Japanese baseball great Isao Harimoto, an atomic bomb survivor, died at a hospital in Tokyo on Wednesday, an informed source ...

TOKYO (AP) — Isao Harimoto, the baseball great who survived the Hiroshima atomic bomb and still holds Japan's hits record, ...

Larry Christenson, the longtime Philadelphia Phillies pitcher who helped the franchise win its first World Series ...

India, Aug. 29 -- Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Larry Christenson has died unexpectedly at the age of 72, the team announced Friday. Christenson, who was part of the Phillies' 1980 World Series ...

Larry Christenson, a key pitcher for the 1980 Philadelphia Phillies championship team, has died at 72. The franchise ...

Tommy Brown, 17 years, 8 months, 14 days, of the Brooklyn Dodgers became the youngest major league player to hit a home run when he connected in Ebbets Field against Preacher Roe of the Pittsburgh ...

1919 — Chicago’s Happy Felsch tied the major-league record with four outfield assists in a game. The White Sox still lost to the Boston Red Sox 15-6. 1932 — Brooklyn’s John Quinn, 49, became the ...

2014 — The Phoenix Mercury sets a WNBA record with their 29th win, beating the Seattle Storm 78-65 in the season finale. Phoenix (29-5) tops the previous mark set by Los Angeles (28-4 in both 2000 and ...

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 26, the 238th day of 2026. There are 127 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1944, French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braved the threat of German snipers as he led a ...

This Date in Baseball, September 5 - Mark McGwire became the 3rd player in history to reach 60 HRs in a season ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Major League Baseball this morning announced outfielder Jac Caglianone and left-handed pitcher Noah Cameron ...

The Kansas City Royals announced today outfielder Jac Caglianone and left-handed pitcher Noah Cameron have been named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for August. The awards are ...