The mood was funereal in the Montreal Expos clubhouse at Olympic Stadium on Monday, October 19, following a 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series.
The most memorable aspect of Comiskey Park was a giant scoreboard in center field that was topped with pinwheels that lit up, spun, and “exploded” with sparks when a Chicago batter hit a home run or the White Sox won.
But Horner struggled with injuries in his major league career and never got to the 500-home run mark. Or the 300-home run mark, for that matter. But he frequently showed the ability that made so many baseball experts excited about his future.
What was the secret that helped Walter Johnson throw so much harder than his contemporaries?
Could Julio Rodriguez be better than Ken Griffey Jr. was, and lift the Mariners to the World Series?
The 2023 Major League Baseball season will start on March 31. This year, fans will see many new or amended rules. A few of these new rules could radically alter the way the game is played and enjoyed.
Is the Dodger Dog overrated or one of the best franks you can eat at a baseball game? Find out in our guide for eating at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
A definitive guide to baseball pitches: how to throw them; how they move; and which pitchers are famous for throwing them.
One of the biggest changes in 1969 was the arrival of the first Canadian team in Major League Baseball. In 1969, the National League welcomed the Montreal Expos, the first MLB team to play it’s home games in that country.
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee explains the effectiveness of a sinking fastball.
In this video from the Cincinnati Reds spring training complex, Davis performs an uncanny impression of Stargell’s distinctive routine in the batters’ box.
A list of the best defensive shortstops in baseball since the 1890s. A sort of heavyweight champion list of the best to pick it up the middle.
If you could travel back in time to watch the Baltimore Orioles of the 1890s, you would recognize that they were playing baseball, but you would be shocked at the style of play. The bunting of Willie Keeler would amaze you.
Tim McCarver, a two-time World Series champion, and winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting, died this month. We remember his expansive baseball life.
Two stars of the Philadelphia Athletics, Al Simmons and Jimmie Foxx, sign autographs for kids at the ballpark, circa 1931.
Jim Sundberg is one of the most popular players to ever play for the Texas Rangers. When he came back to the team at the tail end of his career, he brought everything full circle, perfectly.
Results of the 2023 BBWAA election for the Baseball Hall of Fame
On Tuesday, former All-Star third baseman Scott Rolen, the only player at his position to win a Gold Glove Award with three different teams, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
When he was finally expelled from Major League Baseball, Kingman had hit more home runs than all but 18 players in the history of the game. But his legacy was less about the swings that sent a baseball over fences, and more about his swings that whiffed.
Todd Helton’s batting accomplishments, in Denver AND away from Colorado, are more than enough to make him a Hall of Famer
Tony Oliva was hampered by injury often in the late part of his career, but it didn’t stop him from doing what he did best: hit a baseball.
In 1996, after a five-year absence, McGee came back to the Cardinals. He was 37, but he had some good baseball left in him, and he played four more seasons in Cardinal red.
Former slugger Fred McGriff, who hit 493 home runs and drove in 1,550 runs in a 19-year career, has been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by a special committee.
Two pitching families ended up with eerily similar output for all their years in the majors. Gaylord Perry was at the head of the best of them.
Walter Johnson gifted six special baseballs to the Hall of Fame when he became one of the first inductees of the new institution.
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 five greatest pitchers in Baltimore Orioles history.
Why is gambling popular with baseball players? What are the gambling restrictions in MLB? Top baseball players who advertise online casinos.
Babe Ruth left his mark on the game like no other. He was an overgrown kid, an ungovernable force who swept his way through the sporting world, dominating headlines every year after he became a Yankee until his death nearly three decades later.
Hank Aaron’s pennant-winning home run is largely forgotten.