2011 — Infielder Wilson Valdez wound up as the winning pitcher when the Philadelphia Phillies needed 19 innings to outlast the Cincinnati Reds 5-4. Valdez threw a hitless 19th inning in his first ...

Minneapolis Millers phenom Willie Mays was sitting in a movie theater on an off day in Sioux City, Iowa, on this date in 1951 ...

1951 — Willie Mays, a highly touted rookie for the Giants ... run shot and Mariano Rivera made a milestone appearance in New York’s 7-3 victory over Toronto. Rivera pitched the ninth inning ...

While the bulk of the 1953 Topps set consists of portraits, the Willie Mays card depicts the young New York Giants centerfielder "in action," and stands out as one of the set's most attractive cards.

"Willie Mays took his all-around brilliance from the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League to the historic Giants franchise. From coast to coast in New York and San Francisco ...

Dutch Leonard of the Boston Red Sox pitched his second no-hitter, blanking the Detroit Tigers 5-0. 1932 — Lou Gehrig became the first American League player to hit four home runs in a game, helping ...

For the last two seasons of his baseball career, Mays joined the New York Mets and finally retired in 1973. While the baseball community is celebrating Willie Mays Day, some mourning his passing ...

Jim Marshall is an original member of the infamous 1962 New York Mets, and will be honored Monday night by the organization.

Baseball introduced interleague play in 1997, and it took until 2003 for the Twins to take on the San Francisco Giants. The series was played at the start of June in what was then named Pac Bell ...

Three teams, three Hall of Fame center fielders: The Dodgers' Duke Snider, the Giants' Willie Mays and the Yankees' Mickey Mantle battled for New York -- until Snider and Mays left town with their ...

Nothing symbolized the golden age of New York baseball more than that great existential question: Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle or Duke Snider? Three Hall of Fame center fielders, all playing in the ...