Baseball History

This top moment technically happened in 2010, but since it occurred during the offseason and was not part of our 2010 Top Moment series, we will include it in the 2011 edition. I remember December 14 and 15 clearly.  I was up late reviewing for fina...

New to the DB this week are the 1914 and 1915 Negro leagues.  The 1914 season in particular marks a turning point in black baseball history, as Charles Isham Taylor, former manager of the Birmingham Giants and West Baden Sprudels, arrived in Ind...

Baseball Prospectus found an interesting interview with Ted Williams from August 23rd, 1940. In it he’s asked who he would sign with if he were a free agent; Williams answered “the Dodgers” because he “knew he’d be a her...

In 1933 the city of Philadelphia made baseball history by having two players do what Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp couldn’t quite accomplish in 2011. Win baseball’s coveted Triple Crown. Jimmie Foxx/Google Images First baseman Jimmie F...

2011 National League Most Valuable Player Ryan Braun of the Milwaukee Brewers is not the first star in baseball history to be suspended for league rules violations. New York Yankees great Babe Ruth was suspended for the first six weeks of the 1922 se...

The 10th annual Greatness in Baseball Yearly awards (GIBBYs) will be handed out Friday night, exactly 80 years after baseball history was made when the Baseball Writers Association of America handed out its first American and National League Most Val...

St. Louis Cardinals greats Curt Flood and Albert Pujols are linked in baseball history for the simple fact that without Flood, Pujols would not have signed a 10 year $254 million contract to play for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Flood was not t...

December 7, 1941 was a day that affected the world and, though nowhere near as important, baseball history. It was on this day 70 years ago when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor Oahu, Hawaii and the United States entered World War II. Bob Feller in...

The Marlins are meeting with Albert Pujols‘ agent, Dan Lozano, as we speak and a decision could come very soon. The Marlins have approached Lozano, who also represents Jimmy Rollins, with a ten-year offer that exceeds $200 million. The Cardinal...

At long last, one of the greatest travesties in the long history of baseball’s Hall of Fame has been righted. Ron Santo was swept … [visit site to read more]Ron Santo Elected To Hall Of Fame - Cubbies Crib - Cubbies Crib - A Chicago Cubs...

Before Alvin Dark made baseball history as a player and manager he played college football at Louisiana State University. The same LSU that will be playing for the Southeastern Conference title and a chance at the national championship this weekend.