Joe Cronin

Sports Legend Revealed: A series of fortuitous events turned Harry Heilmann, an 18-year-old bookkeeper, into a baseball Hall of Famer

2011-01-11 16:33:12

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Sports Legend Revealed: Ted Williams has a cocky response when told he could learn from watching Jimmie Foxx hit

2010-05-18 16:33:18

<![CDATA[Sports Legend Revealed: Ted Williams has a cocky response when told he could learn from watching Jimmie Foxx hit]]>

Nationals clinch playoff berth with victory over Dodgers

2012-09-20 20:24:00

The Washington Nationals brought postseason baseball back to the nation’s capital for the first time since 1933, earning a playoff spot Thursday night with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. “Nats Clinch” flashed on the...

Ted Williams .406 mark greatest baseball feat of all-time

2011-09-28 16:33:08

Scoreboard

2011-01-06 01:30:42

TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Michigan at Purdue, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Idaho at Nevada, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) Men's College Basketball-Xavier at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Villanova at...

Rangers Even Series with Mariners

2009-07-10 00:00:00

Michael Young hit one of three home runs by Texas, a three-run shot in the third inning, and the Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 on Friday night. Hank Blalock hit his 18th homer, a solo shot in the second, and Nelson Cruz added a two-run shot in...

Oldest ex-major leaguer Werber dies at 100

2009-01-22 17:16:00

Bill Werber, who was the oldest living ex-major leaguer and a teammate of Babe Ruth, died Thursday. He was 100. Werber, a career .271 hitter who led the American League in stolen bases three times, played with Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty...

All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages

2007-01-09 12:03:00

Player, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...

Season brings out sure-handed production

2001-09-19 00:00:00

Ninth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 major-league seasons. Cal Ripken's 1990 season evolved into a glove story. The Orioles finished nine games below .500 after making an improbable run toward the American League East title the previous summer....

Year-by-year inductees

2005-01-04 11:27:19

(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...

Cubs finally get All-Star manager

2002-11-19 12:54:00

For the first time in more than a half-century, a Chicago Cub is in line to be an All-Star manager. New Cubs manager Dusty Baker is expected to get the honor at next year's game at Comiskey Park in Chicago as reward for leading the San Francisco...

1938: Ted Williams, right, and Manager Joe Cronin

2012-06-14 10:39:00

Joe Cronin baseball card

2009-11-26 00:00:00