When it comes to the more unique vintage baseball card sets of the 1950s, the 1955 Topps Doubleheaders set stands out among the rest because of its crisp design and its under-radar-affordability.

To break up a likely double play, the runner on second, Don Hoak, fielded the ball himself. This made him automatically out, but his underhanded (if you will) tactic worked: ...

February was an odd month for Boys of Summer Birthdays. There were a bunch of them: Joe Black, Roger Craig, Don Hoak, and Erv Palica. They had several things in common. One was they didn’t last ...

Ex-Cub Factor: Former Cubbie Don Hoak finishes second in the NL MVP voting. Shockingly, a 17-year-old center fielder is not the solution to what ails the Cubs. Danny Murphy, the youngest player in ...

We're counting down to the All-Star Game at GABP in July by profiling all 100 Reds All-Stars. Today: Don Hoak (83).

As the Cubs mark the 100th anniversary of their last World Series title, we look at what has happened in the years since. 1956 GM Wid Matthews traded All-Star third baseman Randy Jackson to Brookly… ...

IN FARRELL’S BAR in Brooklyn, the date Oct. 4, 1955, is always on tap. One sip of the suds and 40 years spill away and Roy Campanella and Don Hoak are rushing to Johnny Podres on the mound as… ...

When it comes to the more unique vintage baseball card sets of the 1950s, the 1955 Topps Doubleheaders set stands out among the rest because of its crisp design and its under-radar-affordability.