No. 14 is finally getting recognition from a baseball hall. The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame will induct Pete Rose and celebrate the all-time hits leader at Great American Ballpark during the weekend of June 24-26, 2016. For many Reds fans it is something that is long overdue. Some are even holding out hope that […]
Category: Baseball History
Baseball cards in some form have been around for over a century. They’ve been in my house for over 40 years. I remember sitting in the front yard under a tree sorting them by teams. My grandfather and I built a big wooden box to store them under my bed. It seemed to be a […]
Back in the 1940s, major baseball players contributed heavily to the effort by the United States during World War II. Many star players were heroes on and off the field. One of the first players to join the armed forces was Buddy Lewis of the Washington Senators after the 1941 season. He was in the […]
It began in 1925. The Sporting News issued its first post-season all-star team. The publication has changed in many ways over the decades since it began handing out post-season awards, but today it still is honoring baseball’s top performers. Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays was the Sporting News Player of the Year in […]
It began in 1925. The Sporting News issued its first post-season all-star team. The publication has changed in many ways over the decades since it began handing out post-season awards, but today it still is honoring baseball’s top performers. Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays was the Sporting News Player of the Year in […]
It began in 1925. The Sporting News issued its first post-season all-star team that year. The publication has changed in many ways over the decades since it began handing out post-season awards, but today it still is honoring baseball’s top performers. Josh Donaldson of the Toronto Blue Jays was the Sporting News Player of the […]
The statue that has been outside of the last two baseball stadiums in St. Louis has the inscription “Here Stands Baseball’s Perfect Warrior.” He was the man. Despite several players who put together National Baseball Hall of Fame careers with the Cardinals, Stan Musial still represents baseball in St. Louis. Musial was a three-time National […]
Thinking about Lou Brock‘s recent medical situation reminds us of how fragile we all really are. Brock had part one of his legs amputated because of complications from diabetes. Until National Baseball Hall of Fame member Rickey Henderson came along, Brock was the sport’s best base-stealer. When he retired after the 1979 season, Brock was […]
When David Wright knocked in four runs during game three of the 2015 World Series, it brought back memories of a name in the history of the New York Mets. Wright’s four RBI was the most by a Mets player since Rusty Staub had five in a contest. It was the fourth contest of the […]
Baseball cards in some form have been around for over a century. They’ve been in my house for over 40 years. I remember sitting in the front yard under a tree sorting them by teams. My grandfather and I built a big wooden box to store them under my bed. It seemed to be a […]