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Weekly Blog Question: “Are you happy with the recent Hall of Fame selections?” Let’s hear what you have to say!
Poll Questions December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

Weekly Blog Question: “Are you happy with the recent Hall of Fame selections?” Let’s hear what you have to say!

Weekly Blog Question! Every week I’m posting a baseball history-related question and will encourage our […]

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Our Annual Tribute to Roberto Clemente!  “HE’S GOT IT!!”
Roberto Clemente December 31, 2018December 31, 2018

Our Annual Tribute to Roberto Clemente! “HE’S GOT IT!!”

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

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A Trade of the “Babes”: Babe Dahlgren for Babe Phelps! Sub title: “The Yankees Won the Game That Day, But Nobody Cheered…”
Historic Events / New York Yankees / Player Spotlights December 30, 2018December 30, 2018

A Trade of the “Babes”: Babe Dahlgren for Babe Phelps! Sub title: “The Yankees Won the Game That Day, But Nobody Cheered…”

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically  Lou Gehrig, Babe Dahlgren, and Babe […]

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Weekly Blog Question: Who do you think was the greatest of all time, Ruth or Cobb…or someone else! Feel free to voice your opinion in the comments section.
Poll Questions December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

Weekly Blog Question: Who do you think was the greatest of all time, Ruth or Cobb…or someone else! Feel free to voice your opinion in the comments section.

Weekly Blog Question! Who do you think was the greatest of all time, Ruth or […]

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Merry Christmas!
Babe Ruth / Baseball and Christmas December 25, 2018December 24, 2019

Merry Christmas!

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically “Christmas and Baseball Through the Decades” […]

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Follow-up To My Article On Frankie Crosetti!  More Great Stuff From Frank Wanner!
New York Yankees / Player Spotlights / We're Contacted by Relative/Acquaintance of a Former Player! December 21, 2018March 6, 2020

Follow-up To My Article On Frankie Crosetti! More Great Stuff From Frank Wanner!

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically  Frankie “Crow” Crosetti Photo Gallery Click […]

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We’re Contacted by Friend of Yankee Shortstop, Frank Crosetti!
New York Yankees / Player Spotlights / We're Contacted by Relative/Acquaintance of a Former Player! December 16, 2018December 19, 2018

We’re Contacted by Friend of Yankee Shortstop, Frank Crosetti!

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

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More Fun With Baseball Nicknames! “Pickles” Dillhoefer!
Baseball Nicknames / Player Spotlights December 14, 2018December 15, 2018

More Fun With Baseball Nicknames! “Pickles” Dillhoefer!

Some of you will remember my post from the other day about the trade of the Phillies’ great pitcher, Grover Cleveland “Pete” Alexander to the Cubs on December 11, 1917. I called it one of the most lopsided deals in baseball history.

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Another Edition of Lopsided Trades! The Phillies Trade Ace “Old Pete” Alexander For… Who?? 
Chicago Cubs / Don Stokes' Colorizations / Lopsided trades / Philadelphia Phillies December 11, 2018December 16, 2018

Another Edition of Lopsided Trades! The Phillies Trade Ace “Old Pete” Alexander For… Who?? 

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically  Grover Cleveland “Ol’ Pete” Photo Gallery […]

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Time to Revisit the Dead Ball Era!  The Great 1912 New York Giants
Dead Ball Era / New York/ SanFrancisco Giants December 9, 2018December 9, 2018

Time to Revisit the Dead Ball Era! The Great 1912 New York Giants

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically  1912 New York Giants and 1912 […]

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Part II: “What Hath Ruth Wrought?” Excerpts From Article By Don Jennings
Babe Ruth / New York Yankees December 6, 2018January 18, 2019

Part II: “What Hath Ruth Wrought?” Excerpts From Article By Don Jennings

Babe Ruth and Kids Photo Gallery Click on any image to see photos in full […]

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Part I: “What Hath Ruth Wrought?” The Incredible Power Numbers of Babe Ruth, With Excerpts From Article by Don Jennings
Babe Ruth / New York Yankees December 4, 2018December 6, 2018

Part I: “What Hath Ruth Wrought?” The Incredible Power Numbers of Babe Ruth, With Excerpts From Article by Don Jennings

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

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Stan Musial Named 1948 MVP!
Don Stokes' Colorizations / MVPs / St. Louis Cardinals / Stan Musial December 2, 2018December 6, 2018

Stan Musial Named 1948 MVP!

Subscribe to Baseball History Comes Alive! to receive new posts automatically  Stan “The Man” Musial Photo Gallery […]

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Featured Ballplayer of the Month: Sandy Koufax

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

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