Chasing Dreams NMAJH

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Obit of the Day: Chasing Hank Aaron
On April 8, 1974 Hank Aaron knocked an Al Downing fastball into the Atlanta Braves’ bullpen for home run number 715,...
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Fans holding signs representing each of Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715 home runs stand in center field during a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the 715th homer, before...

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Happy Pi Day! #314159265359

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July 25th, 1948. During the first game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium against the Chicago White Sox, young boys ran on to the field during the second, fourth, fifth and...

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Famous Jewish Athlete! The “Hebrew Hammer" Cleveland Indians‘ Third Baseman Al Rosen. 1954. Yankee Stadium.

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Let’s Go Tigers

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“What’s the score, what inning are we in, how many outs, what’s this hitter’s weakness, what’s this pitcher’s strengths, who’s on deck, who could pinch hit, who is up after the...”
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The late 1930’s and the 1940’s found the world at war. Despite President Roosevelt asking Commissioner Landis to keep the Major Leagues in business during the war, many major...

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The 1936 Olympic Games were the first time baseball had been included since 1912. The games were held in Nazi Germany that year, with Hitler hoping to prove that Germans were not...

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