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Post Power
Glancing Back, and Remembering Wally Post In the mid-1950s, Wally Post was one of the most feared power hitters in the National League. He also possessed one of the strongest throwing arms among the...
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Pirate’s Blast Scuttles Yankees
This Week in 1960s Baseball … (October 13, 1960) – Today at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski‘s dramatic bottom of the ninth inning home run off Yankee hurler Ralph Terry...
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Speed Ain’t Everything
Glancing Back, and Remembering Smoky Burgess Smoky Burgess was one of the best hitting catchers in the history of baseball. He retired as one of the most prolific pinch hitters in the history of the...
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Buc in the Hot Corner
Glancing Back, and Remembering Don Hoak Don Hoak was nicknamed “Tiger” partly because of his pre-baseball athletic career as a boxer, and partly because of his tough, aggressive style of play as a...
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Saving Face
Oh, What a Relief: Roy Face The Pittsburgh Pirates’ march to the National League pennant in 1960 driven by solid pitching throughout the season. The team featured four dependable starters in Vern Law...
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12/13 Perfect, and Pretty Solid Otherwise
Glancing Back, and Remembering Harvey Haddix Left-hander Harvey Haddix will always be remembered best as the pitcher who carried a perfect game into the thirteenth inning in a May 25, 1959 game...
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The Power in Polo
Homer Happy: Frank Thomas From their inaugural season of 1962 until 1975, the New York Mets’ single-season record for home runs belonged to a right-handed hitting outfielder who played for the Mets...
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