Cap Anson

Baseball is no stranger to scandal and unsavory history. One of its earliest superstars, Cap Anson, perpetuated a culture of fierce segregation that scarred the game for decades. Another early great, "Shoeless Joe" Jackson, was one of eight Chicago...

All week long, Mat "Halos Heaven" Gleason and New York Sun baseball writer Tim Marchman are debating steroids in baseball. Yesterday's installment probed the possibilities and duties of Angels owner Arte Moreno in disciplining suspected Human Growth...

THOUGH STEVE LYOns probably doesn't think so right now, sometimes it pays to insult Latinos. Take, for instance, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's description of Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia (R-Cathedral City) as "very hot," followed by this ramble: "I mean,...

(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...

Nineteenth of a series recounting Cal Ripken's 20 full major-league seasons. On Nov. 1, 2000, Cal Ripken signed a one-year contract that assured his return for another season. But what kind of player would the Orioles be getting? He was guaranteed to be...

Player (x-active) Hits 1. Pete Rose 4,256 2. Ty Cobb 4,191 3. Hank Aaron 3,771 4. Stan Musial 3,630 5. Tris Speaker 3,515 6. Honus Wagner 3,430 7. Carl Yastrzemski 3,419 8. Paul Molitor 3,319 9. Eddie Collins 3,309 10. Willie Mays 3,283 11....

It took Cubs manager Dusty Baker fewer than 12 seasons to garner 1,000 career victories, a milestone he reached Monday night with a 5-2 win over Montreal at Olympic Stadium. "It's special, because not everybody gets to 1,000," Baker said. "It lets you...

This is the story from the Chicago Tribune exactly as it appeared that day. Detroit, Mich.--When Overall shut out Detroit's Tigers 2 to 0 today in the fifth and final game of the 1908 world's series he drove the final nail into the greatest honors that...