You can get a real bird’s eye view of Busch Stadium from atop the St. Louis Arch4yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
High Pockets Kelly (middle) won the NL home run title in 1921. Hack Wilson (right) won the NL home run titles in 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1930.3yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
After a quarter of the season done, the Angels still do not have a single pitcher with enough innings to qualify for ERA or WHIP league leaders.5yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
My 12-year-old self needs to know if the pantheon of great baseball names has room for 1990s Australian SS Richard Vagg4yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
I found a therapeutic way to spend about 9 hours with a stack of old Cubs baseball cards4yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
Deep in the throes of World War II, FDR gives baseball the go ahead for the 1942 season in his famous “Green Light Letter”3yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
An impeccably dressed Rogers Hornsby has a cast applied after breaking his ankle 5/30/304yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
The pool at the Adam’s Mark hotel across from Kauffman Stadium is shaped like a baseball field.3yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
I found a therapeutic way to spend about 9 hours with a stack of old Cubs baseball cards4yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/CHICubs
Cheesiest baseball memorabilia I own - 32-year-old box of mac and cheese featuring Wade Boggs and Eric Davis.5yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
[Image] It finally happened in the Cubs Rockies game today - Hail Caesar!8yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
Hank Greenberg’s advice to young Ralph Kiner in 1947 makes hitting for power seem so simple: Essentially, you’ll probably get 1200 swings this season - if you swing at strikes, hitting 35 home runs will be a snap. Kiner hit 51. (From Lawrence Ritter’s “The Glory of Their Times”5yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
Even if you hate pitcher wins, winning 20 or more games in a season is still quite an accomplishment.4yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
Looking through my Dad’s 1990 Baseball Encyclopedia and found this gem. Perhaps the ultimate throwaway stat ever?6yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
Daley Plaza fountains bleed a frothy blue. It is a beautiful day for baseball in Chicago8yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/CHICubs
This is the most awesomely obscure jersey I’ve probably ever seen at Wrigley5yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/CHICubs
From Jeff Passan's The Arm, here is Theo Epstein foretelling the size of the Cubs parade crowd while wooing Jon Lester. (The book is a great read BTW)7yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/CHICubs
[Image]Cubs uniform chart from clubhouse - who knew there were so many rules just about the uni?9yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
Darryl Strawberry is the only MLB player ever to end his career with exactly 1000 RBIs.4yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
The minor league ballpark in Joliet, Illinois has changed its name to Cards Against Humanity Baseball Place6yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
The (Joe) Tinker Building in Orlando, Florida is on the National Register of Historic Places. The plaque on the building honoring the Hall of Fame shortstop seems to contain a glaring error, however.5yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
Yes! The new Chicago Dogs (American Association) uniforms feature numbers shaped like hot dogs!6yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
Simmons Field - Kenosha, Wisconsin, Home of the Northwoods League Kenosha Kingfish6yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/ballparks
Rocky and Bernice Miller Park - Evanston, IL, home of the Northwestern University Wildcats. 3/23/19 vs. Purdue5yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/ballparks
My 7th grader is working on word stems. Got a kick out of the meaning of theo!8yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/CHICubs
How could they? In September 1984, White Sox fans booed the San Diego Chicken!5yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
So nice these ladies get a chance to make some great products between tricks!6yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/funny
Sneak peek inside Impact Field - Home of the new Chicago Dogs of the American Association6yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/IndependentBaseball
The self fulfilling prophecy - pizza place's name is same as rating on Yelp. As seen in Woodstock, Illinois8yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Saw two different position players pitch for the White Sox last night - has that ever happened before?9yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
0 degrees Fahrenheit and 12345 on odometer at precisely 67 miles per hour6yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Thanks to Paul Konerko's recent retirement and 10 years of using the same McDonald's cup, I am now $5 richer.10yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
2013 AL Rookie of the Year Wil Myers - still playing for Durham Bulls on 6/5/13, just days before his call up to the Rays. Any other ROY play in minors this long and still win award?11yr ⋅ phitter72 ⋅ r/baseball
