The Philadelphia Phillies were founded in 1883 and have played in the National League ever since. They are in the League’s East Division and their home games are at Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia. Their team colors are red, white and blue and they
The Yankees entered the American League in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles. They are currently in the League’s East Division and they play in Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York. Their most popular nickname is “The Bronx Bombers.” The Yankees roots are with the
The Toronto Blue Jays came into the American League East as an expansion team in 1977. They were the second baseball team to be based outside of the United States, following the Montreal Expos who had made their debut in 1969. (The Expos moved
The Washington Nationals franchise entered the National League in 1969 as the Montreal Expos. They currently play in the league’s Eastern division. The Nationals’ team colors are red, white and navy and their home field in Nationals Park in Washington DC. Montreal had had
Throughout baseball history players looking for an edge of have turned to steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. In fact the first player to be associated with PED was Century Hall of Fame hurler Jim “Pud” Galvin who played way back in the 19th
A baseball score sheet or scorecard is the form which baseball fans, journalists and announcers use to keep score. The baseball scoresheet was invented by sportswriter Henry Chadwick in the 1870s, but the methods of keeping score have evolved significantly since then. The
For the first half of the 20th century, the origin of baseball was clear enough: A man named Abner Doubleday invented America’s pastime in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York, the present home of the Hall of Fame. It was a good story, especially since Doubleday
When it comes to writing songs about sports, baseball definitely leads the pack as lyrical subject. Here are the ten best baseball songs of all-time. Number 10: “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” Jack Norworth & Albert Von Tilzer, 1908 It’s probably safe to
When Ted Williams played baseball he said his goal was to have people point at him and say “There goes Ted Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.” By the time Williams retired in 1960 the man they called “The Splendid Splinter” had made
In 1994 Michael Jordan played one year of minor league baseball for the Double-A Birmingham Barons, a Chicago White Sox affiliate. The stats he put up were less than impressive. In 497 plate appearances the the NBA legend hit .202 with a .289 OBP and