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How many of you remember all of your favorite baseball players’ - preferably Phillies - number? When we were growing up, it was customary for us to rattle off just about any player by their number. A...

This week in Mohawk Valley history, a native son was named general in chief of Union troops in the Civil War.

Second in a series of posts .......... Here is an unlikely trio of pitchers: Walter Johnson Mark Buehrle Frank Hiller They share a distinction among all 7,022 pitchers who have started a...

On Friday, the Cubs allowed 4 unearned runs while losing at San Francisco -- and those were the only runs scored by the Giants. That was a long way from the most runs that the Cubs have...

A previous post told the story of Phil Cavarretta, who was just 33 days past his 18th birthday when he went 5 for 6 in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Philadelphia on Aug. 21, 1935. Cavarreta remains...

Plus Luis Arraez's body in space, Derek Hill on embracing small-ball, an under-the-radar Twins prospect, scoring changes, facts and stats galore, and more.

Cubs oldest, youngest debuts by position players By JohnW53 on Apr 5, 2021, 6:07am CDT + Do you remember Al Heist? He played center field for the Cubs in 1960 and 1961. In 150 games, he batted .260/.338/.390. He hit 8 home runs in 555 plate appearances, including a walk-off grand slam against the Braves on April 15, 1961. That was his second career homer. His first had come Sept. 9, 1960, at St. Louis, in his 26th game as a Cub. He played 15 before the season ended, for a total of 4...