Wendell Smith developed into a quality young pitcher on his way to professional ball until a fateful day in 1933. At nineteen years old, Smith pitched a shutout for his integrated American Legion team ...

Now that America has steamrolled into the digital age and a new millennium, it could be argued that we have lost as much as we have gained since the last "turn of the century." For all our new-found ...

The 2025 Frick Award ballot was created by a subcommittee of the voting electorate that included past Frick honorees Marty ...

Pat Gillick built it – again and again and again. And at every stop, they came: Victories, fans and championships. Gillick, who spent 27 years as a general manager in the big leagues, was born Aug. 22 ...

Founded in 1903 as a religious community, the Israelite House of David was established for the purpose of reuniting the 12 lost tribes of Israel to await the Millennium. But for many baseball ...

Tony Pérez was among the best when it came to driving in big runs for Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine” of the 1970s. Tony Pérez was among the best when it came to driving in big runs for Cincinnati’s ...

Pitching, defense and the three-run homer. It was a formula that manager Earl Weaver and his Baltimore Orioles honed to perfection during their run as an American League powerhouse in the 1960s and ...

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 ...

He redefined what was possible on the basepaths, won the 1962 National League Most Valuable Player Award – en route to receiving MVP votes in seven other seasons – and was named to seven All-Star ...

Tom Manning had a voice so loud that he hardly needed a microphone to call baseball games. In fact, he overloaded a transmitter during his big league broadcast debut in 1929. Manning’s resonant ...

All empires must eventually come to an end, but the St. Louis Cardinals needed every ounce of effort to topple baseball’s greatest dynasty. The 1964 World Series marked a turning point in the history ...

Whitey Ford called him as “a superstar who never acted like one. He was a humble man who was kind and friendly to all his teammates, even the rawest rookie. He was idolized by all the other players.” ...