On August 17, 1957, Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Richie Ashburn achieved something that defies probability: he struck the ...

In 1957 the Little League, Pony League, and Colt League teams in La Mesa all made it to the world series. Sporting News magazine proclaimed La Mesa the youth baseball capital of the country SAN DIEGO, ...

To the editor — Since it is now baseball season, how many of you guys out there remember the summer of 1957 and playing in one of the two all-star games that were the results of clinics run the Yakima ...

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Felix Mantilla, a champion with the Milwaukee Braves who continued to make his mark on the community in retirement, has died at age 90. Mantilla was one of only a handful of players remaining from the ...