1934 — Babe Ruth hit his 700th home run in a 4-2 victory over Tommy Bridges and the Detroit Tigers. Lou Gehrig left in the first with a severe case of lumbago, the most serious threat to his streak.

Though the Houston Astros ' recent success has been marred by controversy, their record speaks for itself: two World Series ...

T he St. Louis Browns. The Milwaukee Brewers — no, really, just for one year. The team we know as the Baltimore Orioles has had a few identities in their 125-year history, but none for as long as ...

2013 — David Ortiz doubled in his first at-bat to become baseball’s career leader in hits as a designated hitter and hit a two-run homer an inning later, leading Boston Red Sox to an 11-4 victory over ...

Those two hits raised Machado's career total to 2,000 hits, putting him among MLB's all-time greats. Machado is just the fifth active player to reach that benchmark, joining Paul Goldschmidt (2,145), ...

Aaron Judge is on pace for another historic home run season with the New York Yankees. With 33 HRs, a 7.0 WAR, and a ...

Independence Day is typically filled with pyrotechnics celebrating America, and many athletes have used the Fourth of July to ...

Babe Dahlgren analyzed Yankees greats from the bench on his way to becoming the first MLB coach implement film study.

The list of players who have compiled 2,000 career hits and 350 career homers during their age 32 season is short and elite, ...

The list of players who have compiled 2,000 career hits and 350 career homers during their age 32 season is short and elite, containing 11 names that include Henry Aaron, Lou Gehrig and Willie Mays.

1970 — Jim Ray Hart of San Francisco hit for the cycle and became the first NL player in 59 years to drive in six runs in one inning as the Giants beat Atlanta, 13-0. 1974 — New York shortstop Jim ...

Lou’s lifetime slash (batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage) was .344/.447/.632. He had eight seasons ...