Nick Castellanos needs a new nickname. Baseball Reference has “Artist” listed as the nickname for the Philadelphia Phillies slugger and that just isn’t good enough anymore. Castellanos blasted homer number five in the opening contest of the National League Championship Series in Philadelphia’s 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Florida native hit a pair […]
Category: Baseball History
There are probably a lot of baseball players who dream about having a day like Nate Colbert experienced on this date 50 years ago. The San Diego Padres slugger is one of two players in the history of major league baseball to have hit five home runs in one day as he and St. Louis […]
Editor’s note: This exhibition game features the winners of the two Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournaments on Press Room Pass. The contest was played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The 1935 New York Cubans were able to hang on for a 7-5 victory over the 1945 Cleveland Buckeys as the champions of two Negro Leagues […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. Clyde Spearman had the fans of the 1935 New York Cubans celebrating as his walk-off […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. Joe Black tossed a five-hitter as the 1949 Baltimore Elite Giants earned a spot in […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. Lazaro Salazar‘s solo homer in the bottom of the eighth inning proved to be the […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. The opening round of the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems B Tournament is complete after the […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. Johnny Wright survived a mistake in the first inning as he led the 1943 Homestead […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. The 1942 Kansas City Monarchs scored four unanswered runs on the way to a 4-2 […]
Editor’s note: The games in the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems Tournament are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur. The 1935 New York Cubans opened the Negro Leagues Diamond Gems B Tournament with a […]