Topic: New York Giants

Across Long Island Sunday, many of the three million homes that make up a big chunk of the New York television market turned on Channel 5, their local Fox affiliate, hoping to see the NFL Giants take on the Detroit Lions. Instead, ...
The voice behind Detroit Tigers baseball passed away Wednesday evening after a battle with bile duct cancer. The passing of Ernie Harwell a man best remembered for his voice for 42 years in service of the Detroit Tigers broadcasts.Born in Washington, Georgia ...

Boston Red Sox History

The league is often called the Junior Circuit because it was elevated to Major League status in 1901, 25 years after the formation of the?National League?(the " The Sox followed with another pennant victory in ?04.In the 1904 pennant race between the ...
The good will that New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin has in the bank with the New York Giants thanks to that Super Bowl victory in the 2007 season is reportedly evaporated now following last year's 8-8 record (following a 5-0 start). ...

Bill Terry

New York Giants first baseman Bill Terry -- the last National League player to hit .400 -- notched a .401 average in 1930. McGraw turned over the managing duties to Terry in 1932, and "Memphis Bill" led the team to a World ...

1905 Baseball Season

The 1905 baseball season was one of the deadest of the dead-ball years, especially in the American League, where only three men -- Harry Bay, Wee Willie Keeler, and Elmer Flick -- batted over .300.. Three of the Top 20 -- Waddell, ...

Buck Ewing

At a glance, Buck Ewing's career seems noteworthy but in no way extraordinary. See more information on the Baseball Hall of Fame:. Baseball Hall of Fame Overview History of the Baseball Hall of Fame How a Person is Inducted into the Baseball ...

1937 Baseball Season

The 1937 baseball season broke open with one of the many controversies in the career of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean. Third-place Pittsburgh featured the three top triples hitters in the National League; Arky Vaughan with 17, Gus Suhr with 14, ...

1947 Baseball Season

The 1947 baseball season, the year of Jackie Robinson and the first televised World Series, began with another controversy -- the Leo Durocher affair. Robinson hit .297, scored a team-high 125 runs, and led the National League in stolen bases with 29. ...

1934 Baseball Season

In the 1934 baseball season, Bill Terry's New York Giants had another good showing, scoring 760 runs, second-best in the league, and allowing only 583, the fewest of any National League staff. New York had led for 127 straight days, when on ...