From 1955 to 1973, every Topps set featured Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Roberto Clemente. What's more, nearly all of those sets included Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks, and Frank Robinson, to say nothing ...

Editor’s note: Sporting News senior writer and proud Pittsburgh native Mike DeCourcy was 11 in October 1971. The Sporting News was 85. The Pirates hadn’t been to a World Series in 11 years, and it ...

It wasn't supposed to have been this way. When the Giants decided to move to San Francisco in the late 1950s, there were visions of more frequent success with all the new riches the West Coast had to ...

Mississippi State had been a great southern baseball program, but Coach Paul Gregory pushed the Bulldogs onto the national stage. In 1970, Mississippi State had arguably the best college baseball team ...

Fifty years later, Mike Schmidt stands alone as the baseball player who did the most for the team that drafted him. To one scout, Schmidt’s potential was obvious. Mike Schmidt led Ohio University to ...

Editor’s note: The Globe is reaching into its archives to bring you “Replay,” articles from the past that highlight something interesting, timely, or revealing. This column by Harold Kaese about those ...

"Former Tiger Richie Hebner working that offseason job for his dad’s business. #gravedigger #Tigers" - @ErnieHarwell1 Beginning as a sophomore in high school, Richie Hebner worked for his father, who ...

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Editor’s note: Sporting News senior writer and proud Pittsburgh native Mike DeCourcy was 11 in October 1971. The Sporting News was 85. The Pirates hadn’t been to a World Series in 11 years, and it ...