Seeing the number featured in the ballpark with the rest of the retired numbers is cool and it's always an opportunity to ...

Baseball was in his blood,” said his great-nephew, Ray Mackey III. “He and his siblings grew up playing ball on the sandlots ...

That other player was Monte Irvin, one of the first Black players ... It was in those early years on the team that Cunningham learned about leadership, says Dave. "He just really loved that ...

had been captain of the Yale baseball team. Fay Sr. worked for a utility ... with Bob Feller and Warren Spahn, Larry Doby and Monte Irvin, Ralph Branca and Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe and ...

It was grueling, with his own teammates campaigning to have him off the team ... Soon other players, such as Monte Irvin, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe, played in the major leagues. The beloved ...

MONTEVALLO – On Saturday, Feb. 1, Montevallo citizens were treated to an early taste of Fat Tuesday.

BUZZ MAGAZINE The Negro Leagues have only recently received their due in baseball history, as their story, in a time when ...

The player limit is 14 per team and the schedule will be 140 games ... 1949 - The New York Giants sign their first black players, Monte Irvin and Ford Smith. Both are assigned to the Jersey City ...

citing "The Greatest Team of All Time" by Nick Acocella and Don Dewey, explained. "He puts Charleston at first base. I don't know why he did that, but it enabled him to name four outfielders instead ...