Bill James, the godfather of baseball statistical analysis, says in an open letter to the sport's hall of fame that Evans deserves induction, which would enshrine him alongside other San Fernando Valley-spawned stars such as Don Drysdale and Robin Yount.

Two days before that he’d missed the cycle by a single. The day before that he’d gone 5-for-6. Yeah, that’s pretty good. But all yins must have their yang, and today would be that day for Aaron. It started off generically enough. In the first inning, he...

So, Frank homers in the first inning of Game 1 and I'm pitching Game 2, and we're all thinking, "Hey, we have a chance to win here." The Orioles posted a triumphant four-game sweep of the defending champion Dodgers and Robinson's Game 4 homer, off Don...

"If you give him those two years, he probably would have broken Ruth's record," Riley said. "It depended on how quickly he matured, because in the military, he matured. You look at him as a rookie in '51 and as a superstar in '54, and in those two...

"In 2010, which Tigers player hit a grand slam for his first home run?" Enberg, the Central Michigan University product, posed a query like that when he was doing California Angels radio broadcasts in the 1970s with former pitcher Don Drysdale. ...

1978 the BBWAA announced that longtime Milwaukee Brave Eddie Mathews had been elected to the Hall of Fame, appearing on 301 of the collected 379 ballots (79.4%). Despite the fact that Mathews was one of ten future Hall of Famers on the ballot this year,...

In 1968, it all came together. Only one American Leaguer hit .300 that season, the majors batted .231, and the collective slugging percentage for the AL dropped to .340. With the sea change in offense, several pitchers dominated the game. Detroit’s...

Ojai Quarry was removed immediately as a supplier of rock for at least one major Ventura County Watershed Protection District project, a bank reinforcement at Calleguas Creek in Camarillo, said Ventura County Public Works Director Jeff Pratt. Don...

The Dodgers on Monday announced the final three bobbleheads in the 10-game series -- Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, World Series hero Kirk Gibson and first-base fixture Eric Karros. Those are now added to the tributes already announced for Hall...

He should have been elected years ago. Critics say his 254 career victories and 3.90 ERA fall short of Hall of Fame standards. But Hall of Famers Whitey Ford, Catfish Hunter, Jim Bunning, Juan Marichal and Don Drysdale had fewer wins than Morris. Jack...

Critics say his 254 career victories and 3.90 ERA fall short of Hall of Fame standards. Those critics should do their homework. Hall of Famers Whitey Ford (236), Catfish Hunter (224), Jim Bunning (224), Juan Marichal (243) and Don Drysdale (209) had...

In ’98, ’99 and ’01 his batting average was more than 100 points better at Coors, his slugging percentage was at least 227 points higher, and he hit a combined 63 homers at Denver and 38 elsewhere. That’s a pronounced difference. But then Don Drysdale...

But in 1995 he slugged .730 at home and .484 away. In '98, '99 and '01 his batting average was more than 100 points better at Coors, his slugging percentage was at least 227 points higher, and he hit a combined 63 homers at Denver and 38 elsewhere. ...

The season also featured a plethora of guest stars, including James Darren (another Colpix artist), Cloris Leachman, John Astin, Swoozie Kurtz and baseball great Don Drysdale. Watching the “lost” episodes again on DVD left a big impression on Owen. ...

3.90, would be the highest among any pitcher in the Hall. Problem with considering that is his career was during the height of the steroids era when ERAs and offensive production rose noticeably. Continued... Factor that aspect in, and his career...

Scioscia, a two-time All-Star catcher, spent his entire playing career with the Dodgers from 1980-92 and helped them win World Series titles in 1981 and 1988. Other bobblehead promotions this year include Maury Wills with Don Drysdale (April 28), Orel...

Pujols didn't have to put up with train travel and overnight Pullman cars. The lefthanded-hitting Musial didn't have to face lefthanded fireballer Randy Johnson. The righthanded-batting Pujols didn't have to face righthanded fireballer Don Drysdale. ...