May 26, 1964: Mets score 19 runs in win over Cubs

The New York Mets arrived in Chicago after losing two of three…

August 29, 1977: Lou Brock passes Ty Cobb as MLB’s stolen-base king

The St. Louis Cardinals began a three-game set with the San Diego…

August 29, 1977: Indians’ Duane Kuiper smacks his only career home run

The Chicago White Sox were sparking a revival of sorts on the…

Luis Alvarado

Utility infielder Luis “Pimba” Alvarado never hit much in…

Harry Bemis

Ty Cobb rounded third and, despite the stop sign from his coach,…

Pete Charton

Pete Charton’s time in the big leagues was brief; he pitched…
Greenlee Field in Pittsburgh (NOIRTECH RESEARCH, INC.)

Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh)

Greenlee Field, located in the 2500 block of Bedford Avenue,…
Chester Williams (NOIRTECH RESEARCH, INC.)

Chester Williams

Over the years, the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the nation’s…
Sam Streeter (CENTER FOR NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL RESEARCH)

Sam Streeter

In 1981 the Smithsonian Institution hosted an exhibition called…
William "Cy" Perkins (NOIRTECH RESEARCH, INC.)

Bill Perkins

“My catcher was George Perkins, who handled a pitcher like…
Leroy Matlock (COURTESY OF ROBERT D. RETORT ENTERPRISES)

Leroy Matlock

Fittingly, pitcher Leroy Matlock was called “the Black Carl…
Harry Kincannon (COURTESY OF ROBERT D. RETORT ENTERPRISES)

Harry Kincannon

In the 1920s, Harry Kincannon left the coalfields of southern…
Bert Hunter (NOIRTECH RESEARCH, INC.)

Bert Hunter

Often referred to as the Pittsburgh Crawfords’ “normal…
Carl Howard (COURTESY OF ROBERT D. RETORT ENTERPRISES)

Carl Howard

Among potentially awkward encounters between semipro baseball…
David "Bill" Harvey (COURTESY OF ROBERT D. RETORT ENTERPRISES)

Bill Harvey

Bill Harvey was a left-handed pitcher and outfielder who played…
Curtis "Popeye" Harris

Curtis “Popeye” Harris

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, a time when black baseball…
Roosevelt Davis (NOIRTECH RESEARCH, INC.)

Roosevelt Davis

The June 6, 1945, headline in The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois)…
Spoon Carter (JAY-DELL MAH)

Spoon Carter

Although Ernest “Spoon” Carter was never in the top tier…
Ted Bond (NOIRTECH RESEARCH, INC.)

Ted Bond

“What did I do to deserve this?” If Theodore Bond had asked…

Jack Ness

The holders of major-league baseball’s longest consecutive-game…

Earl McNeely

A 26-year-old rookie who came up in August, George Earl McNeely…

Randy Galloway

Suppose they started a baseball season and nobody came?That was…

Tom Vandergriff

Tom Vandergriff was the central figure in bringing major-league…
Bob Chandler

Bob Chandler

Over the team’s 50-year history the San Diego Padres have played…

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