Jerome Holtzman

Back to the future: It was in 1957, 37 years ago, that the Cubs lost their first eight home games. Moe Drabowsky, the present Cubs pitching coach, pitched for the...

The baseball library continues to grow. Some of the noteworthy new additions: "The Clown Prince of Baseball," (WRS, Publishing, Waco, Tex., $19.95), is the bittersweet biography of Max Patkin, co-authored...

There are many heroes in big-league baseball, on and off the field, but none larger than Don Mattingly of the New York Yankees. He is a quiet leader, rarely says...

The Hon. George Mitchell, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: Having rejected the opportunity for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, you are, according to the papers, about to...

The first week: The Atlanta Braves were 7-0, the only undefeated team, which shouldn't be much of a surprise. But there was this surprise: four rookies made major contributions-catcher Javier...

Anyone who doesn't homer is a sissy. That was my first impression when the White Sox lifted the lid at Comiskey Park and blew an eighth-inning lead Friday to the...

After his teammates had given up 18 runs in the first two games, one run an inning, Willie Banks, making his Wrigley Field bow, went into the sixth with a...

"We made him a legend," said Dallas Green, manager of the New York Mets. "You couldn't ask for a better home-run wind," insisted Cub manager Tom Trebelhorn. As for Tuffy...

I have learned my lesson. In 1969, the purist in me rebelled when the National and American leagues divided into two six-team divisions. It now was possible for a team...

He hit .317 with 41 home runs and 128 runs batted in and was the unanimous winner of the AL Most Valuable Player award. What can he do for an...