A history of the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team presents memories and anecdotes from the club's players, managers, and coaches, from the beginnings in the early 1990s to the championship year of 2001.
Just two years after that, the D-Backs won the 2001 World Series with an unforgettable rally against the New York Yankees.
Downey asked the highly superstitious Anderson if he'd washed the T-shirt yet. Anderson said that he hadn't and that he had no intention of washing the shirt as long as the Tigers' winning streak continued. After Bret Saberhagen of the ...
That first season was destined for the record books as soon as the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants packed up and went west in 1957. Suddenly, the National League town had no National League team, and the city mourned.
Howard , Frank , 36 Howe , Steve , 3 Howsam , Bob , 205 Howser , Dick , 74–75 , 144 Hubbs , Mark , 52–54 Hughes , Bob , 59-60 Hunter , Catfish , 29 , 66 Huppert , Dave , 116 Hurst , Bruce , 115 Kelly , Pat , 124 Kennedy , Terry , 109 ...
Recounts some of the greatest moments in the history of the New York team, from their earliest days to their 1986 World Series win and their most recent standings.
Kent Hrbek’s Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout is a humorous, insightful, and at times heartbreaking story of one of the most memorable eras in team history, from one of Minnesota’s very own.
Markusen tells tales about the many fascinating teams of one of the most colorful franchises in Major League Baseball, as well as stories about dozens of memorable New York Mets personalities.
Relive decades of San Francisco baseball history with this collection of amusing anecdotes and behind-the-scenes trivia.
28, 1974 MINNESOTA 000 000 000 0 0 2 ANGELS 002 200 00x 4 7 0 Decker (L, 16-14), Butler (3) and Borgmann; Ryan (W, 22-16) and Egan. (Ryan's strikeout total: 15) June 1, 1975 BALTIMORE 000 000 000 0 0 0 ANGELS 001 000 00x 1 9 1 Grimsley ...
In the routine, Abbott says he has a baseball team, and since players in baseball have funny nicknames like Dizzy, Daffy, etc., his team has unusual names, too. “Who's” on first, “What's” on second, and “I Don't Know” is on third.