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This Week In Baseball History

Aug 29, 2018

While reportedly stepping off the sidewalk, 74 year old legendary manager Casey Stengel fell, breaking his hip. Fifty-three years ago this week, he announced he would not make it back into the dugout, retiring from professional baseball after 55 years. With special guest and Stengel biographer Steven...


Episode 63 (Redux) - A Boone Crop of Ballplayers

Aug 22, 2018

Baseball-playing families are hardly rare. The game has often been passed down from parents to children, with famous families like the Griffeys, Alous, and Fielders becoming baseball royalty. But 26 years ago this week, the Boone family topped these father-son duos, adding a third generation of big leaguers to...


Aug 22, 2018

Baseball-playing families are hardly rare. The game has often been passed down from parents to children, with famous families like the Griffeys, Alous, and Fielders becoming baseball royalty. But 26 years ago this week, the Boone family topped these father-son duos, adding a third generation of big leaguers to...


Aug 15, 2018

The deal the Tigers made for Doyle Alexander, 31 weeks ago this week, cost them a future Hall of Famer in John Smoltz and has been subject to a lot of revisionist criticism. Nevertheless, it was one of the few trades that works out exactly as intended by both sides, and propelled the Tigers to the AL East title. Mike...


Aug 8, 2018

Frantic Frank Lane was one of the most influential figures in the Major Leagues during the 1950s, shaping two of the decade's powerhouse franchises and exchanging nearly 700 players with other organizations. But he didn't limit himself to just players, as 58 years ago this week, he sent his manager to the Tigers for...