The Cardinals host the Phillies for three games beginning Friday at 7:15 p.m. in the Redbirds' first game of the season vs a likely National League playoff team.

1996 — Greg Maddux’s major league record of road victories ended at 18 in a row with a 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres. He ...

1907 — New York catcher Roger Bresnahan appeared wearing shin guards for the first time in a major league game. 1912 — Rube Marquard of the New York Giants began a 19-game winning streak with an 18-3 ...

PITTSBURGH — Locked in a pitchers' duel that took them to extra innings for a fourth time in 12 games this season, the ...

YOU MIGHT not know the name Gerry Davis, but if you were a Red Sox fan in 2004, he played a key role in one of the happiest moments of your life. Standing behind first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz as ...

YOU MIGHT not know the name Gerry Davis, but if you were a Red Sox fan in 2004, he played a key role in one of the happiest ...

With another season of major league and minor league baseball upon us, it seems like the time is ripe to rank the 20 (or so) greatest major league achievements of former Spokane minor league players ...

With the rising popularity of pickleball, a look back at two other, even bigger pursuits: billiards and bowling.

Not every baseball player’s path to the majors is paved with million-dollar signing bonuses or fast-tracked call-ups. The ...

Some time ago, a column in the Mon Valley Independent featured letters Stan Musial wrote back home, mainly from 1939-1946, to ...

Ned Garver, who pitched for the St. Louis Browns when they drew few fans, said, “The crowd didn’t dare boo us. The players ...