When Dr. K and Donnie Baseball Ruled N.Y.C.
by The mid-80s were a time of change in New York baseball. For the Yankees, gone were the Graig Nettles-Thurman Munson-Reggie Jackson-et al bunch that won …
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Didi, Boone, Andujar, Kranepool to Receive Thurman Munson Awards Feb. 5
A star-studded lineup will be honored at the 39th Annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner on Tuesday night, February 5, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City to benefit AHRC New York …
Ruth Collection To Be Offered At Yankee Stadium Auction June 15
Hunt Auctions is honored to announce a highly significant offering of historic baseball artifacts and personal materials from the collection of New York Yankees’ legend …
Ruth 1924 Home Run Bat To Auction
In 1924 Babe Ruth hit his first home run of the season off a pitch thrown by Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson. That Home …
‘A Franchise On The Rise’ Author Amore Talks Highlanders
The excellent new book A Franchise on the Rise: The First Twenty Years of the New York Yankees (2018, Sports Publishing, 308 pps, $27.99) tells the story …
What Do Harper’s Topps Picks Say About His 2019 Destination?
The Nats’ Bryce Harper hits free agency this winter at the ripe old age of 26 by season’s end, and though he has in many ways …
Cliff Mapes’ 1949 New York Yankees World Series Ring Auctioned for $33,000
Cliff Mapes won’t go down in the annals of Yankees history as one of the franchise’s all-time greats. A mostly platoon outfielder over parts of …
“Voice of the Yankees” Michael Kay to Receive Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV Radio
Michael Kay, the Emmy Award-winning New York Yankees play-by-play announcer on YES Network and drive time host of The Michael Kay Show on ESPN NY 98.7 FM Radio, has been …
New Ruth Book Explores Lasting Legacy
Babe Ruth’s grandson Tom Stevens calls it “the first real effort to explain his enduring popularity,” and Stevens should know. He wrote the Foreword. BABE …
Heritage Auctions Posts Early Yankees Ruth Bat
Heritage Auctions has posted a rare game used Babe Ruth bat in its latest baseball auction, dating back to his first three years with the …