For the majority of his career, Bid McPhee played without a glove; and when he did use one, he set a record for fielding percentage by a second baseman. For the majority of his career, Bid McPhee ...
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 ...
The Baseball Writers' Association of America will consider 14 new and 14 returning candidates for the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025. Results will be announced on Jan. 21. Today's ...
Russ Hodges’ iconic call of Bobby Thomson’s iconic home run is perhaps the most famous sports broadcast in American history. And though Hodges and his broadcaster partner that day Ernie Harwell are ...
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 ...
Though it has been surpassed more than a half-dozen times since, Babe Ruth’s 60 home runs hit in 1927 remains a monumental benchmark in the sport’s history. While Roger Maris, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire ...
In the wake of the Black Sox scandal, in which players of the Chicago White Sox were accused of fixing the 1919 World Series, baseball was in need of a leader who could regain the public’s faith in ...
The countdown to the biggest moment of the baseball year is officially underway. On Jan. 21, the results of the 81st Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame election will be revealed ...
The Hall of Fame is comprised of 346 elected members. Included are 273 former major league players, 40 executives/pioneers, 23 managers and 10 umpires. The BBWAA has elected 139 candidates to the Hall ...
The third floor of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown is home to an exhibit which celebrates records from the height of personal achievement in America’s National Pastime.