Warren Spahn Sets National League Record for Home Runs By a Pitcher!

Sixty-four years ago today, July 26, 1962, the great Hall of Famer Warren Spahn hit his 31st home run to set the National League record for round-trippers by a pitcher. Over his career, he hit 35 home runs – more than the career totals of many everyday position players – making him arguably the greatest hitting pitcher in National League history before the designated hitter era…

Another Baseball’s Lopsided Trades: The Red Sox Send Pee Wee Reese to the Dodgers Almost For Free!

Eighty-seven years ago today, July 18, 1939, the Red Sox made a trade with the Brooklyn Dodgers that they surely came to regret. On that day, they sent the Louisville Colonels’ 21-year-old shortstop prospect named Harold (Pee Wee) Reese to the Dodgers for $35,000 and three minor leaguers…

“The Monster” Dick Radatz – The Prototypical “Scary” Hurler!

Some of our senior readers will remember the name Dick Radatz, certainly one of the “scariest” hard throwers of his era. Today Vince Jankowski returns with a nice assessment of the 6′ 6″, 230-pound fireballer’s career.  As you’ll discover, his stats from his prime years stand up very well against some of the game’s best pitchers…

My Review of: “Timing Is Everything” by Timothy Bernard Carr

When was the last time you read a baseball-themed book that combines wishful thinking, “what if” speculation, time travel (à la H.G. Wells), along with a heavy dose of imagination and creativity? I think the answer for most of us would be “never”; but that is exactly what author Timothy Bernard Carr does in his interesting book, “Timing is Everything”…

Book Review: “One Day in September: Baseball, Brotherhood, and the Birth of the All-Star Game”

The book, “One Day in September: Baseball, Brotherhood, and the Birth of the All-Star Game,” by author Scott D. Reich, gives a vivid account of the life and times of Tim Murnane and the September 27, 1917, Tim Murnane Benefit Game held in his honor at Fenway Park. I had been vaguely aware of Tim Murnane and the benefit game, but until I read Scott Reich’s book, I had no idea of its significance to baseball, momentarily uniting rivals for a good cause, and serving as a precursor to the first All-Star Game…

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