Welcome to The Athletic Collectibles Staff’s Sports Card of the Week! Here we’ll highlight a notable, interesting, or just plain fun sports card. This week, with Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh ...
When Aaron Judge’s American League record-tying 61st home run dropped into Toronto’s bullpen, coach Matt Buschmann picked it up — a souvenir worth potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars. “Bad ...
1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men’s singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown. 1957 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black to win the U.S. Open, beating Louise Brough, 6-3, 6-2.
1905 — The Pittsburgh Pirates stranded 18 runners in an 8-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds to set a National League record for men left on base. 1939 — With his 12-1 victory over the Browns in St. Louis, ...
Abreu went 2-for-5 with the two homers and five RBIs. He's now hitting .256 with 16 homers, 45 RBIs and four stolen bases. He joins Roman Anthony, Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela and Rob Refsnyder in a ...
Cal Raleigh is closing in on the 60-home run milestone this season. He is currently leading Major League Baseball with 58 home runs through Sunday, Sept. 21. Raleigh would become the youngest player ...
1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men’s singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown. 1957 — Althea Gibson becomes the first black to win the U.S. Open, beating Louise Brough, 6-3, 6-2.