On July 5, 1947, eleven weeks after Jackie Robinson integrated major league baseball, two-time Negro League All-Star Larry ...

In 1947, Larry Doby became the first Black player in Major League Baseball's American League, joining the Cleveland Indians 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the sport's color barrier with the ...

The sport of baseball changed dramatically 95 years ago, thanks to the innovative genius of a young engineer and the business ...

Larry Doby broke the American League's color barrier 78 years ago today, on July 5, 1947. It was just a few months after ...

Dave Parker embodied the Negro Leagues. His swag, flair and ebullient demeanor on the baseball diamond conjured images of the showman.

A former federal prosecutor from Pittsfield who helped convict Jan. 6 rioters and was later fired by the attorney general ...

The next film in the New Ulm Film Society’s lineup of baseball movies is “42,” a true story about one the most important chapters in sports history. The screening begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, ...

Sandy Koufax remains a Dodgers legend, but Bill Plaschke argues that Clayton Kershaw is the greatest pitcher in Dodgers ...

Parks had just finished up at the department store where she worked as a seamstress. She walked to the bus stop and boarded ...

1970 — Jim Ray Hart of San Francisco hit for the cycle and became the first NL player in 59 years to drive in six runs in one inning as the Giants beat Atlanta, 13-0. 1974 — New York shortstop Jim ...

The Dodgers sported Brooklyn caps for the Royals’ annual Salute to the Negro Leagues game, paying tribute to Jackie Robinson.