The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates: The team that made baseball history and Black history on the same day | Sporting News
The ’71 Pirates may be one of baseball’s most memorable World Series champions. From the cast of characters to the star power, the ’71 Bucs had it all. But on one day in September, the Pirates made league history and Black history by just playing ball.
50 years ago, Phillies traded for a Hall of Fame pitcher who had record-setting 1st season
Feb. 25 is the 50th anniversary of one of the best trades in Phillies history – acquiring Steve Carlton from the St. Louis Cardinals.
MLB 4 days from deadline to cancel games and shorten season
Another negotiating session produced only minor movement and no proposals on big-money issues, leaving Major League Baseball four days from management’s Monday night deadline for a deal to salvage opening day and a 162-game season.
Column: MLB labor deadline doesn’t preclude long season, Padres windfall
Prediction stands: 140-162 games, expanded postseason
MLB receives latest union proposal; talks continue Friday
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association met for a fourth straight day of bargaining talks on Thursday in Jupiter, Fla., though the union returned to the table with only a pair of incremental tweaks to its prior proposals.
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When a game was canceled because of a prison break
Hall of Fame catcher Ernie Lombardi had plenty of practice catching thieves on the bases, but he probably wasn’t prepared for what happened on Feb. 8, 1942, when he and the Dom DiMaggio All-Stars walked into Folsom Prison for the annual All-Stars vs. p…