Babe Ruth to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously
In 1930 the new York Yankees signed Babe Ruth to a contract that paid him the princely sum of $80,000. Ruth was overjoyed. A reporter pointed out
In 1930 the new York Yankees signed Babe Ruth to a contract that paid him the princely sum of $80,000. Ruth was overjoyed. A reporter pointed out
This December, when a group of 16 baseball officials and historians meet for the Baseball Hall of Fame Special Eras Committee, you can expect that at least
A game-by-game history of the heated and often dramatic rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.
The oldest Hall of Famer passed away today, leaving behind a legion of fans despite having played his last baseball game more than six decades ago. Bobby
Most teams that are good for three or four years or more eventually get to a World Series and usually win one. It’s harder now — with the
Today we would call what Ted Williams did in the 1941 All-Star Game a walk-off home run. But for those who were in uniform in Detroit for that game, it’s simply a moment they’ll never forget. In what may still be the most thrilling All-Star Game in history, Williams belted a three-run, game-winning homer in Detroit’s freshly repainted Briggs Stadium on July 8, 1941, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, to give the American League a thrilling 7-5 victory.
The history of sports is filled with teams that have experienced remarkable success. Yet none has been as consistently dominant as the New York Yankees. Renowned for their enduring success, the Yankees have secured an astonishing 27 World Series Championships and 40 American League pennants. More than just the titles, what sets the Yankees apart is their legacy of producing the world’s most prodigious sluggers.
Who had the most hits in Major League Baseball in the 1930s? This baseball list looks at the top ten for that decade.
Albert Belle finds his name on the Today’s Game ballot for the Hall of Fame. Will the former slugger get support from the voters?
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
If there’s a baseball bat around it’s hard to resist picking it up and taking a stance. We’ve all done it. Some of us who played baseball
I don’t know nearly enough about the “guts” of WAR to know whether it’s great, good, bad, pitiful, or somewhere in between. This IS NOT an article
The Niekro’s, the Perry’s, Barry and Bobby Bonds…these are baseball’s greatest families.
29 years before Bucky Dent would become famous for his home run to beat the Red Sox in Game #163 to eliminate Boston, the Yankees and BoSox
When Juan Marichal stepped on the mound for the first time as a big leaguer, it was the first major league game he had ever seen. Nine innings later, he had made one of the most spectacular debuts in baseball history, and launched a career that would land him in Cooperstown.