The last hit of Willie Mays’ career was a game-winning single in the 12th inning of a poorly played baseball game. A few minutes after his go-ahead
Traditions die hard with the New York Yankees. They haven’t changed their uniforms in decades. The team used the same PA announcer, Bob Sheppard, for almost sixty
Want a reason that Marvin Miller should immediately be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame? It’s the best rule change in the history of baseball. It’s
According to his manager, Steve Yeager went down “like he’d been felled by a bullet.” Fans near the on-deck circle were stunned and silent. Some turned away and
Anyone who saw Rod Carew swing the bat will never forget it. He was a magician with a Louisville Slugger in his hands. The multiple batting titles
If a pitcher wins 20 games today they’re automatically a favorite to win the Cy Young Award. They’re the ace of their staff, too. But what if
Sparky Anderson made many predictions over the course of his career. He was famous for hyperbole – a fancy word for spreading bull. But it was no
“Love me or hate me, but you can’t ignore me.” That’s what Reggie Jackson said after his spectacular performance in the 1977 World Series when he belted
To say the early days of the San Diego Padres were zany would be an understatement.
Lost among the superstars on the Big Red Machine was a quiet, unusual slugger named George Foster.
The Pirates never got the publicity the Big Red Machine did for their 1970s success. But they had an equally intimidating nickname.
Sitting in his office at The Big A in Anaheim in 1974, Angels’ manager Bobby Winkles was asked to describe his star center fielder Mickey Rivers. Reporters
It was the seventh game of the World Series and only days earlier the owner of the team had tried to fire his second baseman. Their pitcher,
You have to wonder if Freddie Patek would even get drafted by a major league team today.
When the Cincinnati Reds named 36-year old George Anderson as their manager during the 1969-1970 off-season, newspapers in the city asked “Sparky Who?” Within a few years, he was one of the few men in sports who was known by one name.
In his senior year in college, Dave Winfield was a wanted man. In 1973, Winfield, a senior at the University of Minnesota, was selected in four drafts in three different professional sports. Just weeks after being selected as the fourth overall pick in the baseball draft by the San Diego Padres, Winfield was named Most Valuable Player of the College World Series.
It was July of 1976, the Summer of The Bird. Mark Fidrych, the 21-year old rookie was the center of attention. He couldn’t help but be. The spotlight found him, and it was for the simplest of reasons. He was himself. Refreshingly so.