Baseball Great Buck O’Neil Dies At 94 (CBS News)
Baseball Great Buck O’Neil Dies At 94 (CBS News)
Buck O’Neil, baseball’s charismatic Negro Leagues ambassador, has died at 94. O’Neil broke a meaningful racial barrier when the Chicago Cubs made him the first black coach in the major leagues but fell one vote shy of the Hall of Fame.
Baseball loses legendary O Neil (The State)
Buck O Neil, an All-Star first baseman and manager with the Kansas City Monarchs one of the storied franchises of black baseball who in his later years became a tireless ambassador for the Negro leagues, died Friday at a hospital in Kansas City, Mo. He was 94.
Top 10: Classic Baseball Plays (AskMen)
The 2006 baseball season provided its share of problems, and gave us some reasons not to watch, such as the steroid scandal. Even if the summer seemed long, baseball is a very different game in October. Every pitch and every nuance is pored over by the coaches, pitchers and players.
Padres get one
Chris Young dominates Pujols and the Cards to stay alive in the NLDS. Hear from Young, Dave Roberts and Russell Branyan.