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Article: Spiel of dreams: Baseball researchers throw a stats-fest.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 31, 2009
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Byline: Tim Lemke, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Matt Alexander was the Hank Aaron of pinch runners. Walter Johnson was not only a great pitcher but a very good hitter. And the average major league team once used far fewer relief pitchers than it does now.
Hundreds of baseball fans from across the country gathered in the District on Thursday to dwell on these historical tidbits, among others, at the first full day of events at the 39th annual Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) convention.
There were historians. There were statheads. There were guys wearing T-shirts and caps of teams ranging from the Oakland Athletics to the Kansas City ...