The Alou brothers, Felipe Alou, Matty Alou and Jesus Alou, left quite a legacy in baseball history between them with three world championships, five all-star appearances and a batting title. Jesus was the youngest of three siblings from the Dominican Republic and early in his career his ascension to the big leagues led to a […]
Category: 1960s Baseball History
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Jim Hickman had seven walk-off homers in his 13-year career in the big leagues. The Tennessee native hit 159 homers, but he left a legacy of accomplishments with several of them. Back in 1969, Hickman had two of those winning long balls in five days as the Chicago Cubs were leading the pennant race over […]
Editor’s note: How good were the 1975 Cincinnati Reds? The best way to end the speculation is to challenge the team with a 162-game season against some great teams. This is a series that will include each game played with the Strat-o-Matic cards and dice, while hoping to reach the 108-54 record that the Reds […]
Establishing a major league record is always special, but sometimes they fade away and become an obscure moment in history. The 1969 Minnesota Twins set a standard that might be tough for any team to surpass on June 21. It happened in Oakland as the Twins beat the A’s 14-4 in 10 innings. The score […]
Reggie Jackson was becoming a star. In just third big league season in 1969, Jackson would join the ranks of the elite with career-high numbers. Jackson would have many great days in 21 years, including the legendary three-homer affair in game six of the 1977 World Series that gave the New York Yankees their first […]