Charles Alvin “Mickey” Cochrane died late Saturday at the age of 97after several years of declining health. He is survived by his wife of seventy- four years, Helen Lewis Cochrane. Charles was born ...

Mickey Cochrane is the best Athletics player to wear No. 2 because the career value and the franchise hardware separate him. He is a Hall of Fame catcher, a two-time MVP, and a centerpiece of the ...

Sparked by Mickey Cochrane, their inspirational manager and All-Star catcher, the Tigers won their first world championship in October 1935. The victory over the Chicago Cubs, with Cochrane scoring ...

"May his leadership and fierce competitive spirit be an inspiration to the youth of Bridgewater" Inscription on a plaque dedicated to Hall of Fame catcher and Bridgewater native Mickey Cochrane on the ...

For the first time in five years, there will be no playoff baseball in Detroit. But this year marks the 80th anniversary of the Tigers' first championship — of a team that helped raise spirits amid ...

This is my second article today written to counter a player mentioned in the 25 Players Who Should Not Be in the Hall of Fame article. When I first read that article this morning, I was just going to ...

ERDING, Germany, Feb. 16 — Mickey Cochrane, ranked as one of the greatest catchers in American League history, has been accorded most of baseball’s honors including election to the Hall of Fame. And ...

In 1934, the Detroit Tigers paid Connie Mack $100,000 for Mickey Cochrane, baseball’s best catcher. In 1935, after he had led the Tigers to two successive American League pennants and the first world ...