Charlie Hoover (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Charlie Hoover

Catcher Charlie Hoover debuted with the Kansas City Cowboys in…
Milt Reed (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Milt Reed

A Marist College star, starting shortstop candidate for the 1914…
Dr. Anthony Fauci (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 23, 2020: Baseball returns to Washington without fans on Opening Day

When the Washington Nationals last met the New York Yankees,…
Jose Peraza (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 24, 2020: Long delayed but lopsided Opening Day win for Red Sox

It was a long wait between home openers at Fenway Park. The start…
Jack Flaherty (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 24, 2020: Cardinals top Pirates on Opening Day delayed by COVID-19

The St. Louis Cardinals treat Opening Day with more than traditional…
Minnesota Twins players LaMonte Wade and Tyler Duffey, center, kneel during the national anthem in a protest for racial justice on July 28, 2020, at Target Field in Minneapolis. (COURTESY OF THE MINNESOTA TWINS)

July 28, 2020: Twins highlight George Floyd and racial justice in home opener

The Minnesota Twins’ home opener on Tuesday night, July 28,…

Retrosheet announces Fall 2020 updates

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July 9, 1920: Bambino homers on Babe Ruth Day at the Polo Grounds

New York’s American League team, known as the Highlanders in…
Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

May 20, 1916: Babe Ruth replaced in 6th inning while throwing a no-hitter

Young Babe Ruth, 21, gave out plenty of free passes on this Saturday…
Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

August 15, 1916: Boston’s Babe Ruth outlasts Walter Johnson in 13 innings

Clark Griffith was prescient. At the end of the 1914 season,…
Babe Ruth, circa 1921 (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 19, 1920: Babe Ruth breaks his own record with 30th home run

With two months left in the 1920 season, the New York Yankees…

May 20, 1919: Babe Ruth clobbers his first career grand slam

When Boston’s 1918 World Series championship season was over,…
Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

June 13, 1916: Red-hot Babe Ruth goes on a tear against the Browns

He was just 21 and only in his second full season but Babe Ruth…
Babe Ruth (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

July 11, 1914: Babe Ruth makes his major-league debut with Red Sox

Even before playing an inning of major-league baseball, Babe…
Babe Ruth waves his hat to fans at Yankee Stadium. (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

June 13, 1948: Babe Ruth makes final visit to Yankee Stadium

New Yorkers awoke to a dismal morning on June 13, 1948. Raindrops…
Babe Ruth, circa 1934 (MLB.COM)

April 27, 1947: Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium

Two days before Thanksgiving 1946, Babe Ruth went to New York's…

June 19, 1938: Babe Ruth makes coaching debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Fans at Ebbets Field cheered when Babe Ruth — decked out in…

May 30, 1935: Babe Ruth plays his final major-league game with Boston Braves

Babe Ruth was released by the New York Yankees at the end of…

August 7, 1929: Babe Ruth goes deep as Yankees split with A’s at Shibe Park

In this first game of a twin bill in the dog days of August 1929,…

October 1, 1933: Lefty Ruth all right in final mound appearance

For all of his tremendous success in the batter’s box, Babe…
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