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Playing youth baseball at Smith Park in Middletown, Kyle Schwarber and the hundreds of other kids couldn’t have dreamed that one day they’d hit 300 career home runs in the Major Leagues.
1939 — The Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-3 in 10 innings in the first American League night game, held at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park.
It was the longest stretch in the AL since the New ... He homered twice in the opener of the series. 2000 — Mark McGwire homered three times and had a career-high seven RBIs, leading the St ...
1978 — Willie Stargell hit a 535-foot homer off Montreal’s Wayne Twitchell — the longest home run in Montreal ... Preceding him are Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Jimmie Foxx.
Reinstatement finally! On Tuesday, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred removed Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, ...
Rose's career has been mired in controversy over his gambling habits, and mentioned in the same sentences as Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa for its contentious nature. MLB legends like ...
The Hall of Fame has long been in a position where a lineup of those omitted could beat a lineup of those inducted: Bonds, Clemens, Jackson, Rose, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Manny Ramirez ...
Rose's career has been mired in controversy over his gambling habits, and mentioned in the same sentences as Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa for its contentious nature. Reggie Jackson ...
Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire in ten years on their ballot. That’s why I found all the outrage over Manfred’s decision so interesting. “This is a dark day for baseball,” proclaimed USA Today.
The unforgettable Cubs-Cardinals chase had nothing to do with the standings and everything to do with dingers when St. Louis' Mark McGwire out-homered Chicago's Sammy Sosa 70-66 in 1998.