Al Simmons

192 Goals allowed by Bulgaria in its four games in a women's hockey Olympic qualifying tournament; the Bulgarians lost to Italy (41--0), Latvia (39--0), Slovakia (82--0) and Croatia (30--1).

I could feel myself sitting in the stands as Al Simmons crossed the plate to win the 1929 Series.MARK ZELEZNY, COLUMBUS, OHIO

From 1929 to 1931, the Philadelphia A's were the best team in baseball, with four future Hall of Famers and a lineup that dominated Babe Ruth's legendary Yankees. So why hasn't anyone heard of them?

Do you like baseball the way it is played at Fenway Park, with the Green Monster looming behind every pitch? If you do, then you would have loved Philadelphia's Shibe Park some 60 years ago. There, out in rightfield,...