April 18, 1925: Mourning Charles Ebbets

Mourning hovered over Brooklyn like a crib mobile. Charles Ebbets,…

September 27, 1963: Houston Colt .45s start a lineup of all rookies

On September 27, 1963, the Houston Colt .45’s (64-95) were…

Bobby Durnbaugh

Good things come in small packages. Bob Durnbaugh was listed…

Don Lock

Don Lock was a strong defensive center fielder who twice placed…

Joe Lahoud

Signed to the Boston Red Sox by Frank “Bots” Nekola, the…

October 9, 1958: Yankees rally late to beat Braves in Game 7 of World Series

The New York Yankees broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the eighth…

October 8, 1958: Yankees score two in 10th to send World Series to Game 7

Having beaten the New York Yankees in the 1957 World Series,…

October 2, 1958: Braves hammer Yankees in Game 2 of World Series

With the Milwaukee Braves having won the opening game of the…
Warren Spahn (Trading Card DB)

October 1, 1958: Spahn’s 10-inning complete game beats Yankees

The 1958 World Series featured a rematch from 1957, the defending…

May 27, 1958: Braves win on Adcock’s walk-off pinch homer

Joe Adcock was a slugger. On July 31, 1954, the Milwaukee Braves…

August 20, 1980: Tom Brookens gets five hits, starts triple play

Before the 1980 season, Detroit manager Sparky Anderson had a…

May 10, 2017: Nationals’ Matt Wieters walks off his former team

The 32,984 fans in Nationals Park were a blend of red and orange…

August 3, 1948: Satchel Paige makes first American League start for Cleveland

  The old saying “timing is everything” has been…

October 5, 2006: Glavine leads Mets to win over Dodgers in Game 2

Shea Stadium was packed for Game Two of the 2006 National League…

October 7, 2006: Mets rally to sweep Dodgers in NLDS

The Dodgers faced elimination in the National League Division…

Coors Field (Denver)

Coors Field opened for baseball on April 26, 1995. The Colorado…

Mile High Stadium (Denver)

Imagine two strangers stranded on a South Sea island from Taos,…

Eric Young Sr.

“And the 3-2 pitch. Fly ball to deep left field — it’s…

Walt Weiss

Walter William Weiss was a tough player — physically and mentally. “The…

Dan O’Dowd

Dan O’Dowd was a baseball man from the beginning. Born in Morristown,…

Kevin Ritz

Following a promising rookie year in 1989, pitcher Kevin Ritz…
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