I am still a strong believer that the single season homerun record belongs to Roger Maris, who in 1961’s season hit 61 home runs, and set a stage that has not been replicated with legitimacy, meaning without the aid of steroids and other PEDs. There was actually a movie created about Maris’s 1961 milestone, called 61* The three players that have broken Maris’s record were all on the influence and use of anabolic steroids (Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire). Sosa knocked sixty-six home runs in the 1998 season, which originally broke the record, then Mark McGwire swooped in and bettered Sosa’s total by four, leaving McGwire at seventy flat. Barry Bonds his seventy-three home runs three seasons later leaving the single season home run record…
The Indians played against the Royals on September fifteenth. The Indians were on a twenty two game winning streak before the end of Friday night’s home game at Progressive Field. The baseball club had been on a winning streak since August twenty fourth. This long period of victories (twenty two wins) even broke the record for most consecutive wins in the American League.…
I. The year was 1918. Woodrow Wilson was president, World War 1 was ending, the Spanish flu became a pandemic, and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. The last event would not occur for another 86 years until 2004 when the Boston Red Sox emerged victorious. II.…
Who will win the series? Who will be the World Champions between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox? Everyone is stuck on the upcoming event, World Series baseball. There will on only be one team that will go home as World Champions, but who will it be? Chicago White Sox is known to be great hitters, infielders, pitchers, a smarter team overall.…
Francisco Silva LTC Humphrey HIST 2123 April 30, 2015 Past Time Baseball as History In the book “Past Time” by Jules Tygiel he shows us how great the history of baseball can be by going further than just the teams, the records set, and the players. This book has nine chapters resembling that baseball has nine innings to it, starting from the 1850’s to the 1980’s. Tygiel talks about how this book is more about American history then the actual development of baseball. As Tygiel talks more about the American history he relates baseball to the changes that occurred in our society.…
The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The Yankees are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City; the other is the New York Mets. The club began play in the AL in the 1901 season as the Baltimore Orioles (not to be confused with the modern Baltimore Orioles.) Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the franchise (which had ceased operations) and moved it to New York City, renaming the club the New York Highlanders.[1]…
I. The year was 1918. Woodrow Wilson was president, World War 1 was ending, the Spanish flu became a pandemic, and the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. The last event would not occur for another 86 years until 2004 when the Boston Red Sox emerged victorious. II.…
14.april 20 1912-the fenway park in boston is opened for the first time. 15. February 1st 1913-the grand central terminal the largest railroad terminal opens in the big apple it was the third station on that site the original was built in 1871 and upgraded in 1900. 16.february 3 1811-american journalist,editor and publisher, horace greeley is born.…
Babe Ruth and the Boston Red Sox were well on their way to becoming the greatest dynasty in sports history. That is, until the selling of Ruth to the New York Yankees by then owner Harry Frazee (Britannica 2014). This was the beginning…
Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play on major league baseball . By 1900, team owners decide that major league baseball will be for whites only but then in 1947 Jackie Robinson came to baseball for a white team . Also some opposing players shout curses at him from the bench while others threaten to strike takes the field. Jackie leads the league in stolen bases also Robinson's career lasts ten years…
Baseball is America’s favorite pastime. Calvin Coolidge even said, “Baseball is our national game!” The history of baseball and the history of the United States go hand-in-hand. In 1860, during a pickup game of baseball, Abraham Lincoln was approached by a messenger with important pre-election news. Abe simply asked him to wait as he did not want to miss his turn at bat!…
Do you hear about baseball in daily life? Have you ever done minor league baseball? Have you watched a World Series game? In the 1920’s, baseball athletics augmented greatly, due the Great War that drove people to social adjustment and wanting to pursue a leisure life.…
The sport that creates more longing among Americans than some others is baseball. Baseball is one of, if not, the most popular sport in America. People all around world play baseball from when they are kids to grown-ups. Baseball in considered to be “America’s National Pastime.” The top two levels of baseball are college and professional.…
Baseball has to be one of America’s best pastimes. There are only a hand full of sports that have originated in America, and with that said, baseball has to be one of the most beloved sports we have in today’s time. Baseball has affected young men, men of color, even women and along the way started some club and team rivals. There has been such a love for the sport since it came about. This sport really gives room for competition, family oriented events, and everything in between.…
As I walked into the stadium, the smell of hotdogs and popcorn filled the air. It was a familiar setting. A setting I had grown to know very well because my dad loved baseball. The red white and blue colors were everywhere as fans came from every direction into the stadium. My dad and I walked to the outfield where the opposing team was warming up for the game.…