One more diamond appearance for 93-year-old Nolan Vicknair
The World War II veteran and former pro ballplayer received a warm applause from the Baby Cakes crowd of 6,356 fans as he threw out the first pitch to ‘Cakes player Joe Gunkel before the game.
view moreOh, What a Thrill! Will Clark: Career Overview (Part 6)
Clark reluctantly left San Francisco as a free agent, signing with the Texas Rangers.
view moreOh, What a Thrill! Will Clark: Career Overview (Part 5)
In 1989 Clark put together the best season by a New Orleanian since Hall of Famer Mel Ott in the 1930s. Although he fell short of winning the World Series with San Francisco, Clark’s performance put him on the national map as a premier player.
view moreOh, What a Thrill! Will Clark: Career Overview (Part 4)
The 25-year-old Clark and Kevin Mitchell, who had been acquired by the Giants in July 1987, got off to sizzling starts for the 1989 regular season. It was a big year for San Francisco.
view moreRusty Staub sprouted from New Orleans roots to enjoy successful MLB career
Former major-league ballplayer and New Orleans native Daniel Joseph “Rusty” Staub died on Thursday at age 73, just a few days shy of his birthday.
view moreOh, What a Thrill! Will Clark: Career Overview (Part 3)
In his first major-league at-bat against the Astros, Clark faced career strikeout leader Nolan Ryan in the first inning. The rest was baseball history.
view moreOh, What a Thrill! Will Clark: Career Overview (Part 2)
Will Clark grew up in the Gentilly area of New Orleans and lived near Digby Playground, where he first played baseball at eight years old.
view moreOh, What a Thrill! Will Clark: Career Overview (Part 1)
When you think of professional baseball players from New Orleans, you immediately think of legends Mel Ott, Rusty Staub and Will Clark, depending on the eras you followed or studied the national pastime.
view moreSeahawks QB Russell Wilson traded to the Yankees. Say what?
One of the stories that got buried in the post-Super Bowl media coverage last week was Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson being traded to the New York Yankees.
view moreNow hoopsters, the New Orleans Pelicans have memorable baseball heritage
The last time the Pelicans name was associated with a baseball franchise in New Orleans was in 1977. Let’s take a nostalgic look back at that time, the team, and its players.
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