Cardinals Hall of Fame legend Bob Gibson passed away on October 2nd, 2020. One of the greatest pitchers of all-time, Gibson won an MVP award, 2 Cy Young awards and made 9 All-Star teams. He was also a 2x World Series MVP. He finished his career with 251 wins and 3117 strikeouts.
On this day in 1972, the Great Roberto Clemente became the 11th player in Major League History to reach that mark. Clemente was the first Latin player to gather 3,000 hits. No one knew at the time, it would be the last regular season hit of his Hall of Fame career. In the bottom of…
1971 All Star Game in Detroit. Home Run. Off the front foot. Classic Clemente.
Saddened to hear about Lou Brock’s passing. He was a great teammate & friend. Sending prayers to his family.
Warm Birthday wishes to former Phillies teammate Garry Maddox.
The great Roberto Clemente would have been 86 years old today.
This one hurts. The great Tony Taylor passed away this morning. He was 84. More than just a teammate, Tony was a great ballplayer and an even greater human. I truly loved that man. He was my friend, my roommate, served as the best man in my wedding and our kids grew up together. I…
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Negro Leagues. We wanted to take a moment and tip our caps (and helmets) to the extraordinary people who just wanted to play ball and, in the process, changed baseball and America. As part of the celebration, the Major League Baseball launched the #TipYourCap2020 campaign. This fun…
On the night of June 10, 1974, in Houston, Schmidt gave the baseball world a taste of his hall of fame power in the first inning against the Astros’ Claude Osteen. With runners on first and second, Schmidt drove a ball off a public-address speaker hanging from the Astrodome roof in center field. The speaker…
Happy Birthday to my good friend & protector Carlos May