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The Greatest Catchers Of All Time – In Terms of Throwing Out Base Stealers!
Chicago Cubs / Hall of Fame / Philadelphia Phillies January 30, 2018January 30, 2018

The Greatest Catchers Of All Time – In Terms of Throwing Out Base Stealers!

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Today is the Anniversary of a Sad Day in Baseball History
Brooklyn Dodgers / Hall of Fame January 28, 2018January 28, 2018

Today is the Anniversary of a Sad Day in Baseball History

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 Here’s one Red Sox fans will remember: Jackie Jensen Retires 58 Years Ago Today!
Boston Red Sox / Player Spotlights January 26, 2018January 26, 2018

 Here’s one Red Sox fans will remember: Jackie Jensen Retires 58 Years Ago Today!

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Shibe Park, Philadelphia, PA, April, 29, 1947 – Legendary sluggers Hank Greenberg and Ralph Kiner lead Bucs to victory with home runs
Philadelphia Phillies / Pittsburgh Pirates January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

Shibe Park, Philadelphia, PA, April, 29, 1947 – Legendary sluggers Hank Greenberg and Ralph Kiner lead Bucs to victory with home runs

  The Pirates newly acquired slugger 36-year-old Hank Greenberg watches his third home run of […]

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Tribute To Ernie Banks (January 31, 1931- January 23, 2015)
Chicago Cubs / Ernie Banks / Hall of Fame / Player Passings January 22, 2018January 20, 2022

Tribute To Ernie Banks (January 31, 1931- January 23, 2015)

This week will mark the seven-year anniversary of the death of the great Hall-of-Famer, Ernie Banks…

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Honus Wagner in the 1940’s
Dead Ball Era / Hall of Fame / Honus Wagner / Pittsburgh Pirates January 20, 2018February 24, 2019

Honus Wagner in the 1940’s

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Back to the Dead Ball Era We Go! 1918 Cubs!
Dead Ball Era / Don Stokes' Colorizations / Team Photos January 17, 2018July 26, 2022

Back to the Dead Ball Era We Go! 1918 Cubs!

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We Say Good-bye to the Great Umpire, Doug Harvey.
Hall of Fame / Umpires January 16, 2018January 16, 2018

We Say Good-bye to the Great Umpire, Doug Harvey.

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Spotlight On The “Eight Men Out”: Buck Weaver
Black Sox Scandal Essays / Don Stokes' Colorizations January 13, 2018January 14, 2018

Spotlight On The “Eight Men Out”: Buck Weaver

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Another Edition of Great Baseball Nicknames: “Creepy” Crespi!
Baseball Nicknames / St. Louis Cardinals January 12, 2018January 12, 2018

Another Edition of Great Baseball Nicknames: “Creepy” Crespi!

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 Two Of Our Readers Related To Former Phillies and Cub Manager Jimmie Wilson!
Chicago Cubs / Don Stokes' Colorizations / Philadelphia Phillies / We're Contacted by Relative/Acquaintance of a Former Player! January 10, 2018January 10, 2018

 Two Of Our Readers Related To Former Phillies and Cub Manager Jimmie Wilson!

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Follow Up To My Paul Gillespie and “15-Minutes of Baseball Fame” Post!
Baseball and the Military / Chicago Cubs / Detroit Tigers / Fifteen Minutes of Baseball Fame! / Odds and Ends / Player Spotlights / We're Contacted by Relative/Acquaintance of a Former Player! January 9, 2018January 10, 2018

Follow Up To My Paul Gillespie and “15-Minutes of Baseball Fame” Post!

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The Classic 1960 World Series
Pittsburgh Pirates / World Series January 6, 2018January 7, 2018

The Classic 1960 World Series

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 1934 World Series and the “Gashouse Gang”
St. Louis Cardinals / World Series January 3, 2018May 11, 2021

 1934 World Series and the “Gashouse Gang”

“Why, they wouldn’t even let us in that league over there. They think we’re just a bunch of ‘gashousers’.” – Leo Durocher, speaking derisively of the American League…

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Beautiful Colorization of Hank Greenberg by Don Stokes!
Detroit Tigers / Don Stokes' Colorizations / Hall of Fame January 1, 2018January 1, 2018

Beautiful Colorization of Hank Greenberg by Don Stokes!

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Featured Ballplayer of the Month: Sandy Koufax

  • Sandy Koufax and Willie Davis
  • Sandy Koufax later in life
  • Whitey Ford with Sandy Koufax
  • Sandy Koufax with his mother and father
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  • Sandy with Dodger teammate and fellow Hall-of-Famer, Don Drysdale
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  • Three greats, Sandy Koufax, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson
  • Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale with Tommy Lasorda and Duke Snider
  • Sandy after recording 14 KO's (Getty Images)
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  • Jim Kaat with Sandy Koufax in the 1965 World Series
  • Sandy Koufax and Jim Palmer
  • Sandy Koufax with Carl Erskine, October 2, 1963 (Getty Images)
  • Sandy Koufax and Wally Moon during the 1959 World Series
  • Sandy Koufax, 1965 after the final out of his Perfect Game
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  • Stan Musial with Sandy Koufax and Warren Spahn
  • Teammates mob Sandy adter the Perfect Game
  • Box score from Sandy's Perfect Game,, Seept. 9, 1965
  • A young Sandy Koufax
  • Sandy Koufax at the time of the Johnny Roseboro incident
  • Jeff Torborg caught Sandy's Perfect Game.
  • Sandy sets World Series strike out record, 1963
  • Don with Sandy Koufax
  • Maury Wills, Sandy Koufax, Willie Davis
  • Don Sutton with Tommy Lasorda and Sandy Koufax
  • Don Drysdale, Pete Richert, Stan Williams, Sandy Koufax, Johnny Podres
  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax yields a hit to Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Memorial Stadium. St. Louis, Missouri 9/17/1963 (Image # 1049 )
  • Sandy hoolding up four no-hitter balls.
  • Don Newcombe with Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax
  • A young Sandy Koufax with the Brooklyn Dodgers
  • Sandy Koufax threw a no-hitter at Shibe Park on June 4, 1964

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