Articles related to "Major League History"

Second base has been covered by some of baseball's outstanding hitters, fielders, and baserunners. Amazingly, most of them played more than a half-century ago.

For only the 18th time in Major League Baseball history, a perfect game was pitched.

After the Yankees won Game 4 in 1938, Joe McCarthy said, "The best club won. We had everything. We are the greatest ball club ever assembled.

During the long course of major league history there have been several players who were long in the tooth when they entered the big leagues.

During the long course of major league history there have been several players who were still wet behind the ears when they entered the big leagues.

The hitting and pitching statistical leaders from the 2007 American League baseball season.

Tommie Aaron hit only 13 career home runs in seven seasons, but they surely count in the record books in giving the Aarons the mark for most career home runs by brothers.

How can voters once again ignore 438 career homers and eight All-Star appearances?

Crafty pitchers have been 'doctoring up' baseballs for more than a century. It's all just part of the game.

It's tough to win a batting title, a home run crown, or an RBI championship, but it's much harder to win all three in one season. Here are the 12 players who've done it.

After a 22 year Major League career, Cy Young set records that will never even be approached. Here is a short bio to mark the 100th anniversary of his 3rd no hitter.

The new homes of the New York Yankees and New York Mets are not what the teams were use to in their old stadiums

Baseball history is filled with records and trivia. The following pitchers contributed to these by having no-hitters either early or late in their careers.

Dustin Pedroia and Ryan Braun are more than just good young players. They finished at the top of one of the best rookie classes in recent MLB history.

Sammy Sosa, one of the golden boys of the Steroid Era, recently surpassed the 600 home run mark, prompting debate over his status for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Texas sent A-Rod to New York in exchange for Alfonso Soriano. The trade helped neither team win the World Series, but it did help the Yankees lose October games.

The American league West is topsy turvy early in 2009 with the Seattle Mariners emerging as early division leaders after a dismal 2008.

He was one of the greatest ball players of all time.He seemed to be everywhere in the outfield and was Rookie of the Year in 1951 and Most Valuable Player in 1954.

Alex Rodriguez was the most celebrated baseball prospect in history, and in his early years with the Seattle Mariners, he quickly showed why he deserved that distinction.

In 1968, Bob Gibson had the kind of season that most pitchers don't dare dream about, because such a dream couldn't possibly come true.

The oldest team name in the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies started as the Worcester Brown Stockings and were moved to Philadelphia in 1883 by Alfred Reach.

This dynasty, which began with DiMaggio's debut and ended with Gehrig's retirement, was the best team in the world during the darkest days of the Great Depression.

As more heralded stars sometimes struggled, a solid but unspectacular performer often stepped into the breach and helped sustain baseball's greatest dynasty.