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Twenty-One-Year-Old Joe DiMaggio Makes His First Appearance in a Yankee Uniform on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1936!

Happy St. Paddy's Day! “When I sat at a table with Joe and other people…all the men were always looking at Joe instead of me!!” – Marilyn Monroe, speaking of husband Joe DiMaggio....

Posted on: March 17, 2024
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

Joe McCarthy’s Boston Years, 1948-1950

Forty-six years ago today, January 13, 1978, Hall of Fame manager Joe McCarthy passed away in a Buffalo hospital at age 90. We’re all familiar with Joe McCarthy’s success as the winningest manager in Yankee history from 1931-1946...

Posted on: January 13, 2024
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

Yankee Johnny Murphy Was A Pretty Good Pitcher, But Did You Know That…

As I’ve said many times, whenever you look closely into a major leaguer's career, you'll invariably discover something interesting and/or unusual — something more other than just the bare statistical information found on the Baseball Reference website...

Posted on: December 30, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG FOR THE YANKEES TO MAKE YOGI BERRA THEIR REGULAR CATCHER?

Vince Jankoski returns today with an interesting essay detailing Yogi Berra's path to becoming the Yankees' regular catcher. It wasn't as clear-cut as you might think, as Vince makes clear...

Posted on: November 4, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 8 Comments

Let’s Revisit the 1941 World Series…and the Mickey Owen Passed Ball!

“That was a tough break for Mickey to get. I bet he feels like a nickel’s worth of dog meat!” –Yankee Tommy Henrich, the beneficiary of Mickey Owen’s passed ball...

Posted on: October 5, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 7 Comments

The Wit and Wisdom – and Luck! – of Yogi Berra

There are certain players you can never quite get enough of. For me, the list includes Willie Mays, certainly the great Bambino Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Roberto Clemente, and, most definitely, the player born Lorenzo Pietro Berra, known to us as Yogi Berra...

Posted on: July 16, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 8 Comments

Deep Dive Into the Question: “Was Kansas City Really a ‘Farm Team’ For the Yankees?”

Today, we welcome guest contributor Vince Jankoski, who takes an in-depth look at trades between the Kansas City Athletics and the Yankees in the 1950s and early 1960s, dispelling the myth that the A's were a "farm team" for the Yankees...

Posted on: July 5, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 11 Comments

Great New Yogi Berra Documentary: “It Ain’t Over”

If you’re a baseball fan, you’ve got to find the time to watch the new Yogi Berra documentary, which I viewed last night. Aptly titled, It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over, I found it to be an outstanding production and gives equal coverage to both Yogi’s baseball career and his personal life...

Posted on: June 15, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 13 Comments

“Babe Ruth Day” at Yankee Stadium, June 13, 1948 and the Twenty-Five Year Reunion of the 1923 Yankees!

This photo was taken 75 years ago yesterday, June 13, 1948, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening of Yankee Stadium, which, of course, later became known as "the House That Ruth Built."...

Posted on: June 14, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 12 Comments

The Joe McCarthy Era Begins in New York!

Ninety-two years ago this month, on April 13, 1931, Joe McCarthy made his debut as Yankee manager, beating the Red Sox at Yankee stadium, 6-3. That was the beginning of one of the most successful runs in baseball history. In 16 seasons at the Yankee helm, all he did is go 1460-867 (.627) with eight pennants and seven World Series championships...

Posted on: April 30, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 9 Comments

One-Hundredth Anniversary of Yankee Stadium!

Thanks to Michael Keedy for reminding me that today is the one hundredth anniversary (April 18, 1923) of the first game played at Yankee Stadium, the scene of so many great days in baseball history...

Posted on: April 19, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 33 Comments

Joe Pepitone, Rest In Peace

There may have been more troubled souls in baseball’s long history than Joe Pepitone, but you’d be hard-pressed to name one...

Posted on: March 18, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 13 Comments

Today Is the Sixty-Eighth Anniversay of Joe DiMaggio’s Election to the Hall of Fame!

“When I sat at a table with Joe and other people…all the men were always looking at Joe instead of me!!” – Marilyn Monroe, speaking of her husband Joe DiMaggio....

Posted on: January 26, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 4 Comments

Frank Chance Takes the Yankees’ Managerial Helm, January 8, 1913

"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is that the Sox are better than the Cubs" -Frank Chance, after the Cubs lost to the "HItless Wonder" White Sox in the 1906 World Series...

Posted on: January 8, 2023
By: Gary Livacari
With: 8 Comments

Michael Keedy’s Top-Ten Greatest World Series Catches, No. 6: Mickey Mantle, 1956

Anybody who followed big-league baseball in the 1950s and '60s remembers Mickey Mantle, who had to be God's gift to the sport...

Posted on: November 4, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 15 Comments

Babe Ruth’s Called Shot: “Did He or Didn’t He?”

The story goes that Ruth pointed to the center-field bleachers during the at-bat. But did he?...

Posted on: October 2, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

Michael Keedy’s New Series: The Top-TenGreatest World Series Catches Of All Time! No. Ten: Bobby Richardson, 1962

The Pittsburgh Pirates, outscored in the 1960 Series by more than double, had Lady Luck to thank for their world championship season...

Posted on: September 30, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

SAILING THROUGH THE DECADES WITH THE YANKEE CLIPPER-PART 1

On Baseball History Comes Alive, we can never get enough of superstars like the great Yankee Clipper, Joe DiMaggio...

Posted on: August 5, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 7 Comments

June 3, 1932: A Truly Memorable Day In Baseball History With Three Historic Events!

I wonder if there’s ever been a day quite like June 3, 1932 when not one…not two…but three historic events occurred – two within the same game!...

Posted on: June 4, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 4 Comments

Billy Martin: World Series Wonderkid

Today, Steve Falco returns with an interesting account of the career of Billy Martin...

Posted on: June 3, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 7 Comments

Lou Gehrig’s Consecutive Game Streak Comes to An End!

Eighty-three years ago yesterday, April 30, 1939, was a memorable day in baseball history. On that day, the consecutive game streak of the Iron Horse, Lou Gehrig, finally came to an end...

Posted on: May 1, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 8 Comments

1964: Baseball’s Version of “Musical Chairs!” Johnny Keane Gets Yogi’s Job!

“I managed good but boy did they play bad.” –Johnny Keane, commenting on his lack of success as Yankees’ manager...

Posted on: April 23, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 7 Comments

Talk About Obscure! Casey Sengel’s 1939 Boston Bees!

Not as well known is that Casey Stengel's earlier career as a manager wasn’t always so successful. As a matter of fact, it was downright dismal...

Posted on: March 12, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 9 Comments

“Mystery Player World Series Tournament!” East Division, Week Two. Can You Name These Mystery players?

"Mystery Player World Series Tournament!" East Division, Week Two: Today this week's Mystery Players challenge is something a bit different. It's from the "modern" era of baseball (anything past 1970 I consider "modern"!).

Posted on: March 5, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 0 Comments

New Blog Topic: Big Dave Battles Donnie Baseball for the 1984 Batting Title

"If I were sitting down with George Steinbrenner and, based on what Dave Winfield got paid for his statistics, I'd have to say, 'George, you and I are about to become partners!'" - Joe DiMaggio...

Posted on: March 5, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 1 Comment

A MEMORABLE DAY AT YANKEE STADIUM

Bill Schaefer returns today with personal remenensences about a game he attended with his dad at Yankee stadium way back in 1946...

Posted on: February 25, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 8 Comments

Yogi Berra: Baseball’s Original Mr. Clutch

We've all heard that Yogi Berra was a "clutch hitter," but what exactly does that mean? Is there a way to quantify it?...

Posted on: February 4, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 6 Comments

Sammy Byrd, The Greatest Baseball Golfer Ever!

Here we are in the heart of winter caught that "no man's land" between the end of the World Series and the start of spring training...

Posted on: January 4, 2022
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

The Yankees’ Slugging Sparkplug: Roger Maris

Earlier this month many of us were once again disappointed that Roger Maris failed to make it into the Hall of Fame...

Posted on: December 31, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 8 Comments

“It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over!” The Fourteen-Year Feud Between Yogi Berra and George Steinbrenner Finally Comes to An End

“It’s over…fourteen years is long enough. I forgive you, George.” -Yogi Berra to George Steinbrenner

Posted on: October 26, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 4 Comments

The 1962 World Series (Part Three)

Today, in Part Three, I’ll provide some details about the 1962 World Series which also had a dramatic ending. This time it didn’t end in the Giants’ favor.

Posted on: October 17, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 11 Comments

Let’s Remember Baseball Lifer Don Zimmer and His 66 Years in the Game!

As I was watching the Yankees and Red Sox in their wild-card game last night, I have to admit that my baseball history antenna was real active...

Posted on: October 6, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 11 Comments

Casey Stengel’s Often Overlooked Playing Career!

“Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?” - Casey Stengel

Posted on: September 18, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

“M&M BOYS” HIT HOME RUNS GOOD & PLENTY!

With the overabundance of Home Runs being hit in the majors over the last twenty years or so, we have almost forgotten the 60th anniversary of Roger Maris' quest to break one of the iconic records in the game-most home runs in a season...

Posted on: September 15, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 14 Comments

Joe DiMaggio’s 56-Game Streak Comes To An End: July 17,1941!

Even though I'm a couple days late on this, I couldn't let the week go by without mentioning the 80th anniversary of Joe DiMaggio's incredible 56-game hitting streak coming to an end...

Posted on: July 19, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 4 Comments

Baseball “Babes,” Part Six: Ballplayer-Turned-Umpire, Babe Pinelli!

“Kill the SOB, Carl! Kill ’em!”- Umpire Babe Pinelli to Carl Furillo, who had Dodger manager Leo Durocher in a chokehold during an on-field melee in 1953...

Posted on: July 17, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 10 Comments

My Interview with Matt Dahlgren, Grandson of Babe Dahlgren, the Man Who Replaced Lou Gehrig

We always enjoy it when we’re contacted by a relative of a former major leaguer. In this case, it’s even more special...

Posted on: May 23, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

Happy Mothers’ Day From Old-Time Baseball Photos!

As has become my custom, I like to find a baseball connection to each passing holiday. With today being Mothers’ Day, I didn’t have to look far...

Posted on: May 9, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 2 Comments

Tony Lazzeri Has One of the Greatest Days in Major League History!

“Tony Lazzeri was a money player almost without equal and one of the smartest athletics ever to patrol the diamond”...

Posted on: March 27, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 9 Comments

Living in the Shadow of Mickey Mantle!

We often forget what an emotional investment we’ve made to the game of baseball. It usually starts early-on in our youth and continues throughout our lives...

Posted on: January 26, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 21 Comments