O’Leary wasn’t known for his bat during his playing career; the infielder was a lifetime .226 hitter with three homers in 11 seasons. However, he holds the distinction of being the oldest player to pick up a knock and score a run in an MLB game. In Game 2 of a doubleheader on...
MLB's oldest living player celebrates 100th birthday A left-handed pitcher from Mill Valley, Calif., Schallock was a Yankee from 1951-55, also suiting up for the Orioles in ’55. In 58 career games (14 starts), Schallock compiled a 6-7 record and 4.02 ERA. He earned three World Ser...
There has never been an older player thanNat Hickey, who still holds the record for oldest NBA player ever, set back in 1948. Hickey was 45 years and 363 days old. The great story there is he was actually the team’s coach but chose to activate himself and play the sport instead. Fo...
In the 30 years Baker has worked for the league, he has led five teams to the postseason and won division titles with five different clubs. Baker is the first Black manager to win 2,000 career games and one of only two individuals in MLB history to produce 1,800 hits as a player and...
FR02-12KIDNEY STONES AND CONTEMPORARY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY RESULTS: From 1995-2019, we identified 18 MLB players reported to have stone episodes, several of which were deemed historically pertinent. Hall-of-Famer Tony Gwynn was sidelined by an acute stone event in August 1997, still win...
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In his MLB debut, Ichiro led the AL with a .350 batting average and also led all hitters with 242 hits and 56 stolen bases across 157 games. He became just the second player all-time to win both the Rookie of the Year and MVP Awards in the same season and added both a Silver Slug...
The rest was history. After McKeon took over for Jeff Torborg on May 11, the Marlins surged to a 75-49 finish -- second-best in MLB over that time span, behind Atlanta’s 77-49. This was enough to sneak Florida into the playoffs as the NL’s lone Wild Card team, and from there...
Stargell tied for the award with the Cardinals’ Keith Hernandez, the only tie in MVP Award history. Stargell received 10 first-place votes, the most of any player in the NL. He had previously finished top-three for MVP in 1971-73, finishing second in ’71 and ’73, but this was hi...