B

YR denotes reference in Yearly Reader page.
IHI denotes reference in It Happened In... pop-up.
L+N denotes refrence in Leaders+Numbers page.
TWT denotes reference in They Were There page.

Backe, Brandon
YR: 2004

Bacsik, Mike
YR: 2007

Baer, Max
L+N: 1939

Baerga, Carlos
IHI: 1992, 1993
L+N: 1992, 1993

Baez, Danys
L+N: 2005

Bagby, Jim
YR: 1920, 1921
L+N: 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920

Bagby, Jim Jr.
L+N: 1942, 1943

Bagwell, Jeff
YR: 1994
L+N: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Bahnsen, Stan
IHI: 1972
L+N: 1968

Baines, Harold
YR: 1990
IHI: 1984

Baker Bowl, Philadelphia
YR: 1913, 1915, 1930, 1939, 1950, 1980
IHI: 1903, 1923, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1938, 2004
L+N: 1914, 1916, 1931

Baker, Del
YR: 1940

Baker, Dusty
YR: 1974, 1977, 2002, 2003
L+N: 1973
TWT: 1945

Baker, Frank "Home Run"
YR: 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1921
L+N: 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918

Baker, Michael Jr.
IHI: 1970

Baker, Newton D.
YR: 1918

Baker, William
YR: 1915, 1919

Balata ball
YR: 1943

Balboni, Steve
YR: 1985

BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative)
YR: 2005, 2007

Baldschun, Jack
YR: 1966
IHI: 1970

Baldwin, James
YR: 2000

Ball Four
IHI: 1970

Ball, Neal
IHI: 1909

Ball, Phil
L+N: 1933

Ball State University
L+N: 1971

The Ballpark at Arlington, Arlington, Texas (a.k.a. Ameriquest Field at Arlington)
IHI: 1994, 2005

Baltimore Orioles (1892-99)
YR: 1900, 1904, 1907, 1916

Baltimore Orioles (International League)
YR: 1928
L+N: 1928

Baltimore Terrapins (Federal League)
YR: 1915

Bancroft, Dave
YR: 1923
L+N: 1921, 1922

Bando, Sal
YR: 1973
L+N: 1969, 1971, 1973

Bankhead, Dan
YR: 1947

Bank One Ballpark, Phoenix
YR: 1998, 2001
IHI: 1998

Banks, Ernie
YR: 1969, 1971, 1986, 1998
IHI: 1970
L+N: 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1984
TWT: 1957

Bannister, Floyd
YR: 1983

Barber, Red
IHI: 1939, 1966

Barber, Steve
IHI: 1967
L+N: 1961, 1963

Barclay, George
L+N: 1902

Barfield, Jesse
YR: 1985
L+N: 1986

Barker, Len
IHI: 1981

Barlick, Al
TWT: 1945

Barnes, Jesse
YR: 1918, 1921
L+N: 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924

Barnes, Virgil
L+N: 1924, 1925

Barney, Rex
L+N: 1948

Barnhart, Clyde
IHI: 1925
L+N: 1925

Barr, Jim
IHI: 1972

Barrett, Jimmy
L+N: 1903

Barrett, Red
IHI: 1944
L+N: 1945

Barrow, Ed
YR: 1900, 1918, 1937

Barry, Jack
YR: 1909, 1911, 1915, 1918

Barry, Rick
YR: 1976

Bartell, Dick
L+N: 1932

Bartholomay, Bill
YR: 1974

Bartman, Steve
YR: 2003

The Baseball Network
IHI: 1995

Baseball’s Sad Lexicon
YR: 1910
IHI: 1902

Baseball Writers Association of America
YR: 1917
IHI: 1908, 1931, 1956

Bass, Kevin
YR: 1986
L+N: 1986

Bates, Johnny
IHI: 1906, 1910
L+N: 1910, 1911

Batista, Miguel
YR: 2001

Battle of the Bulge
YR: 1945

Bauer, Hank
YR: 1957, 1959, 1966
L+N: 1952

Bauers, Russ
L+N: 1938

Bauman, Joe
IHI: 1954

Baumann, Frank
L+N: 1960

Bavasi, Buzzie
YR: 1966

Bay Bridge, San Francisco-Oakland
YR: 1989

Bay, Harry
L+N: 1905

Bay, Jason
L+N: 2005

Baylor, Don
YR: 1979, 1986
IHI: 1976, 1981, 1987, 2005
L+N: 1979, 1994

Beamon, Charlie
TWT: 1963

Bear Mountain, New York
YR: 1943

Bearden, Gene
YR: 1948
L+N: 1948

Beardon, Sam
IHI: 1927

Beastie Boys
YR: 1986

Beatles
IHI: 1964

Beaumont, Ginger
YR: 1902, 1903
L+N: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1907

Beazley, Johnny
YR: 1943
L+N: 1942

Beck, Rod
YR: 1993
L+N: 1993, 1998

Becker, Beals
L+N: 1914

Beckert, Glenn
IHI: 1968, 1972

Beckett, Josh
YR: 2003, 2007
L+N: 2007

Beckley, Jake
IHI: 1902, 1904
L+N: 1900, 1902, 1904

Bedient, Hugh
YR: 1912
L+N: 1912

Bedrosian, Steve
IHI: 1985
L+N: 1987

Belanger, Mark
IHI: 1967

Belinda, Stan
YR: 1992

Belinsky, Bo
TWT: 1966

Bell, Beau
L+N: 1936, 1937

Bell, Bill
IHI: 1952

Bell, Gary
L+N: 1966

Bell, George
YR: 1985, 1991
IHI: 1988
L+N: 1986, 1987

Bell, Gus
IHI: 1957
L+N: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956

Bell, Jay
YR: 1995, 2001
IHI: 1986

Bell, Les
YR: 1926
L+N: 1926

Belle, Albert
YR: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
IHI: 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001
L+N: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999

Bellhorn, Mark
YR: 2004

Beltran, Carlos
YR: 2004, 2006
L+N: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006

Beltre, Adrian
L+N: 2004

Bench, Johnny
YR: 1970s, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
IHI: 1965, 1970
L+N: 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975

Bender, Chief
YR: 1903, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1915
L+N: 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913

Benfest, Larry
YR: 2003

Benitez, Armando
YR: 1996
L+N: 2000, 2001, 2004

Benjamin, Mike
IHI: 1995

Bennett, Dennis
YR: 1964

Bentley, Jack
YR: 1923

Benton, Al
L+N: 1941

Benton, Larry
L+N: 1928

Benton, Rube
YR: 1917, 1918

Benz, Joe
L+N: 1914

Berardino, Johnny
YR: 1948

Berg, Moe
IHI: 1934

Bergen, Marty
IHI: 1900

Berger, Wally
YR: 1935
IHI: 1930
L+N: 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935

Berkeley, California
YR: 1968

Berkman, Lance
L+N: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006

Bernard, Ernest S.
IHI: 1931

Bernhard, Bill
YR: 1902
L+N: 1902, 1904

Berra, Yogi
YR: 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1973, 1977
L+N: 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1964
TWT: 1949, 1967

Berry, Charlie
IHI: 1932

Bescher, Bob
L+N: 1911, 1912

Bessent, Don
YR: 1955

Betty Ford Clinic
IHI: 1994

Bevens, Bill
YR: 1947
L+N: 1946

Bibby, Jim
L+N: 1980

Bichette, Dante
L+N: 1994, 1995, 1996

Bickford, Vern
L+N: 1950

Bielecki, Mike
L+N: 1989

Big Bird (Sesame Street)
IHI: 1976

Bigbee, Carson
YR: 1927
L+N: 1922

Biggio, Craig
YR: 1994
IHI: 2005, 2007
L+N: 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001

"Big Red Machine"
YR: 1970s, 1975, 1976, 1979
L+N: 1977

Billingham, Jack
YR: 1972, 1974
L+N: 1973

Binks, Bingo
YR: 1945

Birdwell, Al
YR: 1908

Birmingham Barons (minor leagues)
IHI: 1994
TWT: 1958

Bishop, Max
YR: 1928, 1931, 1933

Bissonette, Del
IHI: 1928
L+N: 1928

Bithorn, Hi
L+N: 1943

Black, Bud
L+N: 1984

Black, Don
YR: 1948

Black, Joe
YR: 1952
L+N: 1952

Black Sox Scandal
YR: 1906, 1910s, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1990s, 2005
IHI: 1921, 1944
L+N: 1922

Blackwell, Ewell
IHI: 1947, 1952
L+N: 1947, 1950, 1951

Blair, Paul
YR: 1966, 1970
L+N: 1967

Blake, Sheriff
YR: 1929
L+N: 1928

Blalock, Hank
IHI: 2005

Blanchard, Johnny
YR: 1961
TWT: 1963

Blanding, Fred
L+N: 1912

Blankenship, Ted
L+N: 1925

Blanton, Cy
L+N: 1935, 1936, 1937

Blass, Steve
YR: 1971, 1973
L+N: 1968, 1972

Blauser, Jeff
YR: 1991
L+N: 1993

Blockbuster Video
YR: 1997

Blomberg, Ron
IHI: 1973

Blue, Lu
L+N: 1928, 1931

Blue, Vida
YR: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1985
IHI: 1971, 1975, 1976, 1983
L+N: 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980

Blues, Elwood (The Blues Brothers)
IHI: 1914

Blyleven, Bert
YR: 1987
IHI: 1986
L+N: 1973, 1975, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1989

Boddicker, Mike
YR: 1983
L+N: 1984

Bodie, Ping
YR: 1925

Boeckel, Tony
IHI: 1924

Boehling, Joe
L+N: 1913

Boeing
YR: 1987

Boggs, Wade
YR: 1980s, 1986, 1989
IHI: 1983, 1999
L+N: 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Boland, Bernie
L+N: 1917

Bonderman, Jeremy
IHI: 2003

Bonds, Barry
YR: 1920, 1974, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000s, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007
IHI: 1901, 1941, 1954, 1968, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007
L+N: 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
TWT: 1945

Bonds, Bobby
YR: 2007

IHI: 1968, 1970, 2004
L+N: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1996
TWT: 1951

Bonham, Ernie
L+N: 1942, 1943

Bonilla, Bobby
YR: 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999
L+N: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

Bonura, Zeke
L+N: 1936

Boone, Aaron
YR: 2003
IHI: 1992

Boone, Bob
YR: 1980, 1986, 2001, 2003
IHI: 1992

Boone, Bret
YR: 2001, 2003
IHI: 1992, 2002
L+N: 2001, 2003

Boone, Ray
YR: 2001, 2003
IHI: 1992
L+N: 1953

Borbon, Pedro
YR: 1995

Bordick, Mike
IHI: 1990

Borowy, Hank
YR: 1945, 1984
L+N: 1942, 1944

Bosio, Chris
L+N: 1989

Bosman, Dick
L+N: 1970

Bostock, Lyman
IHI: 1978
L+N: 1977

Boston Celtics (NBA)
IHI: 1979

Boston University
IHI: 1915

Boswell, Dave
L+N: 1969

Bottomley, Jim
YR: 1928, 1931
IHI: 1924, 1929, 1931
L+N: 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928

Bouchee, Ed
L+N: 1957

Boudreau, Lou
YR: 1946, 1948
IHI: 1942, 1951, 1952
L+N: 1944, 1947, 1948

Bouton, Jim
YR: 1963, 1965
IHI: 1970
L+N: 1963, 1964

Bowa, Larry
YR: 1980
IHI: 1972

Bowerman, Frank
YR: 1904

Bowman (Trading Cards)
IHI: 1952

Bowman, Bob
IHI: 1940
L+N: 1939

Boyd, Joe (Damn Yankees!)
YR: 1950s

Boyd, Oil Can
YR: 1995

Boyer, Clete
YR: 1963
TWT: 1963

Boyer, Ken
YR: 1964, 1967
L+N: 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964

Boys of Summer
YR: 1941, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1969

Bradenton, Florida
IHI: 1964

Bradley, Alva
YR: 1940

Bradley, Bill
IHI: 1902, 1907
L+N: 1902, 1903, 1904

Bradley, Milton
IHI: 2004

Bradley, Phil
IHI: 1985, 1986
L+N: 1985

Bradley, Tom
IHI: 1972

Bradshaw, Terry
YR: 1979

Bragan, Bobby
YR: 1960
IHI: 1963

Brain, Dave
IHI: 1905, 1906

Branca, Ralph
YR: 1947, 1951
L+N: 1947

Brandt, Ed
L+N: 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934

Bransfield, Kitty
L+N: 1908

Brantley, Jeff
L+N: 1996

Braves Field, Boston
YR: 1915, 1916, 1935
IHI: 1915, 1925
L+N: 1928

Braxton, Garland
L+N: 1928

Breadon, Sam
YR: 1928

Bream, Sid
YR: 1991, 1992

Brecheen, Harry
YR: 1946
L+N: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949

Brede, Brent
IHI: 1998

Brenly, Bob
YR: 2001
IHI: 1986

Brennan, Ad
YR: 1913

Brennan, Bill
IHI: 1913

Bresnahan, Roger
YR: 1902, 1904
IHI: 1904, 1907, 1909
L+N: 1903

Bressler, Rube
YR: 1914, 1915

Bressoud, Eddie
L+N: 1964

Brett, George
YR: 1976, 1980, 1985
IHI: 1973, 1976, 1983, 1992
L+N: 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1990

Brett, Ken
IHI: 1973

Brewer, Tom
L+N: 1956, 1957

Brickhouse, Jack
IHI: 1998

Bridgeport, Connecticut
IHI: 1911

Bridges, Rocky
TWT: 1958

Bridges, Tommy
YR: 1935
IHI: 1932
L+N: 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939

Briggs, Buttons
L+N: 1904

Briggs Stadium, Detroit (see Tiger Stadium)

Brigham Young University (BYU)
IHI: 1979

Briles, Nelson
YR: 1971

Bristol, Dave
IHI; 1977

Britton, Helene Hathaway
IHI: 1911

Broadway (New York City)
YR: 1923

Brocail, Scott
IHI: 2004

Brock, Lou
YR: 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968
IHI: 1974, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1991
L+N: 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1992
TWT: 1964

Broglio, Ernie
YR: 1964
L+N: 1960, 1963
TWT: 1964

Brosius, Scott
YR: 1999

Brown, Bobby
YR: 1952

Brown, Chris
TWT: 1958

Brown, Clint
L+N: 1932

Brown, Kevin
YR: 1997, 1998, 2004
L+N: 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003

Brown, Lloyd
L+N: 1931

Brown, Mace
YR: 1938

Brown, Mordecai "Three Finger"
YR: 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1913
IHI: 1903, 1909, 1916
L+N: 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1938

Brown, Tommy
YR: 1944

Brown, Warren
YR: 1929

Brown, Willard
YR: 1947

Browne, George
YR: 1908

Browning, Tom
YR: 1990
IHI: 1988
L+N: 1985, 1988

Brunansky, Tom
YR: 1987

Brush, John
YR: 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1911, 1994
IHI: 1900, 1902, 1903

Brush Stadium, New York City (See Polo Grounds)

Bruton, Bill
YR: 1953, 1957
IHI: 1960

Bryant, Clay
YR: 1938
L+N: 1938

Bryant, Ron
L+N: 1973

Brye, Steve
IHI: 1976

Buck, Jack
YR: 2002
IHI: 2002

Bucknell University
YR: 1905

Buckner, Bill
YR: 1974, 1986, 2003
L+N: 1981, 1982, 1985

Buehrle, Mark
YR: 2005
L+N: 2002, 2004, 2005

Buffalo, New York
YR: 1907, 1914, 1940
IHI: 1935

Buford, Don
YR: 1969
L+N: 1965, 1971

Buhl, Bob
YR: 1957, 1959
IHI: 1962
L+N: 1955, 1956, 1957

Buhner, Jay
IHI: 1997

Bull Durham
YR: 1980s, 2003

Bumbry, Al
L+N: 1980

Bunker, Wally
YR: 1966
L+N: 1964

Bums

TWT: 1951

Bunning, Jim
YR: 1964
L+N: 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967

Burdette, Lew
YR: 1957, 1958, 1959
IHI: 1959, 1960
L+N: 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961

Burgess, Smokey
YR: 1960

Burke, Jimmy
IHI: 1901

Burke, Kitty
IHI: 1935

Burke, Mike
YR: 1965
IHI: 1973

Burke, Tim
L+N: 1987

Burkett, Jesse
YR: 1900, 1902
L+N: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1906

Burkett, John
YR: 1993
IHI: 1993
L+N: 1993

Burkhart, Ken
L+N: 1945

Burks, Ellis
L+N: 1990, 1996

Burnett, A.J.
IHI: 2001

Burnett, Johnny
IHI: 1932

Burnitz, Jeromy
IHI: 2001

Burns, Bill
YR: 1919, 1920

Burns, George (1911-25)
YR: 1913, 1914, 1917
IHI: 1920
L+N: 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920

Burns, George (1914-29)
IHI: 1923
L+N: 1918, 1926

Burns, George (actor)
L+N: 1918

Burris, Ray
YR: 1981

Burroughs, Jeff
L+N: 1974, 1977, 1978

Busby, Jim
IHI: 1951

Busby, Steve
L+N: 1974

Busch, Gussie
YR: 1964

Busch Stadium (a.k.a. Busch Memorial Stadium)
YR: 1982, 1985, 1998
IHI: 1966

Busch Stadium (Opened 2006)
YR: 2006
IHI: 2006

Bush, Bullet Joe
YR: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1923
L+N: 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923

Bush, Donie
YR: 1927
IHI: 1914
L+N: 1909

Bush, George W.
YR: 1993, 2005
IHI: 2001

Bush, Guy
YR: 1929, 1930, 1932, 1945
L+N: 1929, 1932, 1933

Butcher, Max
L+N: 1941

Butler, Bill
IHI: 1970

Butler, Brett
L+N: 1988, 1990

Byrne, Bobby
L+N: 1910

Byrne, Tommy
YR: 1955

Byrnes, Milt
YR: 1944

Byron, Bill
YR: 1917