Paul Dickson’s first baseball biography was about Bill Veeck, one of the most interesting characters in the sport’s history. He’s taken an even bigger challenge in his second such book. It’s not easy ...

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The crusty manager Leo Durocher famously said, “Nice guys finish last.” When talking about Jeff Torborg, that maxim could not have been more wrong. In an era of too much ink and internet time doled ...

On April 21, 1967, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ scheduled game against the St. Louis Cardinals was postponed due to rain, snapping a streak of 410 consecutive contests at Dodger Stadium without a washout ...

On March 24, 1947, longtime Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher confessed to playing card games within the clubhouse in a four-hour meeting with the Major League Baseball commissioner Albert “Happy” ...