The Classic Baseball Era Committee will meet for the first time this Sunday in Dallas. The eight candidates who comprise the Classic Baseball Era Committee ballot were chosen from eligible player, ...
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Whitey Ford called him as “a superstar who never acted like one. He was a humble man who was kind and friendly to all his teammates, even the rawest rookie. He was idolized by all the other players.” ...
Willie Stargell was a feared power hitter and a leader on the field and in the clubhouse during his 21 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Willie Stargell was a feared power hitter and a leader on ...
For the majority of his career, Bid McPhee played without a glove; and when he did use one, he set a record for fielding percentage by a second baseman. For the majority of his career, Bid McPhee ...
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The ivy that adorns the outfield walls at Wrigley Field in Chicago is primarily common Boston ivy, a clinging woody vine of the grape family. Native to eastern Asia, this import is the ivy that covers ...
Ten of the National Pastime’s most beloved voices have been named as the finalists for the 2023 Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in baseball broadcasting by the National Baseball ...
Records and photographs from American League President Ban Johnson’s office relating to the Black Sox World Series Scandal in 1919, when eight players from Charles Comiskey’s White Sox were indicted ...
Mickey Owen was an All-Star catcher and regarded as one of the game’s best backstops. But an unfortunate event on the game’s biggest stage 75 years ago has long overshadowed his career. In a season ...
Goose Gossage could be an intimidating presence on the mound, standing 6-foot-3 and possessing a 100 mph fastball. Goose Gossage could be an intimidating presence on the mound, standing 6-foot-3 and ...
The abstract concept had been around for a couple years by the winter of 1936, so the public was not surprised when the official announcement came. But when the world learned on Feb. 2, 1936, that Ty ...