The younger brother of legendary tennis player Billie Jean King was born in Long Beach, California on October 13, 1948. After attending...

Rickwood Field is so much more than just America's oldest professional ballpark. As the first minor league stadium fortified by concrete...

In the first decade of its existence, Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium was known for one thing: winning. Six times, its tenants went to...

Although Jarry Park Stadium was notorious for inviting both snow and rain in the middle of baseball season, it served well as the...

Although it was oddly shaped, Toronto's Exhibition Stadium became a staple in the city's identity as an athletic epicenter. Not only did...

It was one of the first dual purpose stadiums, yet always seemed to be a step behind. Still, while other stadiums enjoyed much more...

For nearly half a century, three great outfielders patrolled Fenway Park's left-field, snagging balls at a furious rate while crushing...

Sportsman's Park was St. Louis's first true baseball park. It was here where the city first fell in love with their Cardinals and where...

Before Kansas City, Missouri became known as a big league city with massive and iconic stadiums, it held a moderately sized, multi-use...

The venue was an enigma. Built in an age when the automobile was all the rage, it was vast enough to hold massive crowds for football...

Sam Chapman was a man of many talents. Whether he was running roughshod over his gridiron opponents at Cal, teaching fighter pilots how...

Ban Johnson needed a team in the Big Apple. As the founder of the infant American League, he needed a presence in the media capital of...

Ernie Lombardi was one of the best catchers of his era. Hailing from the Oakland Oaks of the PCL, he made a name for himself in...

The Polo Grounds was once synonymous with sports and interwoven in America's fabric. It was here, not the Bronx, where the seeds of the...

Very few ballparks have claimed a city's heart like Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. Perhaps it was Charles Ebbets continued investment in the...

For a stadium with such a short life span, Minnesota's Metropolitan Stadium certainly had its fair share of memories. Memories such as...

When Ben Shibe and Connie Mack were granted a team in Philadelphia for the inaugural season of the American League, they stumbled upon a...

Not all state-of-the-art ballparks are home to the best teams in the game. Although Philadelphia's Baker Bowl was the crown jewel of...

Behind the University of Pittsburgh's Wesley W. Posvar Hall stands an old brick wall from a glorious era, an era when America truly...

Marv Owen was a baseball lifer. While he did very little statistically, he contributed in some very memorable ways in two World Series....