During the 2011 baseball season, MLB took over operations of the Dodgers as the franchise teetered on the edge of bankruptcy proceedings, Mariano Rivera became the first pitcher in MLB history to make 1000 appearances with one team, and Tony La Russa became only the second man to manage in 5,000 big-league games. In the […]

The 1985 baseball season saw Pete Rose (4192 hits), Nolan Ryan (4000 Ks) and Rod Carew (3000 hits) reach legendary milestones, Von Hayes become the first player in MLB history to homer twice in the 1st inning of a game, and Tibetan fireballer Sidd Finch fool the baseball world. In the Fall Classic, the American […]

  The 1966 baseball calendar saw Ted Williams elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (despite being left off of twenty ballots!), Willie Mays pass Mel Ott to become the National League’s all-time home run leader and, in one of the most consequential developments for baseball in the second half of the century, the election […]

The 2002 baseball season saw Shawn Green become the 14th player to hit four home runs in a major-league game (with a record 19 total bases), Mike Bordick set the all-time record for consecutive errorless games and chances by a shortstop, and the sudden, tragic death of pitcher Darryl Kile. In the Fall Classic, the […]

The 1923 baseball season saw the opening of Yankee Stadium, the 100th career shutout for Walter Johnson while Ty Cobb was taking the top spot on the all-time runs scored list, and the recently-proud Philadelphia Athletics suffering the dual indignities of being no-hit twice in a span of four days and being defeated for the […]