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Charlie Culbertson’s Walk-Off Homer Has Great Connection to Old-Time Baseball and “Marvelous Marv” Throneberry!
Odds and Ends May 29, 2018December 4, 2018

Charlie Culbertson’s Walk-Off Homer Has Great Connection to Old-Time Baseball and “Marvelous Marv” Throneberry!

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically “Marvelous Marv” Throneberry and 1962 […]

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White Sox’ Pat Seerey Hits Four Home Runs in One Game!  But that’s not why I posted this pic!
Chicago White Sox / Historic Events / Odds and Ends May 26, 2018May 27, 2018

White Sox’ Pat Seerey Hits Four Home Runs in One Game! But that’s not why I posted this pic!

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More Fun with Baseball Trivia: “Poosh “Em Up” Tony Lazzeri First To Hit Two Grand Slams in One Game!
Baseball Trivia / Hall of Fame May 25, 2018September 11, 2018

More Fun with Baseball Trivia: “Poosh “Em Up” Tony Lazzeri First To Hit Two Grand Slams in One Game!

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Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, June 30, 1959 – Thunder, lightning and rain interrupts a pitchers’ duel
Philadelphia Phillies / Pittsburgh Pirates May 21, 2018May 22, 2018

Connie Mack Stadium, Philadelphia, June 30, 1959 – Thunder, lightning and rain interrupts a pitchers’ duel

  The City of Philadelphia was gripped by a punishing five-day heat wave when the […]

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A Great Baseball Story: Leo Durocher Mentors Willie Mays!
Hall of Fame / Willie Mays May 20, 2018May 23, 2018

A Great Baseball Story: Leo Durocher Mentors Willie Mays!

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Another Edition of “From the Lighter Side”: Andre Dawson Changes “Uniforms” – The Hawk’s Unique Post-Baseball Career!
From the Lighter Side / Hall of Fame / Unusual Post-Baseball Careers May 17, 2018January 6, 2024

Another Edition of “From the Lighter Side”: Andre Dawson Changes “Uniforms” – The Hawk’s Unique Post-Baseball Career!

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Joe DiMaggio’s 56-Game Hitting Streak Begins, May 15, 1941!
Don Stokes' Colorizations / Historic Events / Joe DiMaggio / New York Yankees May 15, 2018May 16, 2018

Joe DiMaggio’s 56-Game Hitting Streak Begins, May 15, 1941!

  Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically Joe DiMaggio Photo Gallery […]

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Happy Mothers Day from all of us at Old-Time Baseball Photos!
Lou Gehrig May 13, 2018May 25, 2018

Happy Mothers Day from all of us at Old-Time Baseball Photos!

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Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA, July 11, 1961 – Heat, Wind and an Incomparable Trio
All-Star Games May 12, 2018May 12, 2018

Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA, July 11, 1961 – Heat, Wind and an Incomparable Trio

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically “All-Star Game Highlights” Photo Gallery Click […]

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Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston, MA, May 5, 1904 – Cy Young and the First Modern Perfect Game
Hall of Fame / Historic Events May 8, 2018May 18, 2018

Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston, MA, May 5, 1904 – Cy Young and the First Modern Perfect Game

The defending World Champion Boston Americans (renamed Red Sox in 1908) were wrapping up a […]

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Another Editon of Lopsided Trades: Urban Shocker Stars For the Browns After Trade From Yankees!
Dead Ball Era / Lopsided trades / New York Yankees / St Louis Browns May 8, 2018December 18, 2021

Another Editon of Lopsided Trades: Urban Shocker Stars For the Browns After Trade From Yankees!

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A Birthday Tribute To The Great Willie Mays As He Turns 87!
Hall of Fame / New York/ SanFrancisco Giants / Willie Mays May 6, 2018May 12, 2018

A Birthday Tribute To The Great Willie Mays As He Turns 87!

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Another Edition of Baseball’s Great Nicknames: “Baby Doll” Jacobson!
Baseball Nicknames / Forgotten Stars / Player Spotlights May 6, 2018May 11, 2018

Another Edition of Baseball’s Great Nicknames: “Baby Doll” Jacobson!

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically “Baby Doll” Jacobson and 1920s […]

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Let’s Remember Negro League Hall-of-Famer Judy Johnson!
Hall of Fame / Negro Leagues May 5, 2018May 11, 2018

Let’s Remember Negro League Hall-of-Famer Judy Johnson!

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically Photo Gallery Click on any […]

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Who Won the 1910 Batting Title, Ty Cobb or Nap Lajoie?
Don Stokes' Colorizations / Historic Events / Ty Cobb May 1, 2018March 28, 2020

Who Won the 1910 Batting Title, Ty Cobb or Nap Lajoie?

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Featured Ballplayer of the Month: Sandy Koufax

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