB Player of the Month: Yordan Alvarez (AL) & Ildemaro Vargas (NL).
  MLB Reliever of the Month: Louis Varland (AL) & Mason Miller (NL).
New Research in the Baseball Card Database
  Added a 1993 Studio Checklist (220 cards) to Studio Sets (4 Sets).
  Added 1990 Upper Deck Fun Pack (225 cards) to Upper Deck (34 Sets).
  Added 1990 Collect-A-Books (36 cards) to Miscellaneous Sets (99 Sets).
  Skipped card (#262) now noted on 1987 Stockton Ports Checklist.
  Added 1998 Fleer Tradition Checklist (600 new cards) to Fleer (61 Sets).
New Research in Baseball Feats
  Matt Olson passed Eddie Yost, Most Consecutive Games Played—#9 now.
  Mason Miller, RHP with Friars, joins four strikeouts in an inning club.
  Andy Pages | 3 HR Game | Box | 3rd on May 6th (C. Fielder & B. Harper).
  Drew Romo joined HRs From Each Side of the Plate in Same Game club.
  Jake Irvin (3 SO) & Mitchell Parker (1 SO) get four strikeouts in an inning.
New Research in Baseball Lists (List of Last Ten Site Updates)
  Updated HR Leaders by Country (Japan); Shohei Ohtani (288 HRs).
  Updated HR Leaders by State (Wyoming); Brandon Nimmo (140 HRs).
  Updated HR Leaders by State (New Jersey); Mike Trout (416 HRs).
  Updated HR Leaders by State (Delaware); Paul Goldschmidt (377 HRs).
  Updated HR Leaders by Country (Bahamas); Jazz Chisholm Jr. (113 HRs).
New Research on MLB Players, MLB Managers, & MLB Umpires
  Kervin Castro: Removed last game, added certified auto, updated FF1.
  Roger Cedeno: Quote, year-by-year history, trivia & research added.
  Two new umpires made it to the majors: Dillon Wilson & Felix Neon.
  Chuck Meriwether: cemetery, high school & quote added to this MLB ump.
  Jerry Layne: recently retired umpire with new quote & certified autograph.
New Research on Rookies (2026 A.L. Rookies | 2026 N.L. Rookies)
  05-20: Yovanny Cruz (D.R.) & Zach Thornton (2023 Draft | Grand Canyon).
  05-19: Nick Morabito | 368th Virginian | 2022 MLB Draft | Trades.
  05-18: Adam Macko (Slovakia) & Chase Solesky (Tulane | Stats).
  05-17: Colt Emerson | 1st Round Pick in 2023 MLB Draft | Trades.
  05-15: Sterlin Thompson | 2022 Draft | University of Florida | Stats.
New Research in Baseball Records
  Both Most Runs Scored in the 12th Inning Records were broken.
  Most Home Runs in a Career by a DHMarcell Ozuna extends NL record.
  Updated Most Consecutive Walks in an Inning Record (7) | Box Score.
  Kyle Schwarber tied NL record for Most Strikeouts in a 9-Inning Game (5).
  Added Orioles to AL Teams With Two Grand Slams in a Game record set.
New Research on Baseball Teams & Historic Games
  Added a new Houston Astros Record Book — full franchise records.
  Rob Thomson Fired | Don Mattingly Interim Manager of Philadelphia Phillies.
  Alex Cora Fired | Chad Tracy is Interim Manager of the Boston Red Sox.
  Added a new Colorado Rockies Record Book — full franchise records.
  Added new research list of every Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame member.
New Research in College Baseball Lists & Baseball Book Reviews
  Added FIU fielding data (stats) and transactions (trades) to J.C. Escarra.
  Deadbeats, Dead Balls, and the 1914 Boston Braves: new book review!
  Furman University: new, nine MLB players updated, last was Jay Jackson.
  Franklin Pierce University: new, added Steve Hathaway & Kevin McGowan.
  Howard College had a typo in the # column, fixed the issue.
New Research on MLB Players Who Died in 2026 (2025 / All Years)
  Buzz Capra. Died May 11. ERA Champion (1974) and All-Star (1974).
  Bobby Cox. Died May 9. Fourth Most Wins by a Manager in MLB history.
  Rick Kreuger. Died May 7. Late '70s pitcher out of Michigan State.
  Dick Hughes. Died May 6. Cards RHP in 1967 & 1968 World Series.
  Ted Turner. Died May 6. Manager (1 game) & Atlanta Braves team owner.
New Research on World Series, ASGs, & Year-by-Year MLB History
  Typo on 2003 World Series (inning, game 2, by Rick Helling) is fixed.
  Updated FF1 (3-Win Pitchers in 7-Game Series) on 1967 World Series.
  The 2002 World Series gets logo, formatting upgrade, and game-stories.
  Typo on Baseball's Sad Lexicon poem fixed / formatting improved.
  Added 25-man rosters to 1966 World Series (Orioles sweep Dodgers).
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