Articles
Judge’s Ruling On Young Girl’s Transplant Challenges The U.S. Organ Donation System
It's a life or death matter: Who gets the next scarce donated organ? In an unprecedented challenge to the nation's transplant system, a federal judge has allowed...
Duke Snider
In the 1950s, during New York City's golden era of baseball, there was Willie, Mickey and the Duke--the on-field leaders of the city's three ball clubs. Willie...
American Hero.
Some biographers study their subject through microfilm and chatty college roommates. Others have their protagonist pass out drunk in their lap. In her new book,...
SUPERMAN IN PINSTRIPES: MICKEY MANTLE (1931-1995)
Leonardo da Vinci stood on one end of the stage, Mickey Mantle on the other. The Mick seemed a little out of place in the company of Da Vinci, Abraham Lincoln,...
The Seventh-Inning Stretch
This is embarrassing to admit, but this review is a little late. I was supposed to assess all of this year's baseball books, weighty tomes like Mickey Mantle's...
Photo Essays
Twilight of the Idol: A Portrait of Mickey Mantle in Decline
The greater the athlete, the tougher it is to leave the arena. History is filled with examples of players, in pretty much every sport, who should have hung up...
LIFE’s Best Baseball Pictures
LIFE magazine’s coverage of the American pastime — while always steeped in a genuine appreciation for the nuances, intricacies and thrills of the game — was...
