Joe Page

Long before he died in 1947, Joseph Henry Page was regarded as…

Bob Hope

Bob Hope entertained troops in war zones, hosted the Academy…

Al Shaw

Alfred L. Shaw’s parents James and Annie (Beech) Shaw emigrated…
Sam White (Battle Creek Enquirer, March 29, 1914)

Sam White

Samuel Lambeth “Sam” White, who played one game at catcher…

Abe Saperstein

Some music is so well known that you can listen to it in a dark…

Henry Chadwick

In the fall of 1856, a New York Times cricket journalist spotted…

John Dickins

Baseball was part of the long and varied life of John W. Dickins…

Harry Wright

William Henry Wright, better known to the baseball community…

Sam Jackson

Of the 22 men who played for the Boston Red Stockings over the…

Dave Brain

Besides having one of the more memorable names and birthplaces…

Walter Carlisle

There have been 34 major-league ballplayers born in England.…

George Hall

Baseball fans generally remember players who are involved in…

Dick Higham

Richard "Dick" Higham began playing professional baseball when…

Les Rohr

 Amidst the wealth of pitching talent developed by the New…

Sim Bullas

Sim Bullas had a brief professional baseball career in the United…

Keith Lampard

How many big-leaguers since World War II have been born in England?…

Hobe Ferris

At 5-feet-8 and 162 pounds, slick-fielding second baseman Hobe…

Charlie Hanford

England has contributed 33 players to major-league baseball.…