It remains one of the most iconic moments in American sport, and the amazing story will be celebrated at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown on the 75th anniversary of the ...

He spent only a short time in the American League, but Leroy “Satchel” Paige had a huge impact on the history of America’s National Pastime. On July 9, 1948, Paige debuted with the Cleveland Indians ...

The record is as unbreakable – and ignominious, depending on which team you were on – as it gets in Major League Baseball. Only once in AL/NL history has each player on a team finished a game with the ...

James Thomas Bell, better known by his nickname “Cool Papa,” confounded opponents in the Negro Leagues with his ability to reach base. James Thomas Bell, better known by his nickname “Cool Papa,” ...

Tommy McCarthy is given credit for developing the hit-and-run and the trap play while playing with the Boston Beaneaters. Tommy McCarthy is given credit for developing the hit-and-run and the trap ...

Election Days at the federal government level in the United States are never short on excitement and tension. It is a day when citizens choose who will represent them in Washington, D.C., not only on ...

Playing most of his career in the pre-Negro leagues era, Pete Hill emerged from the backwoods of Culpeper County, Va., to become one of the most feared line-drive hitters in the game. Playing most of ...

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 ...

At first glance today, the term “ruptured duck” sounds like a hunting trip gone awry. Yet, for those who wore the “ruptured duck” emblem, they saw it as a source of pride. And like so many pieces of ...

As the excitement of the postseason reaches a fever pitch, baseball’s hometown will provide the best seat in the house to watch the action. The National Pastime's marquee event will come home to ...

It was a hit 10 seasons in the making, one that looked like so many others in the singular career of Ichiro Suzuki. Lining the first pitch he saw in the fifth inning from Toronto’s Shawn Hill to ...

The moment played over the closing credits of the highlight show This Week in Baseball for years. The place was the Seattle Kingdome, the event the 1979 All-Star Game. Dave Parker, dressed in the ...