Editor’s note: This summer the Cleveland Indians are hosting their sixth major league all-star game, which is the most by any franchise. This series will take a look at the previous contests in 1935, 1954, 1963, 1981 and 1997. Cleveland celebrated the 30th anniversary of the All-Star Game without an Indians player taking part in […]
Category: 1960s Baseball History
There was plenty of offense as the 1970 team posted a come-from-behind 11-7 victory over 1961 in the third game of their opening round series of the Stat-O-Matic Reds Tournament presented by Press Room Pass. Tony Perez knocked in three runs for 1970 with a homer and a sacrifice fly, while Lee May, Bobby Tolan […]
Spring training games are just getting underway this week. With that in mind and some excitement building in Cincinnati, hopefully, it’s time for another Strat-O-Matic tournament presented by Press Room Pass. This time, eight of the top teams in Cincinnati Reds history will square off to become champions again or for the first time. Each […]
Editor’s note: Throughout this year Press Room Pass will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 baseball season with a variety of stories from the covering personal accomplishments, unique moments, major league expansion and the amazing New York Mets. This is the latest installment of that series. When Mike Corkins was signed out of […]
Editor’s note: Throughout this year Press Room Pass will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 baseball season with a variety of stories from the covering personal accomplishments, unique moments, major league expansion and the amazing New York Mets. This is the latest installment of that series. Time has a way of making baseball […]
Editor’s note: Throughout this year Press Room Pass will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 baseball season with a variety of stories from the covering personal accomplishments, unique moments, major league expansion and the amazing New York Mets. This is the latest installment of that series. A major statistical change occurred 50 years […]
Editor’s note: Throughout this year Press Room Pass will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 baseball season with a variety of stories from the covering personal accomplishments, unique moments, major league expansion and the amazing New York Mets. This is the latest installment of that series. The Sporting News began selecting one post-season […]
Editor’s note: Throughout this year Press Room Pass will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 baseball season with a variety of stories from the covering personal accomplishments, unique moments, major league expansion and the amazing New York Mets. This is the first installment of that series. The Sporting News began selecting one post-season […]
Happy birthday! Two of my childhood favorites are celebrating their birth today. Hank Aaron was born in 1934, while Roger Staubach came into the world in 1942. Neither one of these icons played for my favorite teams, but growing up in the 1970s, it was pretty hard to not be a fan of the two […]
It seems like a long time ago for me, but at one point I was covering a minor league professional baseball team for my hometown newspaper, the Palladium-Item in Richmond, Indiana. The Richmond Roosters were in existence for 11 seasons from 1995-2005. It was a fun time to follow the team through a pair of […]