Articles related to "Sisler"

Sisler is one of many outstanding players whose career is slowly but surely fading away as the years pass. It is a shame.

The 1920s were all about Babe Ruth. Although there were many great Hall of Fame hitters who played during the decade, none could hold a candle to the Big Bambino.

Hitting .400 is indeed a rarity. Only eight players have done so since the dawn of baseball's modern era, which began in 1901 with the birth of the American League.

Cobb, Lajoie, Sisler, Williams, McCovey, Banks, Yastrzemski, Killebrew, Sosa, Bonds, Rodriguez were never on a World Champion. It takes nothing away from their greatness

Baseball is often regarded as America's favorite pastime. So it's no surprise that it is the most popular and common subject on U.S. postage stamps.

Many players are under appreciated but none is less appreciated by some than Ichiro Suzuki. The 2001 Rookie of the Year, MVP, and batting champ is an all-time great.

Recent years have seen the shattering of some of baseball's most admired records. Can any truly stand the test of time?

For most of a half century, the St. Louis Browns compiled a consistent record of futility. But at the height of World War II in 1944, it finally came together.

Baseball has always tinkered with the mound's distance and height, the types of pitches thrown and what constitutes a strikeout. Each change affected the game greatly

The "Whiz Kids" were an exciting, energetic, youthful club that captured the hearts of Philadelphia baseball fans like no team before -- or perhaps since.

The 1950 Philadelphia Phillies, whose youth and enthusiasm earned them the nickname the "Whiz Kids," were the surprise team of the season.

Willie Mays, the greatest of all Giants' players, broke an 0-12 streak in his first game at the Polo Grounds against future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn.