This article has been updated. Now that Jack Morris and Alan Trammell have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the 1984 Tigers have two members
Early in January, the results of the 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting will be announced, in what should prove to be the most anticipated and talked-about
This is the fifth in a ten-part series looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Pre-Integration Era Ballot. Some people see trends long before others even know
From 1903-1989, every World Series winning team except two have boasted at least one future Hall of Famer on their roster. In most of the cases, the winning team has had more than one player who have gone on to be immortalized in Cooperstown.
We pick the best baseball player born every year since 1861.
Who was Ferris Fain, the two-time batting champion?
What became known as the “Black Sox Scandal” rocked professional baseball. But it wasn’t an aberration in a sport that was otherwise clean. Baseball became America’s national pastime because of – and not in spite of – gambling.
In many ways, professional baseball mirrors America, for the good and the bad. Just like the history of the United States, baseball history has been scarred by
Once upon a time, the Baltimore Orioles were baseball’s model franchise. From the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, the Orioles were the most successful team in the
Our expert picks where the big name MLB free agents will end up this offseason.
Did David Ortiz stop using performance-enhancing drugs in 2003 after he failed a test? Or did he use them throughout his Hall of Fame career?
The Cleveland Indians changed their team name – what’s holding back the Atlanta Braves?
The 20 greatest players in the history of the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Braves, and Boston Braves.
Henry Aaron gave most of the memorabilia from his playing career to the Baseball Hall of Fame, but he held on to a few items. The things he saved are telling.
This is part of our series on the “Ultimate Franchise Players” in baseball history. These players are not necessarily the greatest players in franchise history. They are
What do people want from Joey Votto? The answer to that question will tell you what they think of him. But he doesn’t give a damn.
The greatest players in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for lumber and old-time pitchers.
Eddie Collins buried his bats during the off-season in shallow holes in his backyard that he called “graves” in order to keep them “lively.” That’s odd, for
There was always something unusual about Eddie Grant, but he was comfortable with that. He didn’t mind being different. In a brief life that stretched only 35
This is the third installment of my “Top 20” series, looking at the top players for a specific franchise based solely on Wins Above Replacement. Quibble if
A few years ago I penned a list article about the New York Yankees top players ranked according to WAR (Wins Above Replacement). I stated at the
At spring training in Bradenton in 1935, Babe Ruth didn’t see any point in going north with the Braves. But ultimately, he did go and as a
Baseball history had many pennant races, until the leagues were split into divisions in the late 1960s.
The Niekro’s, the Perry’s, Barry and Bobby Bonds…these are baseball’s greatest families.
A century ago when one of Boston’s most famous citizens killed himself under strange circumstances in a gruesome fashion, muttering final words that rival the gasping “Rosebud” of Charles Foster Kane, it prompted shock, sadness, and conspiracy theories.
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
Of all professional team sports in North America, baseball has been around the longest. Springing out of the 19th (and perhaps even 17th or earlier) centuries, it’s
2020 October 17, 2020, at Petco Park, San DiegoTampa Bay Rays vs. Houston AstrosAL Championship Series Game SevenAt Stake: Spot in World Series The Rays eliminated the
In many ways the New York Yankees and owner George Steinbrenner helped create the free agent market in baseball. When the Oakland A’s failed to pay an insurance premium on Catfish Hunter following the 1974 season, the right-handed pitcher became baseball’s first free agent. Nearly every team in baseball bid on Hunter’s services, but the Yankees won the war.
Thanks to a mistake by the Washington catcher, Tiger slugger Hank Greenberg was able to deposit this baseball into the left field stands of Briggs Stadium. Not only was the home run of importance in that game, which Detroit won, 6-4, it was the 300th such blast of Greenberg’s esteemed career.