Flashback: New Orleans native Lenny Yochim no-hitter made Venezuelan winter league history in 1955
After spending most of the 1955 season with the New Orleans Pelicans, he returned to Venezuela to play for Caracas. A December outing was one to remember.
view moreFlashback: Cabeceiras baseball family tree produced bountiful fruit
It was hard to open the sports pages of the New Orleans Times-Picayune and States-Item during the spring and summers of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s without seeing the name “Cabeceiras” in one or more baseball stories.
view moreHometown Heroes: Southeast Louisiana products in MLB, MiLB (through August)
All stats are cumulative for the season, through Wednesday August 31.
view moreFlashback: 1974 Rummel-based baseball teams ranked among the best ever in New Orleans
The 1974 Archbishop Rummel High School Raiders and the Rummel-based Schaff Brothers American Legion team were designated among the all-time best in the city.
view moreSoutheast Louisiana products in MLB, MiLB (August 1, 2022)
DJ LeMahieu (LSU) had his best month of the season with a slash line of .344/.462/.490, with 4 HRs and 11 RBIs.
view moreWill Clark’s No. 22 to be retired this weekend by San Francisco Giants
The Jesuit grad and New Orleans native will add to his collegiate and professional baseball honors this weekend.
view moreNew Orleans-born MLB pitcher Mel Parnell was “Yankee killer” in 1953
It was noteworthy when a pitcher had a good season against the powerful Yankee lineups in their nearly two decade run of dominance.
view moreHall of Famer Mel Ott was an enigma in MLB all-star games
Considering the consistent offensive production by the Hall of Famer during his 22-year big league career, his performance in 11 all-star games was surprisingly mediocre at best.
view moreTom Schwaner: A New Orleans baseball institution
Except for the years he played professionally, he was a fixture in local baseball, capped by his 14-year tenure as the head baseball coach at the University of New Orleans.
view moreFormer Jesuit and Loyola star Don Wetzel swapped his baseball glove for history-making business career
We never think about what we’d do without automated teller machines. We take them for granted nowadays. Looking back at the history of ATMs, you’ll find former New Orleanian Don Wetzel as the inventor.
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