Archive for the 'History' Category

Johnny Pesky eventually made peace with the play that made him famous.

Most years, advanced statistics would argue that the batting champion really wasn’t.

In this space, stadium names are the name of the game.

Seeing a pitcher hit one is not much more likely than seeing a no-hitter.

“I don’t know quite what to say. I’ve been often cussed but never honored.”

A few of baseball’s so-called “miracle teams” might not have really been miracles at all.

October baseball has a habit of defining players’ careers, for better and worse.

You know The Sultan of Swat and The Iron Horse. But Peco and Gazook?

As the Red Sox prepare to move an affiliate, Pawtucket stands to lose more than just baseball.