Women have been playing baseball almost as long as men have. Their long connection with the game began in the 1860s and has continued through the efforts of individual pioneers like Amanda Clement, ...
Dick Allen played 15 seasons from 1963-77 for five teams, spending nine seasons with the Phillies, compiling 351 home runs, 1 ...
The Classic Baseball Era ballot includes Dick Allen, Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris, Tommy John, Dave Parker and Luis Tiant. Among the candidates, Garvey, John and Parker are ...
For fans of the Boston Red Sox, the unthinkable, unimaginable, unfathomable happened 100 years ago with the sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. Ruth, all of 24 years old, had made the ...
The Gila River Indian Community of Arizona has a land area of 583.749 square miles. Sandwiched between the San Tan Mountains to its North and the Sierra Estrella Mountains to its West, the community’s ...
If baseball is an art as opposed to a science, then it’s no wonder the art of baseball can be found in Cooperstown. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is the permanent guardian of more than ...
In 29 seasons as a manager, Joe Torre became one of only five skippers to win at least four World Series titles. In 29 seasons as a manager, Joe Torre became one of only five skippers to win at least ...
The Plaque Gallery is sacred ground for baseball fans, where the bronze plaques of the Hall of Famers line the oak walls and visitors speak in hushed, reverential tones. The dramatic arched entryway ...
Doc Adams, Sam Breadon, Bill Dahlen, Wes Ferrell, Garry Herrmann, Marty Marion, Frank McCormick, Harry Stovey, Chris von der Ahe and Bucky Walters are the candidates for Pre-Integration Era Committee ...
An Englishman whose skill lay in his pen instead of a bat, Henry Chadwick was instrumental in cultivating interest in the new game of baseball. An Englishman whose skill lay in his pen instead of a ...
Harry M. Stevens was called during his lifetime the “world’s greatest sporting caterer,” “the man who parlayed a bag of peanuts into a million dollars” and “a true pioneer in the field of gastronomy.” ...