When it comes to the 1968 Topps Baseball set, each card’s distinctive burlap-style borders and rustic feel make it one of the most recognizable set of the late-1960’s. In addition to its unique ...

A year before the summer of the moon, it was the summer of the stars. In 1969, man walked on the moon; in 1968, baseball’s universe revolved around the men who walked on the mound. Fifty years later, ...

Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Palmer discusses the 1968 baseball season — one of the last seasons to be called a "Year of the Pitcher." He also talks about whether this year is another year of dominance ...

Sometimes, it takes a while. Or in the case of N.C. State’s 1968 baseball team, 57 years. In the spring of ‘68, the Wolfpack gave the school its first College World Series team. Coached by the late ...

For a century, professional baseball players were regarded as entertainers: see ball, hit ball, play in whatever city you are assigned, for whatever salary you are assigned, and keep your mouth shut.

In 1967, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Red Sox in the World Series to become world champions. Entering spring training in 1968, the Cardinals had the highest payroll in baseball history. It ...

Note: Every weekday during the season, BP features What You Need to Know, a column recapping the prior day’s (or weekend’s) news around baseball. Today, we’re launching The Year of the Pitcher edition ...

Poet Marianne Moore, 81, threw out the first pitch at the opening of the 1968 baseball season at Yankee Stadium on April 10th, against the Los Angeles Angels ...

Make no mistake about it. The pitching in baseball has improved over the past two seasons. It might be a natural and overdone correction. It may have to do with the increased testing and public ...