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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…
Forty-Year-Old Warren Spahn Throws a No-Hitter!
It happened exactly 59 years ago yesterday, April 28, 1961. Warren Spahn, just five days past his 40th birthday, becomes the second-oldest pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter…
Tribute to Casey Stengel!
“He could fool you. When Casey wanted to make sense he could. But he usually preferred to make you laugh.” — Yogi Berra, speaking of Casey Stengel…
My Viewing of “The Pride of the Yankees”!
Since I’m homebound like just about everybody else, I thought this would be a good time to catch up on a few things on my “to do” list. One item high on the list was my intention to finally watch The Pride of the Yankees…
Oh Boy! Do I Have a Film Clip For You! It’s Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, 1931!
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…
Opening Day, 1946: The Boston Braves Give New Meaning to “The Wearin’ o’ the Green!”
You’d think an Opening Day win for the 1946 Boston Braves would be a cause for celebration and renewed optimism…
Let’s Remember Elston Howard and the Yankees’ Historic Day, April 14, 1955
“A man of great gentleness and dignity, one of the truly great Yankees.” –Inscription on Elston Howard’s Monument Park plaque…
Glenn Beckert, RIP
“Glenn Beckert was a wonderful person who also happened to be an excellent ballplayer.” –Statement from the Chicago Cubs upon the passing of Glenn Beckert…
Who Was The Greatest Hitter Of All Time? Cast Your Vote!
As we ponder our existence in a world without baseball, I thought it might be fun to pass some time debating something real basic: Who was the greatest hitter of all-time?…
Al Kaline, RIP
The baseball world was saddened to lean this week of the passing of “Mr. Tiger,” Al Kaline. Al died at his home in Bloomfield, Michigan age 85…
Dodgertown Opens March 31, 1948!
“It was like walking on hallowed ground.” -Reid Wilkinson, a senior at Norfolk Collegiate School in Virginia, who played ball in Dodgertown…
Time For a Quiz! Who Was the Worst Hitter In Major League History?
We need to lighten up the mood a bit! With things being a bit grim these days for all of us (especially baseball fans), we need to have a little fun…
Tribute to Baseball’s “Toy Cannon,” Jim Wynn
“Jimmy’s success on the field helped build our franchise from its beginnings. After his retirement, his tireless work in the community impacted thousands of young people in Houston…”
Were the 1953 St. Louis Browns Almost the Milwaukee Brewers??
In March 1953, only weeks before the season’s opening, Boston Braves owner Lou Perini revealed that the team would be transferred to Milwaukee…
Baseball’s Forgotten Stars! Jim “Junior” Gilliam
While not a Hall-of-Famer, Gilliam was a clutch performer who had a fine career. It included membership, as either a player or coach, on ten Dodger pennant winners and four World Series championships…
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…
RIP Johnny Antonelli
The baseball world said a sad good-bye this week to a fine pitcher, Johnny Antonelli, who passed away on February 28 at age 89…
Spring Training, 1912 Style in Marlin, Texas!
With spring training finally starting to heat up, here’s a neat photo from the Giants spring training camp in 1912…
Guest Post: Spring Training at Fort Lauderdale Stadium
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Cubs Spring Training on Catalina Island!
How many baseball fans are aware that for 30 years the Cubs held Spring training on their own private paradise?…
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…
1927 Yankees: Spring Training in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Spring Training, Part I: Let’s Play Ball!
If this photo won’t put you in the mood for baseball, nothing will!…
From the Lighter Side: The Marriage of Lefty Gomez and Actress June O’Dea
It’s been a long while since I featured ballplayers and their wives, so now’s a good time to shine our baseball spotlight on Hall-of-Famer, Lefty Gomez and his marriage to the beautiful actress, June O’Dea…
Norman Rockwell and Baseball, Part Two: The Three Umpires
The best known of Norman Rockwell’s baseball-themed paintings is probably his 1948, The Three Umpires, which appeared on the April 23, 1949 cover of The Saturday Evening Post…