The day Thurman Munson died is branded into my memory. If you don’t know who is, find out why many baseball fans think Thurman Munson has gotten screwed by the Hall of Fame voters.
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1950 was one of those rare occasions when the baseball writers actually picked the most valuable player on a team rather than the most productive person. By that standard, the obvious choice would have been Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who knocked out 47 home runs and nearly 120 RBI.
Think you know everything about baseball? Consider yourself the Babe Ruth of baseball trivia? Okay, here’s one for you. (If you’ve already read the title, you can skip this part.) Name the only man to both pitch and umpire a no-hitter? And no, it wasn’t the same game.
The most observed superstition in baseball is the one that adamantly issues the order that…
By the beginning of the 1930 Major League Baseball season, George Herman Ruth—better known by…
“Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything.” Former player Toby Harrah had this to say about baseball. More so than any other sport, baseball is about numbers.
As Pete Rose can infamously tell you and Kurt Bevacqua can allegedly tell you (courtesy…
Decatur Commies? Portland Webfeet? Kalamazoo Celery Eaters?
There was nothing quite like being a New York Yankees fan in the late 80’s.…
In addition to being the season that saw one of the most amazing pitching exhibitions…
