“It was about the dumbest play I’ve ever seen…except that it worked.” -Pete Rose, speaking of teammate Chico Ruiz’ 1964 steal of home…
Shootings, Murders, Near-Tragedies, Part V: 1913-14 World Tour, Near Disaster Strikes – Twice!
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Shootings, Murders, and Near-Tragedies, Part IV: The Amazing Story of Jack “Lucky” Lohrke!
“You were thinking of doing what??…Haha!…Don’t make me laugh!”…
A Historic Baseball Event Occurred This Week!
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BASEBALL’S NEW RULES – WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Cast your vote!
The shortened 60-game baseball season has spawned three rule changes designed to make it easier for players to get through a brace of games…
Baseball Shootings and Murders, Part III: The Tragic Demise of Bugs Raymond
“Bugs Raymond took seven years off my life” – Giants’ manager John McGraw…
PAUL DOYLE’S TRIBUTE TO CARROLL HARDY-Every Fan’s Underdog
An obituary of an old-time ballplayer appeared in the news the other day. Memories of childhood sprang to the forefront of my mind after reading the obit…
Baseball Shootings, Part Two: Eddie Waitkus Shot by an Obsessed “Femme Fatale”
“If I can’t have you, nobody else can either!” –Ruth Ann Steinhagen to the object of her obsession, Eddie Waitkus, just before shooting him…
1906 White Sox “Hitless Wonders” Start 19-Game Winning Streak!
One hundred fourteen years ago this week, the 1906 “Hitless Wonders” White Sox started a 19-game winning streak…
Cub Players Shot by Scorned Lovers, Part I: “The Showgirl and the Shortstop!”
“Billy Jurges was one in a hundred thousand. I met him at a party…and I fell hard.
Harvey Haddix Near-Perfect Game: One for the Record Books!
“Not a day goes by that somebody doesn’t ask me about that game….
TOM SEAVER INTERVIEW, PRELUDE TO A MIRACLE…AND MORE
We welcome another guest post from Bill Schaefer, giving us a first-hand account of his interview Tom Seaver back in 1969…
“Hippo” Vaughn and Baseball’s Rarest of Feats: The “Double No Hitter”
What are the odds of a double no-hitter? Well, I read somewhere the odds of a no-hitter in any game are 13,000-to-one…
“Shufflin’ Phil” Douglas and the 1918 Pennant-Winning Cubs
I always used to designate 1918 as the most dysfunctional year in baseball history, but I’m afraid this year, 2020, will now hold that dubious distinction…
THE GREAT BASEBALL NAME GAME: “VINEGAR BEND” MIZELL
Part of the lore and lure of baseball are the wonderfully screwy names of baseball players…
The 1930s Baseball Barnstorming Tours to Japan, Part II: The 1934 Tour
“The 1934 tour would have never happened without Babe Ruth, because – even though he was at the end of his playing career – he was still the most popular and famous athlete of his day”…
Vintage Dead Ball Era Photo: 1913 White Sox in Front of Hotel Oakland
To our many readers who are fans of the Dead Ball Era, here’s a repost of a real gem – one of the best Dead Ball Era team photos you’ll ever see…
Baseball’s Gettysburg Address:The Lou Gehrig “Luckiest Man” Speech, July 4, 1939
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Babe Ruth’s 1924 Barnstorming Tour Visits Dunsmuir Ball Park…And It’s Still Standing!
With a rare second-place finish, the 1924 season was a disappointment for the Yankees. The team was aging with four regulars and nearly all their bench over the age of 30…
Solving the Mystery of Togo Hamamoto
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Let’s Hear From You! How Do You Feel About the Proposed 60-Game Season?
We’re all big baseball fans, but this is something we’ve never seen before…
Here’s a streak from 1941 you probably aren’t aware of!
The 1941 baseball season is considered by many baseball historians to be one of the greatest ever…
Happy Fathers Day from Baseball History Comes Alive!
“He was the greatest man I’ve ever known,” -Babe Ruth, speaking of his father-figure and mentor, Brother Mathias…
The 1931 Tour of Japan
Those of you who read Bill Gutman’s interesting post about Lefty O’Doul will recall Bill mentioned that Lefty was on the 1931 tour to Japan…
We’re Contacted by Grandson of Former Major Leaguer, Ken Lehman!
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Johnny Vander Meer’s Consecutive No-Hitters, 1938!
There are some records that are not meant to be broken. Babe Ruth’s single season home run title was eventually broken, as was Ty Cobb’s career hits record and Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak…
ALBERT BELLE FOR THE HALL OF FAME
Today we welcome the first guest post from Daniel McNamara. He makes an interesting case that the surly slugger, Albert Belle is Hall-of-fame worthy based on his performance between the white lines…
June 13th Was A Lucky Day For Christy Mathewson!
Who says the number 13 is unlucky? I doubt Christy Mathewson would agree with that old adage. “Big Six” recorded two career milestone victories on June 13th…
Baseball Youth is Served: Youngest Players in History!
The War Years between 1942-45 decimated many major league ballclub rosters. As the country deeply progressed into wartime, there were thoughts that the major leagues should be discontinued…
How Do You Feel About Baseball Starting Up?
There’s talk right now about baseball starting up around the July 4th weekend. There’s also different proposals about the length of the new season and the format…
One Of Baseball’s Rarest Achievements!
Thanks to one of our readers, Don Jennings, I think I may have uncovered one of the rarest achievements in all of baseball, something you probably haven’t really thought much about…
The Continued Evolution of Baseball
In today’s interesting essay, Paul Doyle gives us a summary of how the game has evolved regarding home runs, contrasting the Dead Ball Era with the Live Ball Era and with our present post-1965 era…
We’re Contacted by a Descendant of Josh Gibson
Today we feature something special for all our readers. I recently had a lengthy phone conversation with Pittsburgh resident Sean Gibson, the great-grandson of Josh Gibson…
Let’s Shine Our Player Spotlight: Leon Day, “One of the Best Ever!”
“There wasn’t any position he couldn’t really play. He was something to behold, on the mound or in the field.” -Monte Irvin, speaking of Leon day
The DiMaggio Brothers: Which of the Three Was Ultimately the Most Successful In life?
More than 350 sets of brothers have played in the major leagues, but the only three brothers to have been All-Stars are the DiMaggio’s, with a total of 18 selections…
Forgotten Silence: 1917 World Series Champion White Sox No-Hit Twice In a Row!
The Chicago White Sox enjoyed a banner season in 1917, one of the best in franchise history…
BASEBALL AND THE PANDEMIC of 1918
As we sit at home waiting to see if baseball will be played in these unsettling times, our attention turns from hitting percentages to virus fatality percentages and hope that it stays way, way below the Mendoza line…
A Look Back at the Career of the Great “Double X,” Jimmie Foxx!
“How in the hell do you manage to hit all those home runs with those scrawny arms?” –Jimmie Foxx to his young teammate, Ted Williams…
SNAP SHOTS FROM A GIANTS FAN, THROUGH A SURREAL SEASON
Time To Put Your Thinking Caps On! Here’s a picture of Babe Ruth as a Boston Brave with a bunch of players in Red Sox uniforms. It’s from the Boston Public Library Leslie Jones collection…
Back Into the Dead Ball Era We Go! 1917 World Series: Heine Zimmerman Chases Speedy Eddie Collins Across Home Plate!
“Who the hell was I supposed to throw to, Bill Klem?” –Heine Zimmerman, commenting on one of the most controversial plays in World Series history…