Top 10 Lou Gehrig Moments: A 75th Anniversary Appreciation

July 4, 1939, 75 Years Ago Today: Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day. It wasn't the first "Day" the Yankees had given a player. But it is the one by which all others are measured. And, as you …

Living Members of Monument Park

April 18, 1923 to June 8, 1969: None. Miller Huggins died on September 25, 1929, and was honored with a Monument on May 30, 1932. Jacob Ruppert died on January 13, 1939, and was honored with a Plaque…

Yankees vs. Red Sox: The Defining Moments, Part I: 1903-1952

In commemoration of the start of another Yankees-Red Sox series tonight, I reprint a series of posts from April 2010. May 7, 1903, Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston.  For the first time, the New York…

Greatest Baseball Players By State

From looking at my all-time "regional teams" for the 30 MLB teams, I asked myself, "All right, who's the greatest player from each State?" One more time: It's not necessar…

Baltimore's All-Time Baseball Team

From 1972 to 2004, the Baltimore Orioles' "territory" consisted of the entire State of Maryland, plus southern Delaware, all of Virginia, and a good chunk of West Virginia. And even so…