Baseball

The all-time career leader in saves, with 652, Mariano Rivera is one of the greatest professional athletes in history.

Charles Albert The Old Roman Comiskey was a larger-than-life figurea man who had precision in his speech and who could work a room with handshakes and smiles.

For almost 50 years, the Cleveland Indians were a joke.

The year is 1979.

Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone?

Games between the Dodgers and Giants are never just another day at the ballpark.

The Kansas City Monarchs, the Chicago American Giants, the St.

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Dating back to the Gas House Gang of the 1930s and up to the clubs most recent World Championship in 2006, being a Cardinal has meant a style of play, a level of dedication, and a pride in being a member of a special group.

Orlando Cepeda breaks into the majors with a home run.

Calling all Tribe fans!

In Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout, this fan favorite looks back at his playing career in Minnesota.

Amazing Stories From the Cubs Dugout is crammed with stories, quotes, and anecdotes about the greatest Cubs players of past and present.

From 1973 to 1990, the name Frank White was synonymous with fundamental baseball.

Stubble scruffed up their chins.

This offering in the continuing Where Have You Gone?

It took something truly remarkable to save the 1981 Major League Baseball season from being remembered only as the year of the players strike.

Offering readers more than just a sneak peek into the dugout, Bob Forschs Tales from the St.

Was it Babe Ruth who said it best when he once remarked, Baseball was, is, and always will be to me the best game in the world?

In this newly revised edition of Chicago Cubs: Where Have You Gone?

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The 1983 American League West champion Chicago White Sox will forever be remembered by their trademark slogan: Winning Ugly.

Theirs was a prolonged run of excellence like none other in sports history.

More than twenty former and current Pale Hose players share their fondest single-game White Sox experience and memories with the Chicago Tribunes Lew Freedman.

The 1930 Major League baseball season was both marvelous and horrendous, great for hitters, embarrassing for pitchers.

Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of Keystone, South Dakota, is one of the most iconic landmarks in the United States.

Completely updated and expanded through the 2019 baseball season!

As America's pastime since the mid-1800s, baseball offers the sights, sounds, and even smells that are deeply entrenched in our culture.

This Day in Philadelphia Sports, first published in 2014 and now newly updated in paperback to cover Super Bowl LII, Villanova basketballs latest championships, and more, offers a concise 366-day approach to looking back at the history of Philadelphia sports.

Larry Andersen, Richie Zisk, and Joe Simpson made sure that everywhere bewildered manager Rene Lachemann went during the 1982 season, some Jell-O was sure to followfrom his hotel bathroom sink, tub, and toilet (filled to the brim) to a postgame can of beer.

Between 1966 and 1983, the Baltimore Orioles were considered the best team in baseball.

In 1884, professional baseball was still in its infancy.

In 1943, while the New York Yankees and St.

An October to Remember 1968: The Tigers-Cardinals World Series as Told by the Men Who Played in It recalls one of baseball's most celebrated championship series from the voices of the players who still remain--a collected narrative from a bygone era of major-league baseball as they reflect fifty years later.

With 363 victories, Warren Spahn is the winningest left-handed pitcher in baseball history.

By the end of 1966, the Boston Red Sox were a team in serious trouble.

The autobiography of a baseball great.

Baltimore Orioles: Where Have You Gone?

Calling all Tribe fans!

As America's pastime since the mid-1800s, baseball offers the sights, sounds, and even smells that are deeply entrenched in our culture.

What do Rube Walberg, Mike Nagy, Kevin Millar, and Dustin Pedroia all have in common?

The Detroit Tigers Old English D is one of the most recognized symbols in sports.

What do Dizzy Dean, Catfish Metkovich, John Boccabella, Bill Buckner, Mark Prior, and Jason Heyward all have in common?

This is the first team history of the New York Metsor any other teamto be told through a lighthearted analysis of uniform numbers.

More than just a lavishly illustrated and highly readable book, Wrigley Field Year by Year, originally published in 2014, is the result of a quarter century of meticulous research.

The rich tradition of the San Francisco Giants has provided indelible memories for their fans ever since they moved from New Yorks Polo Grounds to Seals Stadium in 1958.

Sports fans in New York will always remember the incredible events of 1969.

The newly reissued Legends of the Philadelphia Phillies, originally published in 2005, takes an in-depth look at the legends that have shaped the Phillies identity over the last seventy years.

Since the start of the twentieth century, Philadelphias professional teams in four major sports have won a combined total of seventeen championships.

This Day in Philadelphia Sports, first published in 2014 and now newly updated in paperback to cover events from the 201415 season, offers a concise 366-day approach to looking back at the history of Philadelphia sports.