Baseball game-fixing scandal shook Louisiana’s Evangeline League in 1946
Baton Rouge, Hammond, Houma, Abbeville, New Iberia, Thibodaux and Alexandria fielded teams in the Evangeline League.
view moreHometown Heroes: Southeast Louisiana products in MLB, MiLB
Here’s an update on many of the 2021 major-league and minor-league players who prepped or played collegiately in the New Orleans area and southeast Louisiana. All stats are through Friday, May 28.
view moreFlashback: Charlie Gilbert a member of renowned New Orleans baseball family
Charlie Gilbert had a storied prep career in New Orleans in the 1930s and reach the Major Leagues at age 20.
view more16-year-old Jesuit star Putsy Caballero helped fill major-league rosters during World War II
Essentially, he swapped his Jesuit Blue Jays uniform for one with the Philadelphia Blue Jays.
view more96-year-old Nolan Vicknair one of the last links to notable era of New Orleans baseball
The 1930s, 1940s and 1950s were some of the greatest decades for baseball in New Orleans.
view moreBest opening days for New Orleans major leaguers
Looking back at some of the New Orleans area players who participated in MLB Opening Days, a number of them had “red-letter day” performances.
view moreFormer Tulane and Yankees baseball player Dr. Bobby Brown dies at 96
Born in Seattle, Washington, his amateur career included a season at Tulane University in 1945 while he was attending medical school during his enlistment in the U. S. Navy.
view moreLeo Durocher to Mel Ott: “Nice Guys Finish Last”
We’ve all heard the familiar expression “Nice guys finish last.” But most people don’t know the origin of the saying or about whom it was first said.
view moreTurn back the clock: 18-year-old Bob Feller wowed New Orleans during 1937 spring training
The year 1937 was a special one for local baseball enthusiasts, with the arrival of the Cleveland Indians and their sensational teenage pitcher Bob Feller who were in town for spring training.
view moreFlashback: East Jeff’s Raziano narrowly missed being part of the Miracle Mets
Raziano beat the odds against his reaching the majors, although a few untimely cases of a sore arm kept him from having a more significant major-league career.
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