Topic: Duke Snider
Today, I hear the sound of music, not from Carnegie Hall but from Ebbets Field. They are disjointed tones to everybody but Brooklyn Dodger fans. To...
The Sheen has been stripped off. . Valley Stream, L.I.: As a child, I remember watching the televised sermons of the late Rev. Fulton J. Sheen. He...
Former Brooklyn Dodgers home run king Duke Snider has died of natural causes. He was 84.The Hall of Fame outfielder who led Brooklyn to its lone World Series title died at a San Diego-area hospital on Sunday, his family announced.In ...
Sandy Alderson sat in the second row at the Braves' spring training stadium Sunday, with Dan Warthen in a plastic chair on the field and Terry ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Duke Snider, a Hall of Fame centerfielder who was the leading home run hitter for the fabled Brooklyn Dodger teams of the 1950s, died Sunday. He was 84.Snider was a graceful outfielder with a picture-perfect left-handed swing. He batted ...
The New York Yankees opened the 1956 baseball season wanting revenge. Mickey Mantle, age 24, became the newest Yankee Stadium legend, winning the Triple Crown and the Most Valuable Player Award with 52 home runs, 130 RBI, and a .353 average. In ...
The New York Yankees won 103 games during the 1954 baseball season -- more than they had in any of their five previous pennant seasons -- only to finish eight games behind the Indians, who won a league-record 111. Although Larry Doby led the ...
