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Boston Red Sox / Jimmie Foxx / MVPs / Philadelphia Athletics / Triple Crown Winners August 29, 2024August 31, 2024

From The Lighter Side! “How Can You Hit All Those Home runs With Such Scrawny Arms!”

Here we see the great slugger Jimmie Foxx scratching his head, trying to figure out how his young teammate with such scrawny arms named Ted Williams generates all his power!

It'll Never Happen Again / Jimmie Foxx / Philadelphia Athletics March 7, 2021March 8, 2021

The Philadelphia Athletics Complete A “Double Triple Steal”!

You may be wondering what the heck a “double triple steal” is. You’re not alone.

Don Stokes' Colorizations / Ernie Banks / Jimmie Foxx / MVPs / Time for a Quiz! September 7, 2018January 19, 2019

It’s Time For a Quiz! Let’s Have Some Fun With Baseball Trivia: MVP Awards!

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Boston Red Sox / From the Lighter Side / Hall of Fame / Jimmie Foxx / Ted Williams March 19, 2017August 29, 2024

From The Lighter Side! “How Can You Hit All Those Home runs With Such Scrawny Arms!”

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Chicago Cubs / Jimmie Foxx / Philadelphia Athletics / World Series February 23, 2017March 19, 2017

1929 World Series

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Don Stokes' Colorizations / Hall of Fame / Jimmie Foxx / Philadelphia Athletics November 2, 2016February 2, 2018

“Double X” Jimmie Foxx Receives Third MVP Award!

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All-Star Games / Don Stokes' Colorizations / Jimmie Foxx / Joe DiMaggio / Lou Gehrig / New York Yankees January 28, 2016July 9, 2023

Spotlight on the 1937 All-Star Game

Spotlight on the 1937 All-Star Game The 1937 All-Star Game was the fifth mid-summer […]

A young Carl Yastrzemski (National Pastime Museum photo)
Beautiful swing of Carl Yastrzemski in the 1967 World Series
Yaz crosses the plate after hitting home run
Yaz at the plate
Carl Yastrzemski with Ted Williams, two player Carroll Hardy pinch hit for
Yaz in more recent years
Yaz from 1960s
Yaz at the unveiling of his statue
Bill "Spaceman" Lee with Yaz and Carlton Fisk
Carl Yastrzemski
Yaz throws out first pitch at 2007 World Series, surrounded by 1967 Red Sox teammates
Carl Yastrzemski at the plate
Carl Yastrzemski throws out the first pitch
Ted passes hitting tips to Yaz.
Yaz glares at the umpire after being called out on strikes
Yaz at the plate
Yaz and manager Dick Williams, 1967
Ted and Yaz
Yaz receives award from American League president Joe Cronin and John Hillerich (National Pastime Museum photo)
Yaz with Dwight Evans and Jim Rice
Hubert Humphrey with Yaz
Yaz gets congratulations from teammates after hitting home run in the 1967 World Series