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20th Century

This day in baseball: Newhouser named MVP

On November 28, 1944, Detroit Tigers pitcher Hal Newhouser was named the American League’s Most Valuable Player, gathering four more votes than teammate Dizzy Trout. Newhouser collected 29 wins on the season, as well as a league-leading 187 strikeouts. His 2.22 ERA was bettered by Trout (2.12 ERA), though Trout “only” collected 27 wins.

Quote of the day

Quote of the day

I always thought that there was going to be life after baseball, and so I designed that in my life I would have other interests after baseball that I would be able to step into. And I didn’t realize the grip that baseball had on me and on my family. ~Nolan Ryan

21st Century

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all my U.S. friends! I hope you have a restful holiday full of good food and good people.

Pop culture

“Thankful for Baseball and Babe Ruth,” Jim Yerman

American Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and I think it’s fair to say that many of us are thankful for the American National Pastime. This piece helps us to express and embrace that gratitude. * May we be blessed to acknowledge all the wonders in our lifethat have, for us, thus far accrued…and to begin each…

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I see great things in baseball. It’s our game—the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us all.

~Walt Whitman

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