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Mark McGwire

St. Louis Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire was one of the most fearsome power hitters in baseball in the 1990s. McGwire was the first player to break Roger Maris's 1961 record of 61 home runs in…

Saves

SavesNational LeagueAmerican League The “save” was created by Chicago baseball writer Jerome Holtzman in the 1960’s and accepted as an official statistic by the Official Rules Committee of…

Safeco Field

Seattle, Wash.Designed in 1999 by NBBJ photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Safeco Field as one of America's…

Wrigley Field

Chicago, Ill.Designed in 1914 by Zachary Taylor Davis photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Wrigley Field in Chicago, Ill…

Joe Black 2002 Deaths

Joe BlackAge: 78 Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, who won rookie of the year honors and became the first black pitcher to win a World Series game in 1952; helped Brooklyn win National League pennant…

Nomar Garciaparra

Nomar Garciaparra played major league baseball from 1996-2009, and is best known for his years as a star for the Boston Red Sox, where he retired in 2010. Garciaparra was drafted by the Red Sox in…

Erin Andrews

Erin Andrews is a popular reporter for American college and professional sports. Erin Andrews graduated from the University of Florida in 2000 with a degree in telecommunications. She put her degree…

Gene Autry

Name at birth: Orvon Gene AutryGene Autry was a singing cowboy star of radio, television and the movies and one of the top box office stars of the 1940s. He began his show business career in 1928,…

Eddie Mathews 2001 Deaths

Eddie MathewsAge: 69 left-handed slugging third baseman and 10-time All-Star, who has the distinction of being the only player to suit up for the Braves in Boston, Milwaukee and Atlanta;…

Daisuke Matsuzaka Biography

pitcherBorn: September 13, 1980Birthplace: Higashi Tsugaru-gu, Aomori, JapanBest Known as: Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Already one of Japan's most famous athletes,…