In baseball, a bat boy (or bat girl) is an individual who assists the team by carrying baseball bats to the players. Their duties often…
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Shohei Ohtani’s Historic Night
A Game for the Ages and a Season to Remember In a season already filled with remarkable achievements, Shohei Ohtani etched his name into the…
Spanking the Yankees: 366 Days of Bronx Bummers
Spanking the Yankees: 366 Days of Bronx Bummers Gabriel Schechter. Summer Game Books. 2020. The New York Yankees — Love ‘em or Hate ‘em. Author…
Working a Perfect Game: Conversations with Umpires Book Review
Working a Perfect Game: Conversations with Umpires Bill Nowlin. Summer Game Books. May 29, 2020. Baseball fans “get to know” stars of the…
Stealing First and Other Old-Time Baseball Stories Book Review
Chris Williams, Stealing First and Other Old-Time Baseball Stories. Mechanicsburg, PA: Sunbury Press, 2020. Pp. ix +135 pgs. Paper. $14.95. Chris Williams has…
World Series Game 7 Pitchers Who Threw A Complete Game
Samuel Rodriguez asked, in our Facebook Baseball Almanac Group, “How many pitchers threw a complete game in the seventh game of the World Series? Please…
Bob Oliver Obituary
Robert Lee Oliver, a Major League Baseball player who spent time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, and New York…
Buddies, Bullies, and Baseball Book Review
Phyllis J. Perry, in Buddies, Bullies, and Baseball, writes on the back of her book, “When Bullies Act Out, It’s Time for Buddies and Baseball”.…
Last Ride of the Iron Horse Book Review
The Last Ride of the Iron Horse is subtitled “How Lou Gehrig Fought ALS to Play One Final Championship Season” and the author, Dan Joseph, used…
Hugh Casey: The Triumphs and Tragedies of a Brooklyn Dodger
Hugh Casey: The Triumphs and Tragedies of a Brooklyn Dodger, by renowned historian Lyle Spatz, examines the life and career — from his birth in…