Baseball History

Baseball Players Who Used the Heaviest Bats

Nov 9, 2021

You’ll be surprised to learn about the celebrated baseball players who used the heaviest bats. These legends were never afraid to go with a heftier stick. If you’re looking to improve your swing, you’ll like...

Pablo Lopez accidentally made history

Jeff J. Snider

Jul 7, 2021

Baseball History, Features

Last Friday, July 2, the Atlanta Braves hosted the Miami Marlins for the first game of a three-game series, with Pablo Lopez taking the mound for the Marlins against Drew Smyly for the Braves. After Smyly worke...

The Padres’ first no-hitter should have come in 1982

Tom Gibbons

Apr 19, 2021

Baseball History, Features, Headlines

San Diego Padres fans had to wait 52 years for the franchise’s first no-hitter -- about 39 years too long, the way I see it. On June 2, 1982, Juan Eichelberger was credited with throwing a one-hitter in a 3...

The Evolution of Baseball Uniforms

Baseball Essential

Apr 9, 2021

Baseball History, Features

In thinking about baseball, we picture this all-American sport that brought people together through radio and television broadcasts and trips to the fields. As far back as fans can remember, baseball has been ...

No One Has Been a Hall of Famer Longer Than Sandy Koufax

Jeff J. Snider

Jan 19, 2021

Baseball History, Features, Hall of Fame

On January 19, 1972, former Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Just three weeks past his 36th birthday, "The Left Arm of God" became the you...

Sadly, There’s No Photo of the First High-Five

Jeff J. Snider

Jan 18, 2021

Baseball History, Features, Los Angeles Dodgers

If the legends are to be believed, the high-five was invented on October 2, 1977. Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Dusty Baker came into the final weekend of the season sitting on 29 home runs. Thirty homers w...

Preparing for MLB’s 60-Game Season… for the Third Time!

Dustin Osborne

Jun 28, 2020

Baseball History, Major League Baseball

In perusing Twitter while avoiding the real world, I stumbled across this fascinating tweet from John Thorn, the Official Historian for Major League Baseball: https://twitter.com/thorn_john/status/127649884041...

Garry Templeton’s Disappearing — and Reappearing — Record

Jeff J. Snider

Feb 11, 2020

Baseball History, Features, St. Louis Cardinals, Statistics

UPDATE: We received word on April 17, 2020, that the stats at Retrosheet (and, at some point, Baseball-Reference) will be updated soon to reflect the research in this article. About three years ago, I wrote ...

A play for its time: Ron Swoboda’s catch in the 1969 World Series

Tom Gibbons

Oct 24, 2019

Baseball History, Features, Hall of Fame, New York Mets

For baseball fans of a certain age, the play is etched into our memories. It is the top of the ninth inning of Game 4 of the 1969 World Series. Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles hits a drive that lo...

Young Yaz: How Patience and Perseverance Paved The Way to a Historic Moment

Jason Kelly

Sep 19, 2019

Baseball History, Boston Red Sox, Headlines, San Francisco Giants

There has not been much to cheer about at the friendly confines of Fenway Park this season, with elimination from playoff contention looming ever closer. However, this past Tuesday night brought something tr...