Few combined power and plate discipline like the player nicknamed 'The Big Cat'.

In 1921, manager Rube Foster used small ball – and a lot of it – to pull his Chicago American Giants out of a 10-0 hole.

The Garry Herrmann collection in Cooperstown is a little-known gold mine that continues to produce nuggets of 19th and early 20th century baseball history.

On Feb. 13, 1920, the Negro National League was formed.

Terry Cashman’s “Talkin’ Baseball” a timeless classic

Don Stanhouse was adventurous on and off the field.

In 1921, manager Rube Foster used small ball – and a lot of it – to pull his Chicago American Giants out of a 10-0 hole.

Relying on a curveball that was among the best in the game, Tippy Martinez closed games for the outstanding Orioles teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Don Baylor never went down without a fight.