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On This Date: Ty Cobb's Last Hit — and the Number Nobody Can Agree On (Sept. 3, 1928)

On This Date: Ty Cobb's Last Hit — and the Number Nobody Can Agree On (Sept. 3, 1928)

On this date in 1928 — Labor Day, first game of a doubleheader at Griffith Stadium in Washington — a 41-year-old pinch-hitter stepped in against Bump Hadley in the 9th inning of a game his team was losing badly. He doubled to left. The crowd could not have known

"1994 — Best Team in Baseball": the banner Montreal hung for the season that never finished

The 5 Worst Work Stoppages in Sports History (Read Before December)

Baseball's labor deal expires Dec. 1, and a lockout is widely expected — the owners want a salary cap for the first time since the fight that canceled a World Series. Whether 2027 games are actually lost depends on what happens by spring. Before we find out, here'

Bobby Thomson leaps home into the mob, Oct 3, 1951

The 5 Greatest Pennant Race Meltdowns in Baseball History

Every September, some fanbase starts doing the math with a lead that looks safe. This list exists to remind them: no lead is safe. These are the 5 greatest collapses baseball has ever staged — ranked by pure, exquisite agony. 5. 1951 Dodgers: The 13.5-Game Head Start On Aug.

Anaheim Stadium in color, the Big A behind left field

On This Date: They Broke Ground on the Big A (Aug. 31, 1964) — And the 5 Greatest Nights It Ever Hosted

On this date in 1964, Gene Autry — the Singing Cowboy turned baseball owner — stood on a patch of Orange County farmland where alfalfa and orange groves grew, and watched a shovel go into the dirt. The $24 million stadium that rose from that field would host a still-standing strikeout

Babe Ruth in 1925 — the worst year of his career

On This Date: The $5,000 Hangover That Saved Babe Ruth's Career

August 29, 1925: Babe Ruth strolls in late after a 2:30 a.m. night, and his 5-foot-6 manager fines him $5,000 — setting in motion the greatest recommitment story in baseball history.

On This Date: Everyone Knew Rickey Was Going — And It Didn't Matter (Aug. 27, 1982)

On This Date: Everyone Knew Rickey Was Going — And It Didn't Matter (Aug. 27, 1982)

August 27, 1982. County Stadium, Milwaukee. The Oakland A's are 26 games under .500, and 40,000 Brewers fans have shown up anyway — because tonight, the only race that matters is between one man and a record.

5 Dead Ball Era Ballparks Where We Wish We'd Caught a Game

5 Dead Ball Era Ballparks Where We Wish We'd Caught a Game

They were concrete-and-steel palaces with marble rotundas, uphill outfields, and fences built out of pure spite. All five are gone. Here's where we'd sit if the time machine ever gets fixed.