"I never called a balk in my life. I didn't understand the rule., so I never called one." – Major League Umpire Ron Luciano (1969-1979) The post A New Major League Record…For Balks! first appeared on Baseball History Comes Alive ..read more

This week marked the seventieth anniversary of “promising rookie” Hank Aaron hitting the first of his 755 home runs. Hank’s solo round tripper came on April 23, 1954, at Busch Stadium... The post Let’s Recall Hank Aaron’s First Major League Home Run! first appeared on Baseball History Comes Alive ..read more

Vince Jankoski returns today with an essay telling us that a manager can be a "goat," too. According to Vince, "Managers, even good managers, make glaring mistakes that cost their teams crucial games". He cites Gene Mauch as Exhibit One!... The post Special Category: Gene Mauch – A Managerial “Goat” first appeared on Baseball History Comes Alive ..read more

"If Jerry Grote and I were on the same team, I would be playing third base” –Johnny Bench... The post Jerry Grote, RIP first appeared on Baseball History Comes Alive ..read more

Today we welcome back Mark Kolier with something just a bit different. Mark recounts the story of Toots Shor's restaurant and sports bar. During its heyday, it was a favorite hangout of some of the biggest names in sports and show business... The post Here’s lookin’ at you Toots! first appeared on Baseball History Comes Alive. The post Here’s lookin’ at you Toots! appeared first on Baseball History Comes Alive ..read more

“Dick Allen hits the ball harder than any player I’ve ever seen!” –Willie Mays. Now that’s quite a quote!... The post Let’s Get Dick Allen Into the Hall of Fame! first appeared on Baseball History Comes Alive. The post Let’s Get Dick Allen Into the Hall of Fame! appeared first on Baseball History Comes Alive ..read more

Today, I'm happy to announce that we will be featuring the first of four installments by Vince Jankoski in his series on "Baseball's Goats." Today, Vince starts out with two well-known goats from the Deadball Era, Fred Merkle and Fred Snodgrass... The post THE GREATEST “GOATS” OF ALL TIME first appeared on Baseball History Comes Alive. The post THE GREATEST “GOATS” OF ALL TIME appeared first on Baseball History Comes Alive ..read more

Let's take a moment to remember this fine ball player on the one-hundredth anniversary of his birth this week, April 4, 1924, with a few words about his outstanding career... The post Let’s Remember Gil Hodges on the One Hundredth Anniversary of His Birth! first appeared on Baseball History Comes Alive. The post Let’s Remember Gil Hodges on the One Hundredth Anniversary of His Birth! appeared first on Baseball History Comes Alive ..read more

As many of you know by now, I always like to find a connection between baseball history and holidays. Today, Easter Sunday is no exception. But when I did a Google search for “Baseball and Easter,” I wasn’t expecting much to come up.... The post Happy Easter from Baseball History Comes Alive! first appeared on Baseball History Comes Alive. The post Happy Easter from Baseball History Comes Alive! appeared first on Baseball History Comes Alive ..read more

For old-time baseball fans like us, if there's a better day of the year than Opening Day, I'm not sure what it is!... The post We made it!! Happy Opening Day!! first appeared on Baseball History Comes Alive. The post We made it!! Happy Opening Day!! appeared first on Baseball History Comes Alive ..read more