Within weeks of his announcement, Giamatti was dead from a heart attack. But the ban remained in place and Rose never made it to the Hall in his lifetime, although he did receive 41 votes in 1992 (when 323 votes were needed), around the time the Hall formally ruled tha...
There isn't much left to add to Clayton Kershaw's resume that he hasn't already -- the future Hall of Famer is one of the greatest pitchers of all time and his spot in Cooperstown is all but assured. But the great left-hander reached a special milestone in 2022: the all-time Dodger...
Thrilling on the field (he became MLB’s fastest player to 25 homers and 25 steals) and mature beyond his 21 years in the clubhouse, J-Rod took the mantle as Seattle’s best player and led the club back to the playoffs for the first time since 2001. Just as exciting for M’s fans...
Barry Bonds, MLB's all-time home run leader, finished his career with 762 homers. Bonds hit a single-season record 73 homers in 2001. 7)---Centerfield (Photo by Greg Trott/Getty Images) 7)---Centerfield Willie Mays hit 660 career home runs. Mays is one of just nine players to bel...
He finished the 20-year career as the all-time leader in MLB history for homeruns, RBIs, and hits as the designated hitter. As a player for Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz is the only common person connecting 2004, 2007, 2013 world-series champion since 1918. He finishes the most ten seas...
Over 700 sports fans have voted on the 60+ athletes on Best MLB Utility Players Of All Time, Ranked. Current Top 3: Ben Zobrist, Julio Franco, Michael Young ...
What he's best known for:In an era when batting average reigned supreme, Cobb was the greatest of 'em all: He won a record 12 batting titles, hit .400 three times and finished with the highest lifetime average in MLB history. He played a game where you had to outthink the opponent...
The battle for bragging rights in Chicago between the Cubs and the White Sox has many names: The Crosstown Classic, The Windy City Showdown and the City Series, just to name a few. The Cubs and White Sox played for the first time in October 1906, and the White Sox won 2-1. The tw...
But while baseball fans can tell you that Jim Thome is MLB’s all-time leader in walk-off home runs (13), NBA fans have had to settle for assumptions. Until now. I have compiled a database of every buzzer-beating, game-winning basket in NBA history (including the BAA years, from ...
Active leader: Xander Bogaerts, 785 May 29, 1996 · 1:46 Ripken's three-homer game Left field:Barry Bonds, 1,996 Bonds holds a slight edge over Stan Musial (1,951 RBIs) for the left-field lead in RBIs. MLB’s all-time home run king came within four RBIs of 2,000, recording 1...