What really happens over the course of a season? These panoramas—from the defense's viewpoint below and the offense's on the succeeding two pages—tell the story by using statistics derived from...

THE BASEBALL UNIFORM HAS A HISTORY AS COLORFUL AS THE PLAYERS WHO HAVE WORN IT

LYNN SQUAWKED LONG AND LOUD UNTIL THE BIRDS FINALLY BROUGHT BACK BELTS

AMERICA'S TOP FASHION DESIGNERS TAKE A SWING WITH THEIR PENCILS

IN 1987, THE ORIOLES DECIDED TO CHANGE "THE HAT WITH THE FUNNY LITTLE DUCK HEAD ON IT," AS FRED LYNN CALLED IT. AN ARTIST WAS COMMISSIONED AND, AFTER MODIFICATIONS SUGGESTED BY THE EXPERTS AT THE...

1BENCH OF CINCINNATI DISPLAYED THE TRADITIONAL STYLE, WITH LOW STIRRUP AND LOTS OF RED LEG

THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE WHITE SOX UNIFORM

PUT THE WORLD IN WORLD SERIES

THE MAJOR LEAGUE CATCHER: ALWAYS A RARE BREED, HE'S NOW AN ENDANGERED SPECIES

BASEBALL IS SUFFERING FROM A SHORTAGE OF GOOD CATCHERS. WHY IS THAT?

Who are the best? An SI poll of coaches, managers and general managers produced these ratings of the top receivers in both leagues. The comments are a compendium of the views of those polled.

On the evening of Oct. 16, 1988, in Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Orel Hershiser pitched a three-hit shutout in Game 2 of the World Series. The Dodgers beat the Oakland A's 6-0 and went on to...

The numbers inside the bails indicate the sequence of pitches to the batter

Last spring design director Steven Hoffman called a friend, Lloyd Ziff, who was then art director of Condé Nast's Traveler, and asked him if he was enjoying the gift subscription to SI that...

For 15 years, the San Diego Padres have lived a soap opera, complete with a cast of characters that would do daytime TV proud

NOW THAT THE SAN DIEGO PADRES ARE ARMED AND LOADED, IT'S GOING TO GET WILDER IN THE WEST

PIRATE ANDY VAN SLYKE HAD TO BE TRADED BEFORE HE LIVED UP TO HIS BILLING

IF THE NEW YORK METS CAN KEEP FROM TEARING THEMSELVES APART, NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO STOP THEM

IF TEXAS'S SCOTT FLETCHER IS WORTH ALL THAT MONEY, WHY ISN'T HE FAMOUS?

TAKE HEED. BASEBALL'S OLD EASTERN ESTABLISHMENT HAS FALLEN. IN THE '89 SEASON...

IN THIS ONCE-DERIDED, NOW-POTENT DIVISION, POWERHOUSE OAKLAND JUST GETS BIGGER AND BETTER

GARY SHEFFIELD LEARNED HIS BASEBALL AND MORE IN TAMPA'S BELMONT HEIGHTS

THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS HAVE MADE PEACE, WHICH MEANS GRIEF FOR THE REST OF THIS TROUBLED DIVISION