Ferguson Jenkins

December 13, 2016 0

Fergie Jenkins is the best Canadian-born player in Major League Baseball history. Born in Chatham—located in southwestern Ontario along the northern banks of Lake Erie—on…

Mariano Rivera

November 29, 2016 0

Happy 47th birthday to the greatest closer in the history of Major League Baseball. Mariano Rivera played 19 seasons, all for the New York Yankees.  He…

Thurman Munson

November 25, 2016 0

Thurman Lee Munson is the only player in New York Yankee history to win both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player awards. Munson…

Bob Gibson

November 9, 2016 0

Bob Gibson may well be the most intimidating pitcher in baseball history. Pack Robert Gibson was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on this date in 1935. …

Whitey and Zack

October 21, 2016 0

Today we celebrate the birthdays of two Cy Young Award winners. Edward Charles Ford was born in New York City on this date in 1928, but…

World Series Walk-Off

October 13, 2016 0

In baseball, a walk-off home run is one that is hit in the bottom of the final inning to give the home team the lead…

Bob Howsam

October 5, 2016 0

Robert Lee Howsam played a key role in establishing two leagues—the American Football League and baseball’s Continental League. Born in Denver, Colorado, February 28, 1918,…

The Big Red Machine

September 23, 2016 0

The Big Red Machine dominated baseball’s National League in the 1970s. The Cincinnati Red Stockings were the first professional baseball team in America, becoming one…

The Griffeys

August 31, 2016 0

The Griffeys are the first father-and-son tandem to play on the same major league baseball team. George Kenneth Griffey Sr. was born in Donora, Pennsylvania—an…