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New Book By Our Subscriber, Adam Rothstein!

As I mentioned many times, we’re always happy to “plug” books written by our subscribers and/or contributors...

Posted on: July 12, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 1 Comment

Baseball “Babes,” Part Five! A Trade of the “Babes”: Babe Dahlgren for Babe Phelps!

In recent days, I’ve written about Babe Ruth, Babe Dahlgren, Babe Herman, and Babe Adams. I thought I’d go for a “clean sweep” with a few words about another “Babe,” Babe Phelps...

Posted on: July 11, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

A Baseball Babe “Four Bagger!” Babe Adams

In recent days, I’ve written about “Babe” Ruth, “Babe” Dahlgren, and “Babe” Herman. Thanks to one of the readers who suggested I make it a Babe “Four Bagger” by including “Babe” Adams, the rookie hero of the 1909 World Series...

Posted on: July 9, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 6 Comments

Another Baseball “Babe”: Babe Herman!

Dubbed “The Headless Horseman of Ebbets Field” by Dazzy Vance for his various base running misadventures, Herman was one of the great power hitters of the 1930s..

Posted on: July 6, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 11 Comments

The Cubs’ Recent “Combined No-Hitter” Calls to Mind 1917!

I'm sure most of you heard that the Cubs recently threw a combined no-hitter. When I heard about it, my baseball history antenna immediately went off...

Posted on: July 1, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 14 Comments

BILL SCHAEFER’S TWENTY MINUTES WITH WILLIE MAYS!

“He can hit. He can run. He can field...If he could cook, I’d marry him!” -Leo Durocher, speaking of Willie Mays...

Posted on: June 29, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 10 Comments

“The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat,” World Series Style: Part III

Today in Part III of this series, I'll do away with the "Defeat" and just concentrate on the "Thrill."...

Posted on: June 26, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 4 Comments

1939 East-West Negro League All-Star game!

Every so often, I like to repost this great photo from the 1939 Negro League East-West All-Star game...

Posted on: June 23, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

Happy Fathers’ Day!

“It was at St. Mary’s that I met and learned to love the greatest man I’ve ever known…He was the father I needed"...

Posted on: June 20, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 6 Comments

Baseball’s Version of “The Thrill of Victory…and The Agony of Defeat!” Part Two

Here’s the "flipside" to one of the most memorable days in baseball history: Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard Round the World” at the Polo Grounds in 1951...

Posted on: June 18, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

The Thrill of Victory…and the Agony of Defeat, Part One

There’s nothing better in the great game of baseball than being a World Series hero – even if it’s only for a day!...

Posted on: June 16, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 4 Comments

New Blog Topic: Just What Is It About This Game We All Love?

I thought I'd offer you something just a little bit different today. I'll take off my "baseball history cap" for a moment and put on my "reflections cap."...

Posted on: June 11, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 12 Comments

New Blog Topic: YET ANOTHER CHEATING SCANDAL

Here we go again. Baseball has been hit with another scandal, undoubtedly the biggest since the so-called Steroid Era...

Posted on: June 9, 2021
By: Bill Gutman
With: 27 Comments

From the Lighter Side! Pepper Martin and his “Mudcat Band”

“Pepper Martin’s performance in the 1931 World Series was the greatest individual performance in the history of the World Series.” –John McGraw...

Posted on: June 6, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

New Blog Topic: BASEBALL’S INJURY EPIDEMIC

Unlike many of today's players, yesterday's sluggers, including Ted Williams, were not musclebound. But they still did pretty well...

Posted on: June 5, 2021
By: Bill Gutman
With: 14 Comments

New Blog Topic: RANDOM MUSINGS OF A LIFE-LONG GIANTS FAN

Today, lifelong Giants fan Bill Schaefer shares with us some random thoughts and humorous stories he's picked up over the years from observing at close hand the great game we all love...

Posted on: June 2, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 13 Comments

NEW BLOG TOPIC: My Review of “Arky, The Baseball Life of Joseph Floyd ‘Arky’ Vaughan”

I recently finished the outstanding biography of Arky Vaughan written by our reader, Frank Garland. I really enjoyed the book and wrote a review...

Posted on: June 1, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

NOBODY’S PERFECT: The Story Behind Baseball’s First Perfect Game

These last few baseball seasons have been puzzling to long time baseball fans who have been barraged by analytical terms such as launch angles, exit velocities...

Posted on: June 1, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 9 Comments

Were the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics the Worst Team Ever?

Bill Gutman’s recent essay about the fine Dead Ball Era pitcher Jack Coombs got me thinking about the great Philadelphia Athletics teams from 1910-1914...

Posted on: May 30, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 10 Comments

Baseball and the Military on Memorial Day Weekend

On this Memorial Day Weekend, 2021, here’s a little information about baseball and World War I...

Posted on: May 29, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 2 Comments

New Blog Topic: Ty Cobb had it SO much easier than Mike Trout!

Already at least half the people reading this are aggravated with the headline!...

Posted on: May 27, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 11 Comments

“SCIENCE” AND BASEBALL

All baseball history fans, especially old Cub fans like me who suffered through decades of mismanagement during the P.K. Wrigley years, will enjoy Paul Doyle's interesting essay today...

Posted on: May 26, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 6 Comments

New Blog Topic: WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HITTING?

Editor's Note: If you're concerned about the trend today's game is on, I urge you to read Bill Gutman's blog post today. What Bill has uncovered in his research is unsettling and a cause for concern for all of us who love the game...

Posted on: May 25, 2021
By: Bill Gutman
With: 12 Comments

My Interview with Matt Dahlgren, Grandson of Babe Dahlgren, the Man Who Replaced Lou Gehrig

We always enjoy it when we’re contacted by a relative of a former major leaguer. In this case, it’s even more special...

Posted on: May 23, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

Another Edition of Baseball’s Forgotten Stars: Arky Vaughan

Recreating the life of a man born over a century ago is no easy task, and it’s even more daunting when that man has been dead for nearly 70 years...

Posted on: May 19, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 6 Comments

New Blog Topic: CURT FLOOD AND THE HALL OF FAME

On numbers alone, former Cardinals outfielder Curt Flood does not belong in the Hall of Fame. It's true that Flood was an excellent ballplayer...

Posted on: May 18, 2021
By: Bill Gutman
With: 20 Comments

New Blog Topic: Kevin Trusty’s New Book!

It's always exciting for us when one of our contributors comes out with a publication of his own, and we're always glad to give it as much exposure as we can...

Posted on: May 16, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

Joe DiMaggio’s 56-Game Hitting Streak Begins!

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Posted on: May 16, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 15 Comments

From the Lighter Side: Who Says You Can’t Steal First Base??

“They say it can’t be done, but I saw him do it. In fact, I was standing right on third base, with my eyes popping out when he did it.”...

Posted on: May 14, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 6 Comments

THE STRANGE CASE OF VON McDANIEL

“[Von McDaniel] was an instant major league pitching sensation in 1957, a struggling Class B hurler in 1958, and a career minor league infielder by 1959.”...

Posted on: May 11, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 10 Comments

New Blog Topic: WHO’S THE GREATEST?

As the great Willie Mays celebrated his 90th birthday last Thursday, the tributes and accolades rolled in from everywhere...

Posted on: May 11, 2021
By: Bill Gutman
With: 19 Comments

Happy Mothers’ Day From Old-Time Baseball Photos!

As has become my custom, I like to find a baseball connection to each passing holiday. With today being Mothers’ Day, I didn’t have to look far...

Posted on: May 9, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 2 Comments

A Birthday Tribute To Willie Mays As He Turns 90!

“What can I say about Willie Mays after I say he’s the greatest player any of us has ever seen?” –Leo Durocher, who spent over 50 years in baseball...

Posted on: May 6, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 5 Comments

New Blog Topic: Baseball – Can It Improve From Here?

Ah, America’s Pastime. It would be a mistake for today’s under-35 baseball fans to believe that baseball before 1973 (the first year of the Designated Hitter,) was baseball in the stone age...

Posted on: May 6, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 11 Comments

THE “PHENOMENAL” GAME OF BASEBALL

In today's essay, Paul Doyle returns with an interesting account of one of the true eccentrics from the nineteenth century,

Posted on: May 5, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

New Blog Topic: HERE COMES THE HOME RUN DERBY

The one would almost be funny if it wasn't so frightening...

Posted on: May 4, 2021
By: Bill Gutman
With: 5 Comments

AN IMPORTANT FIFTH ANNIVERSAY MESSAGE FROM BASEBALL HISTORY COMES ALIVE

As Baseball History Comes Alive celebrates its fifth anniversary, we not only wanted to thank you, our subscribers, for your continued support, but also to bring you up to date on the ways we're trying to build and improve our website...

Posted on: May 2, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 10 Comments

We’re Contacted by Family Relations of Hall-of-Famer Heinie Manush!

“He always went to Cooperstown every year and to old-timers’ games. He went to everything he was invited to. He loved it because baseball was his life..."

Posted on: May 2, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 3 Comments

New Blog Topic: My All-Time Favorite Dead Ball Era Players!

Since many of you know of my love for the Dead Ball Era, I've decided to start a new series highlighting the careers of some of my favorite players from that long-ago era...

Posted on: May 1, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 21 Comments

“Claire Ruth: The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Babe Ruth,” and “Was Claire the Cause of the Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig Feud?”

“But she had to be to keep Daddy in tow. And she did it in a way that Daddy didn’t mind. -Julia Ruth Stevens, speaking of her mother, Claire...

Posted on: April 28, 2021
By: Gary Livacari
With: 9 Comments