As war clouds gathered over Europe, baseball's first Jewish superstar took aim at Babe Ruth's single-season home run record. Ron Kaplan discusses that memorable season.

Marty Appel returns to the podcast to talk about his new biography of the legendary Old Perfessor. 

In 1944, the lowly St. Louis Browns played in the World Series for the first and only time. Author Dave Heller tells us about that momentous season.

Should Jack Morris be in the Hall of Fame? How about Edgar Martinez? Barry Bonds? Jay Jaffe's new book takes a comprehensive look at baseball immortality. 

Jonah Keri is here to talk about the crazy history of the Montreal Expos and the upcoming Hall of Fame induction of Tim Raines.

Mike Piazza was a superstar with the Dodgers but became an icon with the Mets. Greg Prince explains how.

Award-winning historian Larry Lester tells us about the legendary East-West All-Star Game, which featured the stars of the Negro Leagues.

Author Robert C. Trumpbour discusses his award-winning account of Houston's iconic Astrodome.

Let's take a trip back to the 1960s with John Florio, who explains how that turbulent decade changed the national pastime forever.