Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I love goofy stats like this! So wonderfully specific! 020
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026History says there’s a 1-in-3 chance of an all-Chicago World Series. You can’t argue with math. Congrats to everyone in my longtime hometown! 060
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The site where Rube Foster, et al. organized the first Negro National League 093
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Finally made it to the Negro Leagues museum. Great place! 0191
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The Cubs are now 4-4 in their last 8 games. Three of those wins were by scores of 19-2, 17-5, and 17-3. What a strange sport. 0112
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 21/08/2026He’s Steady Eddie Murray if Eddie Murray had sucked 040
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Back-to-back leadoff/walk-off homers would have been more fun. But this will do. 040
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Boo! Obviously the right strategic move. But boo! 000
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 18/08/2026M-V-P-C-A Nice bookends on this one. Raise the flag and sing the song! 040
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 15/08/2026As someone who is only rooting for the Dodgers because I’m rooting for the Brewers to lose. Dear God, what is wrong with Dave Roberts? Please, Dodgers offense, take an 11-2 lead into the 9th tomorrow. Please! 020
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026This is very cool! I’ve been toying with the idea of adding AAGPBL stats at Retrosheet. And may still do so eventually. But it’s great to see that these stats are out there somewhere! 081
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Three-inning (really four) save opportunity for the Cubs for those who like that sort of thing. 000
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Retrosheet is pleased to announce its first semi-annual release of 2026. Highlights include box scores for the 1897 NL, play-by-play for the 1908 and 1909 AL/NL, and the 1933 and 1934 Negro League seasons. See here for complete details: retrosheet.org/summer2026re...retrosheet.orgSummer 2026 Release 1143
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 07/08/2026For those unaware, I just wanted you to know, there was an actual major-league pitcher 100 years ago who went by the name “Lil Stoner”. 171
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Should be boarding my first flight soon en route to Cleveland for #SABR54. I’ll be leading the Retrosheet meeting Friday afternoon. And yesterday, got an unexpected treat. I’ll be giving a presentation Friday morning subbing for a presenter who can’t make it. Very excited! 270
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I love lists like this. No disrespect to those four guys - Lee May was the DH for my first favorite team; loved the bat waggle. But you’d kind of expect a Hall-of-Famer or two on that list. (Note the date for Frank Thomas; that’s not the Big Hurt.) 060
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026One of my favorite hidden gems at Retrosheet is our 2020 MLB schedule, which can be downloaded here: www.retrosheet.org/schedule/ind... It's such a perfect historical document. (1/5)retrosheet.orgRetrosheet Original regular season Schedules 173
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026So I live in Maine. Our dinner conversation tonight was about the obvious subject. Our conclusion on the “best” candidate to replace Platner was Troy Jackson - progressive, former President of the State Senate, just lost the Dem primary for governor. 110
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026And your choice of catcher reveals your age. Dave Skaggs www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sk...baseball-reference.com 030
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026This has to be the most extreme contrast in pitching lines by consecutive pitchers for the same team in the same game. Mostly because who takes out a pitcher who’s throwing a fucking perfect game!? The baseball gods were not amused! 080
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Got home from SABR’s Negro Leagues conference in Memphis - which was awesome! - to find my wife had framed and hung this poster (a gift to me from Dave Smith)! 0172
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Well, this one will definitely be remembered as “the Pete Crow-Armstrong Game”! 081
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This is a great conversation about a great (albeit disturbing) book. I first read the book 20+ years ago and viewed Henry as an alternate-universe version of my dad - who loved tabletop baseball. I re-read it this year when I am the same age as Henry (and the UBA) and it hit very different! 120
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Reminds me of one of my all-time great “proud Dad” moments. Some forgettable Cubs starter allowed a run in the 1st and a run in the 2nd of his MLB debut. Me: A run per inning isn’t a great start to your career. Brandon: A Fibonacci sequence would be worse. 0102
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 15/05/2026youtu.be/Nuz6iNjTkjo?...youtu.beHallelujah (but it's Baby Got Back) - FULL SONGYouTube video by There I Ruined It 031
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The Knicks-Hawks score reminds me of my alma mater’s first NCAA tourney appearance. Valpo was a 14 seed and had to play 3-seed Arizona at Arizona State. The score was 51-15 at halftime. I was there for that game. And the game two years later that you might have seen a highlight from. 130
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 22/04/2026In honor of the 150th anniversary of the first game in National League history - which is today - Retrosheet has added a box-score and play-by-play account of that game to our website. Thanks to MLB historian John Thorn for compiling the account here. www.retrosheet.org/B04220PHN187...retrosheet.orgFirst NL Game: Boston NL Team (BSN) 6 Philadelphia Athletics (PHN) 5 080
Reposted by Tom ThressJay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Thank you to everyone who has helped How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History succeed! (And many of you helped Retrosheet itself succeed!) (And if you’re curious about the book OR want some sweet extra content not in the book, visit www.retrosheet-book.com) #booksky 2175
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 07/04/2026A lovely April snow from my attic window. (We knew what we were getting into when we moved to Maine.) 060
Reposted by Tom ThressMLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 07/04/2026RT @Pirates: Magical moment at the ballpark 🌈 0649
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 06/04/2026The man who stole first base (while on second base)! www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/201...retrosheet.orgRetrosheet Boxscore: Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 4 030
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 06/04/2026My wife made a coconut cake which was delicious and included five different coconut-based ingredients: sweetened coconut flakes, unsweetened coconut flakes, coconut extract, coconut milk, and coconut cream. 280
Reposted by Tom ThressBaseball Reference @baseball-reference.com · 02/04/2026Thanks to our friends at Retrosheet, we've added three new seasons of box score coverage (1898-1900) and two new seasons of play-by-play (1910 & 1911)! This means we now have box scores predating the existence of the American League, covering the entire Modern Era (and then some!) More details 👇sports-reference.comThree New Seasons of Box Scores and Two New Seasons of PBP Added to Baseball Reference | Sports-Reference.comThree New Seasons of Box Scores and Two New Seasons of PBP Added to Baseball Reference 1338
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Went to the No Kings protest in Portland Maine. Had a good time but really wish this wasn’t necessary. 1152
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 27/03/2026In addition to the greatest pep talk in Chicago Cubs history, he also hit a walkoff grand slam on my 50th birthday. So, I have nothing but love for Jason Heyward. Enjoy your retirement! 1101
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 27/03/2026If you ever tried to picture, “What if the guy from Creed sang a song about the Miami Marlins”. This is exactly what you probably would have come up with. 000
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Should we all reintroduce our baseball allegiances for a quick refresher? No explanation. 1) Chicago Cubs 2) Baltimore Orioles 3) Negro Leagues a) Memphis Red Sox b) Baltimore Elite Giants 4) Unusual plays, especially if they’re hard to score 270
Reposted by Tom ThressJay Wigley @jaywigley.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Pre-orders are open for How Retrosheet Saved Baseball History. Get it on April 3rd—one week from Friday—like all the cool kids. Visit www.retrosheet-book.com for links to all the major booksellers. 011
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Wait, wait, wait! The GRANDSON of a player who played when I was an adult is close to playing in MLB!? (I actually saw Carl Yastrzemski play live, but I was 9 years old and I’m pretty sure he retired before I started high school. Whereas Cecil Fielder played 6 seasons after I got married!) 3130
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Congratulations, Venezuela! I hope Danny Palencia brings that energy and confidence to Chicago this season - and I hope his dinner is on PCA and Bregman all season. 070
Reposted by Tom ThressJohn Thorn @johnthorn.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Still brings the weeps. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBeD...youtube.comThis Week In Baseball - Gathering CrowdsYouTube video by Honest AK 2111
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed. 140
Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 24/02/2026This is one of my people! A 30-year search for a long-lost baseball player comes to an unexpected end: ‘I could finally exhale’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...nytimes.comA 30-year search for a long-lost baseball player comes to an unexpected end: 'I could finally exhale' 383
