Do you have 15 minutes to spare? I know you love baseball history, so do yourself a big favor and travel back in a virtual time machine to 1931 to see this incredible footage, filmed with an early Movietone Sound camera…
Boston Red Sox Clubhouse, Vintage 1928!
Here’s a photo from the Boston Red Sox clubhouse in Fenway Park vintage 1928. Check out all the details of what a clubhouse from years ago actually looked like…
Norman Rockwell and Baseball, Part Three: “The Rookie”
Today, I’ll continue with my series of great Norman Rockwell paintings showing scenes from baseball. The Rookie, shown above, appeared on the March 2, 1957 cover of the Saturday Evening Post magazine…
Babe Ruth’s “Improbable” Combined No-hitter!
There are 11 combined on-hitters in major league history, and I’m willing to bet you this weird one, involving George Herman “Babe” Ruth in 1917, is unique. Read on to see the details…
The 1912 World Series: Fred Snodgrass and the “$30,000 Muff!”
“I never lost that World Series. I never took the blame for losing any World Series.” –Fred Snodgrass…
September 28, 1941 and 1960: Dramatic Days For the Great Ted Williams
“A man has to have goals – for a day, for a lifetime – and that was mine, to have people say, ‘There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived'” –Ted Williams…
Let’s Remember Pumpsie Green: Baseball’s Reluctant Pioneer
An obituary notice last month in the national newspapers got very little attention, except maybe from a few die-hard baseball history fans…
Happy 80th Birthday, Yaz!
With today’s post, Paul Doyle helps us celebrate the birthday of one of the all-time greats, who just happens to be his favorite player, Carl Yastrzemski…
Bill Buckner, RIP
“The dreams are that you’re gonna have a great series and win. The nightmares are that you’re gonna let the winning run score on a ground ball through your legs. Those things happen, you know. I think a lot of it is just fate.” -Bill Buckner, 19 days before Game Six of the 1986 World Series.
Congratulations to the Red Sox and to the Entire Red Sox Nation!
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Congratulations to the Red Sox and Dodgers! Not the First Time These Two Teams Met in the World Series!
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The Latest From Our Resident Baseball Artist, Don Stokes!
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Boston Red Sox Clubhouse, Vintage 1928!
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Beautiful Don Stokes Colorization of Jimmie Foxx!
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Here’s one Red Sox fans will remember: Jackie Jensen Retires 58 Years Ago Today!
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Guest Post by Kevin Trusty: The Greatest Game Babe Ruth Ever Pitched
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We Say A Sad Good-Bye to Hall-of-Famer Bobby Doerr
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It Was About Time! Ted Williams Finally Wins Most Valuable Player Award!
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Briggs Stadium, Detroit, MI, August 29, 1957 – Ted Williams hits his 33rd homer of the season in Red Sox 1-0 win over Tigers
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We’re Contacted by Relatives of the Pitcher-Catcher Battery Mates from the Very First World Series, 1903!
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Enos Slaughter’s “Mad Dash” Wins The 1946 World Series As Johnny Pesky Holds The Ball!
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More 15-Minutes of Baseball Fame!
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The 1918 Baseball Season: Ruth Emerges, While War and Gambling Take Its Toll!
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Joe Cronin Hits Into One Of The Most Unusual Triple Plays Ever!
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The Major League Record for Home Runs in August Could Fall!
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The Leslie Jones Boston Public Library Baseball Collection, Part Two
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Fenway Park, Boston, MA, July 25, 1938 – Red Sox slugger Jimmie Foxx hits 27th home run of year in 4-0 win over Indians
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Fenway Park, Boston, MA, June 13, 1947 – Red Sox finally turn the lights on for first time in 5-3 over White Sox
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Another Cy Young Record That Will Never Be Broken!
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The Passing of a “Baseball Original”: Jimmy Piersall, June 4, 2017
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Fenway Park, Boston, MA, August 4, 1937 – Indians Frankie Pytlak slides under the tag by Red Sox catcher/spy Moe Berg
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Let’s Remember Don Zimmer and His 66 Years in the Game!
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Fenway Park, Boston, MA, May 20, 1961 – A Neil Leifer photo captures action between the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox
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From The Lighter Side! “How Can You Hit All Those Home runs With Such Scrawny Arms!”
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Fenway Park, Boston, MA, August 24, 1940 – Ted Williams comes in to pitch two innings in relief in 12-1 loss to Detroit
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Fenway Park, Boston, MA, July 6, 1927 – Emerging power in the A’s take on the hapless Red Sox in American League action
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Braves Field, Boston, MA, October 9, 1916 – Brooklyn’s Hy Myers goes deep on Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth in World Series action
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Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, April 20, 1939 – With some sleuth work, a very historic photo of Ted Williams’ first MLB game is uncovered
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Braves Field, Boston, MA 1933 – Leslie Jones wonderful aerial photo of a classic Beantown ballpark, home to Braves (1915-1952)
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Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL, August 23, 1957 – Red Sox great Ted Williams waits for White Sox southpaw Billy Pierce to get done with 6th-inning warmups
Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams waits as Chicago pitcher Billy Pierce finishes his warm-up […]