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, […]
Category: 1980s Baseball History
Dick Allen‘s speed led to one of the memorable moments in his 15-year major league career. On July 31, 1972, Allen became one of a select few to hit two inside-the-park home runs in one game. Allen was in his 10th season overall and first with the Chicago White Sox. He would become the American […]
As baseball players prepare for a game, some know exactly what they will be doing when they get to the ballpark. It’s a routine for stars, but there are those players who are not regulars in a starting lineup that often can be put in an unexpected position. Playing in 2,632 straight games, Cal Ripken […]
No. 14 is finally getting recognition from a baseball hall. The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame will induct Pete Rose and celebrate the all-time hits leader at Great American Ballpark during the weekend of June 24-26, 2016. For many Reds fans it is something that is long overdue. Some are even holding out hope that […]
Thinking about Lou Brock‘s recent medical situation reminds us of how fragile we all really are. Brock had part one of his legs amputated because of complications from diabetes. Until National Baseball Hall of Fame member Rickey Henderson came along, Brock was the sport’s best base-stealer. When he retired after the 1979 season, Brock was […]
When David Wright knocked in four runs during game three of the 2015 World Series, it brought back memories of a name in the history of the New York Mets. Wright’s four RBI was the most by a Mets player since Rusty Staub had five in a contest. It was the fourth contest of the […]
Strat-o-Matic is a baseball simulation that began as a cards and dice game in the early 1960s before entering the computer age. These featured games on Shoestring Catches are part of season replays or tournaments played with cards and dice. Today’s game matches the 1969 New York Mets and the 1976 Kansas City Royals. With […]
One and done. With the current post-season set up for Major League Baseball, the one-game playoffs have become a regular occurrence. However, through out most of baseball history it was very rare and didn’t happen for the first time until the 1940s. The first tie between two teams after the regular season ended was in […]
October 3 is a big day in our family as our son was born on that date. We knew he would love sports because he chose to arrive on important day in baseball history, exactly two weeks earlier than expected. That Sunday, my football team, the Green Bay Packers didn’t play, so he knew there […]
Phil beat Joe for his 20th victory of the 1979 season. It sounds pretty simple, but for the Niekro brothers they joined an exclusive club on Sept. 26. Phil Niekro of the Atlanta Braves and Joe Niekro of the Houston Astros became the second set of siblings to reach the 20-win plateau in the same […]