MLB Name Game starring Gary Nolan Ryan Howard Earl Clark Griffith
Nolan Ryan may be best known for leading Major League Baseball in no-hitters (7), career strikeouts (5,714) and seasons played (27), but he also […]
Lessons in sport: Did you recognize Joe Namath’s finger from Super Bowl III?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport renders stark graphics that hint at legendary sports figures (like the image […]
Ken Griffey Jr. headlines Seattle Mariners all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Last year, Ken Griffey Jr. was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame after being selected on a record 99.32 percent of ballots cast. […]
Lessons in Sport: Did you recognize Carlton Fisk’s Game 6 home run from the 1975 World Series?
How good are you at deciphering visual sports puzzles? Instagram user @lessonsinsport renders stark graphics that hint at legendary sports figures and events (like […]
Giancarlo Stanton headlines Miami Marlins all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Of all the great players to have donned a Miami Marlins jersey, none have contributed more to the team’s success than Giancarlo Stanton. In […]
Pictorial history of baseball cards covers 150 years of diamond dandies on cardboard
The great history of baseball cards is celebrating its Sesquicentennial anniversary and today, led by Starr Cards, its future has never been brighter. We […]
Luke Appling headlines Chicago White Sox all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964, Luke Appling — nicknamed “Old Aches and Pains” — was a stellar infielder who spent […]
Luck vs Skill: Comparing the role of chance in hockey, football, baseball, soccer and basketball
There’s an old adage in sports that it’s better to be lucky than good, but how much of a role does chance play in […]
Starr Cards Infographic: Chasing Rickey Henderson’s MLB record for most runs scored
Most reasonably-seasoned baseball fans can recite the career MLB leaders in home runs (Barry Bonds), RBIs (Hank Aaron) and hits (Pete Rose), but far […]
Honus Wagner headlines Pittsburgh Pirates all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
To kids today, Honus Wagner is best known as the baseball player on the world’s most valuable trading card, but to early fans of […]
Dave Stieb headlines Toronto Blue Jays all-time roster by Wins Above Replacement
Although he never won a Cy Young award, pitcher Dave Stieb was a consistent ace for the Blue Jays over the course of 15 […]
Prince Fielder, Angel Pagan and the most misleadingly named MLB players of all time
What’s in a name? Apparently, not a whole lot — or at least not in the cases of the professional baseball players presented below. […]