April 13th, 1980 began like just another day. But by the end of the evening, some 17,000 plus baseball fans…
967-1. That was the vote. On April 1st, 1980, players across the major leagues voted on whether or not to…
A great month can make a season. In July of 1980, George Brett hit an amazing .494, en route to…
George Bamberger took over as the Brewers manager prior to the 1978 season after serving as a pitching coach under…
I grew up reading Angell, Halberstam, Kahn and others wax nostalgic about baseball in the 1950’s. The pictures they painted…
“He really mows ‘em, doesn’t he?” asked Howard Cosell. “He is spectacular.” replied Cosell’s ABC broadcast partner Don Drysdale.…