Jerome Holtzman

The bell began to toll here Wednesday night in anticipation of the Yankees' wild-card triumph--and also, perhaps, for the Milwaukee Brewers. But there was no indication if it was ringing...

The New York Yankees, on a 22-7 roll since Aug. 27, arrived here Tuesday for a two-game series with the Brewers. They welcomed veteran reliever Rick Honeycutt, but appeared ready...

Is it true, Jim Leyland, you were crying in Pittsburgh Wednesday night? "Yes, I was in tears." That's certainly understandable. You have been managing the Pirates for 10 years and...

Jose Mesa, the Cleveland ace, is the new bullpen pinup, and when I was interviewing him at Comiskey Park Wednesday night, I couldn't help but think of Bobby Thigpen, late...

Motored out to Comiskey Park Monday and drove the last few blocks on Bill Veeck Drive, which, as always, offers a smooth ride. This time it wasn't so much to...

The Big Hurt hasn't exactly been hurting. He's among the American League leaders in home runs, runs batted in, average, total bases and other categories. But it's going to hurt...

Tommy Lasorda, the Dodgers' manager, was recalling the days when he was a minor-league pitcher and the first time he played in Denver, where the air is thin and baseballs...

"It's the only job where you've got to be perfect from the first day and improve every day after that." --Frank Pulli, veteran NL umpire. It is a hot, steamy...

It was a hot, steaming day in New York, June 2, 1925, and Wally Pipp, the Yankees' regular first baseman, asked the clubhouse boy to bring him two aspirins. Pipp...

Whitey Lockman, the only player to hit a home run in his first and last major-league at-bat, is at Comiskey Park this weekend. No one has touched more bases. He...