McGraw would slap his glove against his right leg on his way back to the dugout after retiring his opposition. It was something new because most players rarely showed emotion in those days. The rule was never to "show up" the other team. In 1969, when...

He said, losing will no longer be so easily tolerated. His words were prophetic. Advancing to the World Series in 1973 was even more miraculous than what happened in 1969. The Mets were 38-50 in mid-July. Nothing was going right and Tug McGraw, their...

Tug McGraw Foundation and Community Projects, Inc. have each awarded a $30,000 grant to the Pathway Home program at the Veterans Home of California for program support, subject to the agency raising $30,000 in matching gifts from other donors. Fred...

That Phillies team, anchored by future Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton, slugger Greg Luzinski, fireman Tug McGraw, speedster Garry Maddox and backstop Bob Boone, didn't lack for memorable players. Bowa was the slick-fielding starting...

If I am remembered, I hope it's more for giving it all I had and playing hard every day." It has occurred to me this disease has an unkind, if not uncanny, tie to baseball. From the 1980 World Series between the Phillies and Royals, it proved fatal to...

He was even acquired for another Met Hall of Famer, Tug McGraw. His four All Star appearances were usually the bright spot for Mets fans in an otherwise Met-free series of games, and he was a justifiable choice for the team. Stearns was tremendous...