Baseball nicknames are a part of the game. In some cases, many fans may not know a player’s real name. Some of the players are even listed on the baseballreference.com site with their nicknames like Cap Anson, Home Run Baker, Choo-Choo Coleman, Pee Wee Reese, Smokey Joe Williams and perhaps the most famous, Babe Ruth. […]
Category: 1950s Baseball History
No-hitters have never been easy in real life or any type of simulation. After years of playing Strat-O-Matic, a baseball simulation game that began as a cards and dice game in the early 1960s, there is finally a no-hitter in my scorebook. During my time with this game, I’ve recorded 10 one-hitters. Two of them […]
Races in statistical categories can be entertaining during the final weeks as the season comes to an end. Over the years, efforts to win batting titles, home run crowns and other honors have been well-documented. Trades are also an important part of baseball history, but sometimes it’s difficult to understand why a league-leader in an […]
A National Baseball Hall of Fame career began on a summer day in 1959. The rookie first baseman for the San Francisco Giants got four hits as he led his team to a 7-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on July 30, 1959. Willie McCovey singled in his first big league at bat off Robin […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]
In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards, my collection is going to be the subject of this year-long series. Shortly after starting my obsession in 1971, the goal was to have at least one Topps card from every year. Although the 1952 set is considered to be the first released by Topps, […]
History will be on one team’s side as the combatants have reached a seventh game in the 2016 World Series. With victories in the last two contests over the Cleveland Indians, the Chicago Cubs have set the stage for a magical moment for at least one of the two long-suffering franchises. There have been 10 […]