Episode 223 - The Tigers Win It All!
1968 was a traumatic year for most of the country. It was in Detroit as well, even as the Tigers did their best to bring a broken city back together, ...
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This Week In Baseball History is a weekly podcast devoted to the history of baseball, hosted by Mike Bates and Bill Parker, the co-founders of The Platoon Advantage and writers on many fine websites.
Episode 222 - The Shot Heard Round the World
Bobby Thomson and Ralph Branca became inextricably linked 70 years ago this week when the former turned around a fastball from the latter and hit a th...
Episode 221 - The Orioles Draw Four Aces
The Orioles of the late '60s and early '70s were one of the best teams in baseball, with a strong and stable rotation that peaked 50 years ago this we...
Episode 220 - Baby Babe Breaks a Record
The list of individual players who changed the game of baseball is a very short one. But 102 years ago this week, one of them did something previously...
Episode 219 - The Man, Stan
He is simply Stan the Man. One of the greatest players in the history of the game, and one of the most beloved. And he debuted 80 years ago this week....
Episode 218 - One Last Hit For Minnie
One of the most underappreciated superstars in baseball history, Minnie Miñoso straddled the pre and post-integration eras. But despite this, and a pr...
Episode 217 - The Yankees and Braves Lews Their Sainity
August trades used to be a big part of how teams would finalize their roster for the postseason. That option no longer exists, but 70 years ago this w...
Episode 216.5 - Zoom Hangout #17: Switching It Up Edition
We shake things up a bit for our 17th Zoom Hangout, switching day and time and length of recording to attract more of you weirdos. And it was a succes...
Episode 216 - Johnny Mize Joins a Winner
For years, Johnny Mize was one of the most underrated sluggers in the game, in part because he missed three prime years to the war effort. But his tra...
Episode 215 - One Random Game
With Bill unavailable this week, Mike tries an experiment, choosing one game from this week at random from the 20th century to write about. What surpr...