When we said that Northeastern's 1964 American Legion baseball team left an impression, we weren't kidding. After reading last week's "Throwback Thursday" series article about the Legion ...

In honor of the dog days of summer, books about dogs, vacation and baseball are featured in this week’s Professor Parsons’ Picks silent auction, sponsored by the Friends of A.K. Smiley Public Library.

(Note: Last year, I wrote "One Entire Season of Baseball From the 1970s," reviewing the 1971 season. My goal is to repeat the exercise every summer, selecting a different decade. We'll present the ...

GASTONIA – As Dixie Youth, Junior Tar Heel and Little League baseball regional and state tournament play begins in our area, each team will hoping to create memories that last a lifetime. But one ...

Are baseball games too long? Ask any print media member working on a deadline, and the answer will be yes. Joe West thinks so, too. The controversial umpire made waves last year by criticizing Red Sox ...

5. Cleveland Indians, 87-75: 1, 1, 1. Rank, in the American League, of left-hander Sam McDowell in ERA (2.18), FIP (1.96), and strikeout rate (29.1 percent), respectively. He was also second in DRA (2 ...