1990 — Nolan Ryan, 43, won his 300th game, reaching the milestone in his second try, as the Texas Rangers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-3.

Mia Familia Racing Stable's Lovesick Blues shocked some of the best sprinters on the West Coast and beyond, winning the ...

1915 — Honus Wagner, 41, became the oldest player to hit a grand slam as Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn 8-2. The grand slam was an inside-the-park homer. Wagner remained the record holder until 1985, when ...

Johnny Podres, 36.7% (28.3%): Support for 1955 World Series MVP grows, but he still has a long way to go. Ross Porter, 35.3% (26.1%): Pioneered using more obscure stats before it became popular.

Notable stars for this squad include Campanella, Johnny Podres, Gil Hodges, Duke Snider, Don Newcombe and of course, Jackie Robinson, who won his only World Series title that year.

Brooklyn was led by pitcher Johnny Podres who was just days removed from his 23rd birthday. Podres pitched nine shutout innings to give the Dodgers their first World Series.

They were learning moments ahead of a daunting assignment, one that has been aced by the likes of Whitey Ford and Don Larsen; Johnny Podres and Fernando Valenzuela; Bret Saberhagen and Bob Ojeda ...

Before a crowd of 62,000 at Yankee Stadium, a cagey left-hander, Johnny Podres, pitched for the Dodgers. He had won in Game 4. Now he waged a grueling battle in the finale. Despite allowing eight hits ...

Alston sent his brash left-hander Johnny Podres to the mound. Podres had won Game 3 at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, tossing a complete game seven-hitter on his 23rd birthday. “My best pitches were my ...

The star was left-hander Johnny Podres, who won Game 3 to start the Dodgers recovery and Game 7 to clinch the title.

The star was left-hander Johnny Podres, who won Game 3 to start the Dodgers recovery and Game 7 to clinch the title.