Harry Walker won the National League batting crown with a .363 batting average, in 1947…
Michael Keedy’s Greatest World Series Catches, No. Seven: “Back-Back-Back In Time!” Al Gionfriddo and the 1947 World Series
If ever any American alive in the first half of the twentieth century were surprised to discover a team from New York in the World Series, he couldn’t have been much of a baseball fan…
New Book by Pete Aman: Fielders’ Choice – Life Lessons from Baseball
One of our readers, Pete Aman, has just released a new book, Fielders’ Choice – Life Lessons from Baseball…
Michael Keedy’s Top-Ten Greatest World Series Catches! No. Eight: Billy “The Kid” Martin, 1952
Today Michael Keedy continues with his ongoing series featuring Top-Ten World Series Catches. Today’s entry features Billy Maritn’s Series-saving grab in 1952.
“Deep Dive” into Black Sox Scandal: Concluding Thoughts to My Black Sox Essays
Throughout this collection of essays, I have attempted to make the point that the conventional wisdom regarding the Black Sox scandal and the 1919 World Series does not tell the complete story…
“Deep Dive” Into the Black Sox Scandal: 1919 Cincinnati Reds – Talk About Being Overshadowed!
Today I’ll continue my weekly “deep dive” into the Black Sox scandal with a look at the 1919 Cincinnati Reds, a strong team completely overshadowed by the events of the scandal…
Baseball’s Deadliest Day: Black Saturday – The tragedy that changed ballpark construction forever
Black Saturday began innocently enough when a 13-year-old girl ran an errand for her aunt that took her past where the Phillies were playing a doubleheader…
“Mr. Baseball,” Bob Uecker, and His “Flycatcher” Tuba! plus: Uke’s Hilarious Miller Lite Commerical!
“Ueck” was trying to ‘loosen things up’ before Game Two of the 1964 World Series between the Cardinals and Yankees at Busch Stadium, so he grabbed a tuba and proceeded to catch fly balls!…
Michael Keedy’s Top-Ten Greatest World Series Catches! No. Nine: Joe Rudi, 1972
Joe Rudi’s spectacular World Series grab happened in Game Two, played on October 14, 1972, and whether it “saved” the first of Oakland’s three consecutive world championships is open to debate among baseball scholars…
“Deep Dive” into the Black Sox Scandal: Was Charles Comiskey “Cheap”?
If you ask most knowledgeable baseball fans the question, “Why did eight Black Sox players conspired to ‘fix’ the 1919 World Series?” the answer you would likely hear is this: “It was Comiskey’s fault. He was a cheapskate.”…
Babe Ruth’s Called Shot: “Did He or Didn’t He?”
The story goes that Ruth pointed to the center-field bleachers during the at-bat. But did he?…