A baseball from the Hall of Fame collection illuminates an abrupt ending to the 1918 season on account of World War I.

Documents uncovered in the Hall of Fame Library reveal that even the first BBWAA election in 1936 evoked impassioned debate.

The Maple Crispette card collection was only produced in 1923 and is unique for several reasons.

In 1992, Robin Yount joined the 3,000-hit club.

Jane Leavy is an acclaimed author who has written biographies on some of baseball’s biggest names. In a recent telephone interview with Leavy, she talked about the important role digitization of the Ruth scrapbooks have played in her own research.

On Sept. 2, 1962, the St. Louis slugger notched the 3,516th hit of his career to pass Tris Speaker.

On a blustery day in February, 1921, eight baseball players gathered on a golf course in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Each had taken very different journeys to get there.

Leroy Jacobsen of Oak Park, Ill., wrote to Ty Cobb and got a reply from in May 1953, written in his signature green ink. In it, Cobb gives his opinions on the state of baseball at the time.

Ted Lyons spent most of his big league career playing for losing Chicago White Sox teams. But that didn't stop him from becoming the winningest pitcher in White Sox history.

The Georgia Peach joins the A's.