April 05, 1989 | Volume 70, Issue 15

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...

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

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.

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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...

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