A year before the summer of the moon, it was the summer of the stars. In 1969, man walked on the moon; in 1968, baseball’s universe revolved around the men who walked on the mound. Fifty years later, ...

For a century, professional baseball players were regarded as entertainers: see ball, hit ball, play in whatever city you are assigned, for whatever salary you are assigned, and keep your mouth shut.

Note: Every weekday during the season, BP features What You Need to Know, a column recapping the prior day’s (or weekend’s) news around baseball. Today, we’re launching The Year of the Pitcher edition ...

The Detroit Tigers were playing for something more than a pennant as they embarked on the 1968 baseball season. Hundreds of homes destroyed. Thousands of stores looted and burned. That spring, the ...

Sometimes, it takes a while. Or in the case of N.C. State’s 1968 baseball team, 57 years. In the spring of ‘68, the Wolfpack gave the school its first College World Series team. Coached by the late ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Grit. Grind-em-out. Brotherhood. These were the characteristics of the 1968 baseball state champion Old Abes, who conquered powerhouse Middleton in a 1-0 title game victory.

Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer discusses the 1968 baseball season — one of the last seasons to be called a "Year of the Pitcher." He also talks about whether this year is another year of dominance ...

Half a century ago, in February 1968, baseball lifer Jake Pitler died at the age of 73. Pitler had a brief major league career as a second baseman with Barney Dryfuss’s Pittsburgh Pirates in 1917 and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. FARMINGTON — By the fall of 1967, Coach Warren “Red” Dean’s Farmington High ...

In 1968, the movement to integrate the public schools in America and bring the demise to the all-black and all-white education systems was in the full speed ahead mode. That method in education was ...

N.C. State’s 1968 baseball team received belated championship rings in 2025. Ceremony honored players and families, with coach Elliott Avent presenting rings. The 25-9 ACC champs set a program ...