Topic: Reggie Jackson

A judge on Wednesday ordered a Las Vegas company to halt an auction of a World Series ring and a commemorative watch that are the subject of an ownership dispute between retired baseball star Reggie Jackson and his stepmother and her family.U.S. ...
Charles O. Finley, who owned the Kansas City/Oakland Athletics from 1961 to 1980, was the most innovative baseball owner since Bill Veeck, who disliked him, according to his new biography, Charlie Finley: It was Finley's idea to maximize the audience and revenue ...

Yankee Stadium Last Game

The final baseball game at Yankee Stadium was played on the evening of September 21, 2008. The stadium will be demolished at the end of the season and the New York Yankees will play in a new , state-of-the-art ballpark across the ...

George Steinbrenner

George Michael Steinbrenner III was an American businessman and the principal owner of Major League Baseball 's New York Yankees . Steinbrenner passed away on July 13 , 2010 from a massive heart attack in Tampa at the age of 80.The son ...

Biography: Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson, whose real name is Reginald Martinez Jackson, was born on May 18th 1946. It was his exceptional post season playing that helped him to win various awards throughout his career, including three consecutive World Series titles with the Oakland A's, ...

Reggie Jackson

Reggie Jackson is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the Oakland Athletics , New York Yankees , California Angels and the Baltimore Orioles . Jackson moved on to play with the Angels through 1986 and finished his career with ...

Player biography: Bob Gibson

Pack Robert "Bob" Gibson was one of the greatest, and by far the most intimidating pitchers in the history of Major League baseball . In 1962, Bob Gibson would post the first of his nine 200 strikeout season, but it was from ...

Reggie Jackson Sure Stirred When Pressure Rose

Reggie Jackson found himself benched in his biggest game yet as a New York Yankee: With the Kansas City Royals pitching a lefty, Paul Splittorff, against the left-swinging Jackson, Yankees manager Billy Martin figured his best percentage was to sit the superstar.. ...

Legends of the Fall

1B) Jimmie Foxx ? ?XX? crushed four homeruns and knocked in eleven runs over three World Series for the Philadelphia Athletics - batting a lusty .344.2B) Bobby Richardson ? Richardson played in seven Fall Classics with the Yankees from 1957-64. In 1960, ...
As the baseball season moves forward, I thought it would be fun to compose a list of the best players ever, according to team.This list would not be just about who had the big numbers, but also based on the historical significance ...
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