Willie Stargell was a feared power hitter and a leader on the field and in the clubhouse during his 21 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Willie Stargell was a feared power hitter and a leader on ...
Women have been playing baseball almost as long as men have. Their long connection with the game began in the 1860s and has continued through the efforts of individual pioneers like Amanda Clement, ...
In 29 seasons as a manager, Joe Torre became one of only five skippers to win at least four World Series titles. In 29 seasons as a manager, Joe Torre became one of only five skippers to win at least ...
"The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates Hall of Famers’ service to their country year-round in the iconic Plaque Gallery. A total of 70 Hall of Famers – almost a quarter of all ...
The Classic Baseball Era ballot includes Dick Allen, Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris, Tommy John, Dave Parker and Luis Tiant. Among the candidates, Garvey, John and Parker are ...
Months after the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a star-studded baseball game was being planned to both celebrate the civil rights leader’s impactful life as well as raise funds for ...
Tony Pérez was among the best when it came to driving in big runs for Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine” of the 1970s. Tony Pérez was among the best when it came to driving in big runs for Cincinnati’s ...
Goose Gossage could be an intimidating presence on the mound, standing 6-foot-3 and possessing a 100 mph fastball. Goose Gossage could be an intimidating presence on the mound, standing 6-foot-3 and ...
While growing up in Jacksonville, Fla., in the 1910s and ’20s, Buck O’Neil couldn’t wait for Monday afternoons. “My father subscribed to those weekly papers, mostly so I could learn about the Negro ...
Michael Gibbons chuckles when he thinks about his rec league softball days and those occasions when hitters stepped to the plate and pointed fingers or bats at center field fences before pitches were ...