When the Mets retire Dwight Gooden’s uniform number 16 on Sunday, it will be for his entire body of work during his 11 seasons with the club. It’ll be for 157 wins from 1984-94. It’ll be for 23 ...
Doc Gooden is one of the 15 members of the exclusive baseball fraternity known as the Black Aces In 1983, Dwight Gooden started to mentally prepare himself for a demotion from the Class A Lynchburg ...
The Home Run Derby—in any era—remains one of the most exciting events on the MLB calendar. While the format has shifted over the years, the thrill of watching professional hitters crank out the ...
Royals modeled 2015 roster on 1985 team blueprint of speed, defense and depth Both title runs featured pivotal comebacks and unsung postseason contributors Managerial gambles at shortstop proved ...
Although the 1985 Fleer Baseball set possesses one the of lesser known rookie classes of the 1980’s there are still a number of essential names for collectors to chase. These players include but are ...
Topps vs. 1985 Donruss. One features a legendary rookie trio; the other is a design masterpiece. Which is the ultimate 1980s classic?
Arkansas' first golden age of Razorback baseball occurred from 1979 to '89. Seems like a long time ago, but current Hogs coach Dave Van Horn is a link to those superb seasons. Hogs coach Norm DeBriyn ...
Former Major League Baseball pitcher Mike Campbell, who was drafted by the Seattle Mariners with the No. 7 overall pick in the 1985 MLB Draft, has died. He was 61 years old. The Mariners announced ...
In 2006, Jim "Mudcat" Grant wrote a book titled "The Black Aces: Baseball's Only African-American Twenty-Game Winners." Celebrated in its pages were the members of an exclusive club: The African ...