1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles ...

The Atlanta Braves are one of the most storied franchises in all of Major League Baseball, making a name for themselves even ...

1987 — Pitchers Phil Niekro and Steve Carlton of the Cleveland Indians teamed up to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-3. Niekro ...

The knuckleball pitch is fading due to difficulty, lack of mentors, and modern analytics. But a revival may be possible.

Nebraska became the host of a pioneering minor league baseball class. Though it was short lived, the league left some ...

Having spent 21 seasons with the Braves, right-hander Phil Niekro more than made a name for himself as a starting pitcher. With 268 wins and a 3.35 ERA to his name during his time with the Braves ...

1987 — Pitchers Phil Niekro and Steve Carlton of the Cleveland Indians teamed up to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 14-3. Niekro recorded his 312th victory and Carlton pitched four shutout innings in ...

1934 — The Philadelphia Athletics and the Philadelphia Phillies played the first legal Sunday baseball game in Philadelphia. The exhibition game was made possible when the state made Sunday ...

Two women who’d gone to school together in New Jersey were there celebrating their 60th birthdays—Nina Kaplan, a Boca Raton mother of four who had never played baseball before, and Elizabeth Osder, ...