Hall of Fame first baseman George Sisler died in 1973 in Richmond Heights, Mo. Ichiro Suzuki was born the very same year, with little fanfare, across the globe in Kasugai, Japan. Their paths could ...

One day in the fall in 1935, a freshman at Colgate was called down to the athletic director’s office and asked to show a special visitor around the campus. The freshman was George Sisler Jr. … ...

As George Sisler’s daughter looked on from the front row, Ichiro rapped a single up the middle in the third inning off Rangers right-hander Ryan Drese for his 258th hit of the season, breaking ...

The Baseball Writers’ Association of America selected five players in its 1936 vote. That number has not been equaled since.

It was an exciting evening at Wrigley Field as the Cubs showcased their prowess on the field that seemed tailor-made for ...