Christy Mathewson

That chilly night at Yankee Stadium, the sixth game of the 2003 World Series, man, he was the toughest guy in the Bronx. A young gun with the Florida Marlins, Josh Beckett stared down a dynasty. But on this Saturday night, Beckett got nothing but...

Q: Could you please name all the teams that have had four 20-game winners in their rotation in the same season? Chuck Albert Northampton A: There have been only two. One year after throwing the 1919 World Series in the infamous ''Black Sox Scandal,''...

Best place for a quiet walk with your spouse after all that baseball: Anywhere along Otsego Lake. Cooperstown is quite pretty, with the lake and the hills around it providing a soothing backdrop. Best fine dining: Alex & Ika. This Main Street gem...

Player, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...

Hank Aaron, of, 1982 Ernie Banks, ss-1b, 1977 Johnny Bench, c, 1989 Wade Boggs, 3b. 2005 George Brett, 3b, 1999 Lou Brock, of, 1985 Rod Carew, 2b-1b, 1991 Steve Carlton, p, 1994 Ty Cobb, of, 1936 Dennis Eckersley, p, 2004 Bob Feller, p, 1962...

SAN DIEGO -- Forget the perfect game, the three All-Star teams, the two World Series championships and the 236 career victories. Mention the name David Wells to Buck Martinez and it conjures memories of a meaningless midseason exhibition game in 1986,...

(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...

Hank Aaron, 1982 Ernie Banks, 1977 Johnny Bench, 1989 George Brett, 1999 Lou Brock, 1985 Rod Carew, 1991 Steve Carlton, 1994 Ty Cobb, 1936 Bob Feller, 1962 Bob Gibson, 1981 Reggie Jackson, 1993 Walter Johnson, 1936 Al Kaline, 1980 Sandy...

Jose Mendez wasn't concerned with pitching on short rest. Although he had already made three relief appearances, this was the final game of the World Series and his team needed an arm it could trust. As player-coach, Mendez declared himself the starter....

Maybe there's something in the soil. Maybe there's a wrinkle in the Earth's gravitational fields. Maybe it's the roadway itself, somehow cosmically attractive. Whatever the reason, I-90, wending its 1,000-mile way between Chicago and Boston, traverses...

68 Wins compiled by Christy Mathewson (32), Red Ames (22) and Hooks Wiltse (14) for the 1905 New York Giants, the most by three pitchers 25 or younger. 24 Babe Ruth's career high in wins in 1917 at the age of 22. This is more wins in one season than...

Olaf Marthinson of Allentown, a 104-year-old World War I era veteran who served with troops protecting the Arizona border from Mexican rebel leader Pancho Villa, died Monday afternoon in the Manor Care Health Services home in Salisbury Township. "His...