(Entry No. 2) He played for two decades in Major League Baseball as an outfielder and had his best years with Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics during the late 1920s and early 1930s…
Let’s Remember the Great Branch Rickey!
“Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.” -Branch Rickey…
Answer to Today’s Quiz…It’s Freddie Lindstrom!
“It was Fate, that’s all…Fate and a pebble!”
It’s Time For a Quiz!
This one may be for you older guys out there…some of you younger guys might not be able to handle this one. Haha!…
New Blog Topic: Update For All Of You Who Signed the Gil Hodges Petition!
If you’re one of the nearly 800 readers who have signed the petition thus far in support of Gil Hodges’ enshrinement in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, you’ll be interested in hearing this bit of news…
New Feature: Name This Player! Let’s Have Some Fun!
(Entry No. 1) Each week, I’ll post an old-time ballplayer and you can test you knowledge of “the old days” of baseball…
Spotlight on the Hall of Fame: The Great Johnny Bench
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The Three Alou Brothers Make History: All Three In The Same Outfield!
Can we put this one in the category: “It’ll never happen again”? I think that’s a safe bet!…
Last Chance To Sign Petition In Support of Gil Hodges for the Hall of Fame!
“Gil Hodges was a great player but an even greater man.” – Duke Snider…
“It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over!” The Fourteen-Year Feud Between Yogi Berra and George Steinbrenner Finally Comes to An End
“It’s over…fourteen years is long enough. I forgive you, George.” -Yogi Berra to George Steinbrenner
THERE ARE ERRORS…AND THEN THERE ARE ERRORS!! Hank Gowdy and the 1924 World Series
“The mask held me like a bear claw,” –Hank Gowdy, recalling his unfortunate incident in the 1924 World Series which led to Washington’s winning run…
The 1962 World Series (Part Three)
Today, in Part Three, I’ll provide some details about the 1962 World Series which also had a dramatic ending. This time it didn’t end in the Giants’ favor.
Back Into The Dead Ball Era: The 1912 New York Giants!
“In playing or managing, the game of ball is only fun for me when I’m out in front and winning. I don’t give a [hill of beans] for the rest of the game.” -John McGraw…
Followup To Paul Doyle’s Essay on the Dodger-Giant 1962 Playoff Series (Part Two)
A Bitter Stan Williams Recalls His Role In One Of The Worst Innings In Dodger History, October 3, 1962
1962: THE LAST DODGERS-GIANTS “PLAYOFF” SERIES (Part One)
Most of us who read Baseball History Comes Alive treasure the 1951 National League Playoff Series where Bobby Thomson hit the “Home Run Heard ‘Round the World.”…
Eddie Robinson Passes Away: The Last Surviving Member of the 1948 World Series Champion Cleveland Indians
The baseball world was saddened to learn this week of the passing of baseball lifer Edie Robinson, aged 100,..
Let’s Remember Baseball Lifer Don Zimmer and His 66 Years in the Game!
As I was watching the Yankees and Red Sox in their wild-card game last night, I have to admit that my baseball history antenna was real active…
THE TRAGIC STORY OF BASEBALL’S UNFORTUNATE HALL-OF-FAMER, ERNIE LOMBARDI
“Lombardi was so slow he ran like he was carrying a piano—and the tuner”-Anonymous teammate…
“DiMaggio” Stars In the 1943 All-Star Game!
“DiMaggio” Stars In the 1943 All-Star Game, and no…I’m not talking about Joe!…
DiMaggio Brothers, Part One: Teenaged Joe DiMaggio “Bored with Baseball”!
Recently, while shifting through Baseball Digest archives, I came across an interesting interview from the March 1946 issue in which Joe DiMaggio reflected on his early years in baseball…
“I SAW IT ON THE RADIO!”
Today, Paul Doyle offers us something a bit different: Paul gives us a brief history of baseball and radio broadcasting…
A Salute to the Baseball Boyer Family on the Passing of Eldest Brother, Cloyd
Thanks to our reader, Brian Talley, who alerted me to the passing of Cloyd Boyer, 94, earlier this week in Webb City, Missouri…
New Blog Topic: MLB should create an “MOP Award”: Most Outstanding Player!
The 2021 baseball season, conducted during a global pandemic, has provided some amazing individual performances…
Paul Dean, Jr. RIP
“He’s the hottest thing you ever saw…He’s gonna make ‘em forget me and Paul.” –Dizzy Dean, speaking of his nephew, Paul Dean, Jr….
Another Edition Of “Baseball’s Forgotten Stars!”: Wes Ferrell
I love going through the 1930s-’40s looking for stars who’ve been largely forgotten over the passage of time. And believe me, there’s plenty of them!…
Casey Stengel’s Often Overlooked Playing Career!
“Sure I played, did you think I was born at the age of 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?” – Casey Stengel
“M&M BOYS” HIT HOME RUNS GOOD & PLENTY!
With the overabundance of Home Runs being hit in the majors over the last twenty years or so, we have almost forgotten the 60th anniversary of Roger Maris’ quest to break one of the iconic records in the game-most home runs in a season…
EDDIE STANKY: “THE BRAT”!
Today we welcome back Bill Schaefer with an interesting essay detailing the career of The Brat, Eddie Stanky
A Follow Up To “Immaculate Innings” And The “Big Red Machine”!
Let’s go back to 1975 when the “Big Red Machine” was in its heyday…
More Fun With Baseball Rarities: Two Grand Slams in One Game!
I always enjoy trying to uncover rarities that occur on the baseball field….
Baseball “Goats,” Part Three: Heine Zimmerman and the 1917 World Series
“Who the hell was I supposed to throw to, Bill Klem?”…
How Many of You Know What An “Immaculate Inning” Is?
Reading this morning’s Chicago Sun-Times, I learned that Boston’s Chris Sale threw what’s called an “immaculate inning,” tying Sandy Koufax as the only pitchers in baseball history to have thrown three in the entire history of baseball…
GREAT OLD TIMERS’ FOOTAGE: 1947 Tribute To Babe Ruth!
Many of you know how much I enjoy Old-Timers’ games. I recently came on to what I think is the best footage from an Old Timers’ game I’ve ever seen…
Baseball “Goats,” Part Two: The “$30,000 Muff”
To follow up on my three-part series on the tragedy of Fred Merkle, I’m today starting another series on well-known baseball goats…
The Tragedy of Fred Merkle, Part Three: It’s Time to Right a Historic Wrong!
“I wish I’d never gotten that hit that set off the whole Merkle incident. I wish I’d struck out instead. It would have spared Fred a lot of unfair humiliation.”…
JIM “MUDCAT” GRANT AND A CERTAIN ”MISTER X”
I’ve learned over the years that whenever I write an essay for my website, Baseball History Comes Alive, it goes out to a wide audience. I never know exactly who it might reach or how it might affect someone…
Grover Cleveland “Pete” Alexander Sets the Record Straight About 1926 World Series!
“Less than a foot made the difference between a hero and a bum.” -Pete Alexander, speaking of Tony Lazzeri’s long and barely foul shot during the 1926 World Series, before Alex struck him out…
The Tragedy of Fred Merkle, Part Two: The Warren Gill Game
The game isn’t over until that man touches second base! Why don’t you wait until the game is over, you big fathead!…
New Blog Topic: More on Ty Cobb
As I’ve mentioned, I’m rereading Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty, by Charles Leerhsen and I’m finding a lot of interesting information about the Georgia Peach…
Tribute to Jim “MudCat” Grant
I’m very grateful to Paul Doyle for calling my attention to the recent passing of Jim “Mudcat” Grant on June 11 of this year, aged 85…