Category: Baseball History

Only four switch-hitters have been able to hit 40 or more home runs in one season. They are: American LeagueMickey Mantle 54 – 1961Mickey Mantle 52 – 1956Mickey Mantle 42 – 1958Mickey Mantle 40 – 1960 National LeagueChipper Jones 45 – 1999Todd Hundley 41 – 1996Ken Caminiti 40 – 1997

The first baseball betting scandal was in 1865. First known betting scandal in Base Ball. Three players on a team called the Mutuals were banned from baseball for taking $100 each to “throw” a game.

Only nine players have ever hit four home runs in a nine-inning game. One might expect such a feat from Hall-of-Famers Ed Delahanty, Lou Gehrig, and Willie Mays. For other sluggers like Gil Hodges and Rocky Colavito, a four-homer day was also not unbelievable. Guys like Mark Whiten, on the other hand, will be remembered for their […]

The first ever televised World Series game was broadcast by NBC on September 29, 1947. The Brooklyn Dodgers faced off against the New York Yankees in a thrilling seven-game series that featured the first ever World Series pinch-hit home run, a no-hitter lost in the ninth, new attendance records, and five games decided by two runs or […]

Yogi Berra holds this record, appearing in 75 postseason games. In his 19 year career, Berra and the New York Yankees went to the postseason 14 times. Since Berra played during the years before divisional play, all of the games he appeared in were World Series games, meaning he also holds the record for most […]

The Yankees have been to 36 World Series, of which they won 25 and lost 11. They lost to the Giants and Dodgers twice, the Cardinals three times, and the Braves, Pirates, and Reds once each.

During the Dead Ball Era of 1900-1919, 1-0 scores were a common occurrence. It was clearly evident that those days were over when Babe Ruth swatted 54 homers in 1920, but the real sign of the times was a game that featured the highest final score in history. On August 25, 1922, the Chicago […]

The American League has dominated the World Series, winning 57 of the 96 matchups. The New York Yankees are largely responsible for this wide disparity, going 26-11 in Series play. The A’s have also contributed, posting a 9-5 record. No National League team has double-digit wins. St. Louis has the most with nine. Of the […]

On May 8, 1984, at 7:30pm, the longest game in major-league history began. Over the course of two days and 25 grueling innings, the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox duked it out for a record eight hours and six minutes. Both teams came within inches of victory on a few occasions, but their opponent […]

Of the 30 current major-league starting catchers, not one of them throws left-handed. In fact there are several, like the Tigers’ Robert Fick and the Blue Jays’ Darrin Fletcher, that bat lefty but throw righty. No Hall-of-Fame backstop was a lefty thrower either, but Yogi Berra, Mickey Cochrane, and Bill Dickey all batted from the […]