A discussion on Facebook the other day -- combined with a PBS documentary on Roberto Clemente last night -- got me thinking about how packed full of stars 1970s Major League Baseball was. A discussion ...

The affection engulfs Clint Hurdle’s voice as he appraises the list of those recently gone — childhood idols who became teammates and opponents, teammates and opponents who became acquaintances, ...

It’s as though time stood still for nearly five decades. Along the Washougal River is where ex-Washougal High baseball teammates, longtime friends, and their head coach reunited two summers ago to ...

I somehow missed news of the death of Dave Parker, aka the Cobra, the fine right fielder and slugger recently inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame through the veterans committee. I learned from our ...

Who's Who in Baseball Magazine Co. 1970 edition of the annual periodical, WHO'S WHO IN BASEBALL. (New York, NY: Who's Who in Baseball Magazine Co., 1970), 128 pgs. Cover features a prominent images of ...

About 2,500 Lompocans traveled to Anaheim Stadium for a June 1, 1970 baseball game. But it wasn't a major league game or even a collegiate contest the large crowd was excited for. No, the Lompoc ...

With the year winding to a close, Baseball Prospectus is revisiting some of our favorite articles of the year. This was originally published on June 29, 2016. Manny Sanguillen had more intentional ...

BRIDGETOWN - In 1970, Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, Apollo 13 made its heroic return from space, Chevrolet introduced the Vega, Ford the Pinto and The Beatles disbanded.

The Lompoc High baseball team won a CIF Southern Section championship with an 8-5 win over El Segundo in 1970. The game was played at Angel Stadium and featured a handful of future major leaguers, ...

Black participation in Major League Baseball has declined for years — and The Washington Post spent this baseball season trying to understand why. In the 1970s, Black baseball players made up about 20 ...

All are members of a list disquieting in its length — those from the ranks of 1970s baseball rosters who have died in the past year alone. The list: Perhaps it’s no longer than any other list of those ...