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MLB HISTORY Archive
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Jackie Robinson Made America’s Pastime National
Posted on April 27, 2013 | No CommentsBy Lew Freedman | Staff Historian ** This column was originally written for the April 15th issue of our online turn-page magazine, for more on this specific issue click here** Having... -
The Mystery of Bob Jones
Posted on April 22, 2013 | No CommentsBy Eric Pleiss | @ERolfPleiss In 1966, the Minnesota Twins had the 20th pick in the MLB draft. In 1966, there were only 20 teams in Major League Baseball, meaning that the... -
Before There Was a MikeTrout or Bryce Harper, There was Tony Conigliaro
Posted on April 21, 2013 | No CommentsBy Lew Freedman | Staff Historian Tony C. was a Red Sox phenom. Tony C. was a local hero. Tony C. is a forever memory in Boston sports lore. He... -
Before the Dodgers, Jackie Robinson Integrated Montreal
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsBy Tim Penman | @TimPenman24 In honor of both the upcoming motion picture 42 and the annual Jackie Robinson Day that is celebrated on April 15, here is a piece on... -
Cleveland’s Last World Series Title Meant More Than a Championship
Posted on March 28, 2013 | No CommentsBy Lew Freedman | Staff Historian The photograph of a white man and a black man hugging so tightly cheek-to-cheek it seemed faces might burst was the moment the... -
New York Mets: A Rallying Cry Is Born
Posted on March 21, 2013 | No CommentsBy Matthew Silverman | @Metsilverman | Originally written for the March 15 issue Tug McGraw was in trouble. Frank Edwin McGraw, nicknamed Tug because he was an aggressive breast feeder (as an infant,... -
Winter Ball in the Sun Accompanied by Juan Marichal
Posted on February 17, 2013 | No CommentsBy Lew Freedman | Staff Historian | Originally written for the December issue of Big Leagues Magazine SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic—I flew into the heart of baseball to hang with one... -
Napoleon “Larry” Lajoie could be the Greatest of the Forgotten
Posted on February 11, 2013 | No CommentsBy Lew Freedman | Staff Historian One of the lesser remembered yet greatest baseball players in history dueled with Ty Cobb for batting titles, was the third man to collect...
