You needn't be a historian to recognize the 1960s as America's game-changing decade in the second half of the 20th century. The civil rights movement, rock music, assassinations, Vietnam, the ...

They just wanted to play baseball, a game they had played, it seemed, all of their lives. From sandlots to city parks, from organized leagues to neighborhood pick-up games where all that was needed ...

GASTONIA – As Dixie Youth, Junior Tar Heel and Little League baseball regional and state tournament play begins in our area, each team will hoping to create memories that last a lifetime. But one ...

When we said that Northeastern's 1964 American Legion baseball team left an impression, we weren't kidding. After reading last week's "Throwback Thursday" series article about the Legion ...

Apr. 5—From the 1920s to the 1960s, baseball was divided. Jackie Robinson may have broken the color barrier in 1947, but it took a long time before Major League Baseball was a welcome place for anyone ...

5. Cleveland Indians, 87-75: 1, 1, 1. Rank, in the American League, of left-hander Sam McDowell in ERA (2.18), FIP (1.96), and strikeout rate (29.1 percent), respectively. He was also second in DRA (2 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Fergie Jenkins, a member of the Baseball ...

Are baseball games too long? Ask any print media member working on a deadline, and the answer will be yes. Joe West thinks so, too. The controversial umpire made waves last year by criticizing Red Sox ...

LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - Like most moms, mine had many wonderful qualities. Among the feats that made her a standout: She never threw out my baseball cards. I began collecting them around the age of ...

(Note: Last year, I wrote "One Entire Season of Baseball From the 1970s," reviewing the 1971 season. My goal is to repeat the exercise every summer, selecting a different decade. We'll present the ...