The New York Yankees, reigning AL champs, are back in the conversation about the top team in the American League. But as the ...

Having his own ties to Northeastern Oklahoma, former Major League Baseball pitcher Steve Crawford was happy to be invited to the Mickey Mantle Classic in Commerce, Oklahoma, last weekend at Commerce ...

1987 — Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers becomes the third player to score 30,000 points in his pro career. Erving scores 38 points to join Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

“Can you imagine what Mickey Mantle’s average would be if he had a walk-up song ... Few teams employ a real organist and the days of one musician — such as former Chicago Cubs organist Gary Pressy, ...

Chicago broke the modern NL record of 0-10 set by Atlanta ... 1951 — In his first major league game, Mickey Mantle went 1-for-4 in the New York Yankees’ 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox. 1953 — ...

1912 — The Chicago Cubs’ Tinker-Evers-Chance double play combination ... 1970 — Plaques honoring Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle are dedicated at Yankee Stadium. 1980 — In an awesome display of power, ...

Dodt/Chicago Tribune) I wrote ... Such baseball stars as Stan Musial and Mickey Mantle opened centers in St. Louis and Dallas, respectively. These new and elegant centers dotted the suburbs.

The former slugger, who played 22 seasons in the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox ... 13 Jimmie Foxx, 12 Mickey Mantle, 12 Stan Musial, 12 Albert Pujols, 12 Frank Robinson ...

1961 — The Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in six games with ... 1947 — Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit. 1951 — NY Yankee Mickey Mantle’s 1st game. 1967 — Italian boxer Nino ...

Yet it doesn't compare to the men's record, held by the "1952 Topps Mickey Mantle," which sold for $ ... on May 17 against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky.

MICKEY MANTLE and WILLIE MAYS ... the defensive team must have two infielders on each side of second base. Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck, in the turtleneck, showed new uniforms the White ...