Elden Auker
Over a major-league career that lasted 10 seasons, Elden Auker…

Jim Bagby Jr.
Jim Bagby Jr. was a second-generation major leaguer, his career…

Moe Berg
Casey Stengel, an eccentric man himself, called Moe Berg "the…

Boze Berger
Prospects who don’t fulfill their promise are a dime a…

Tom Carey
A “flashy infielder” known for his fancy defensive work rather…

Doc Cramer
Like many businessmen in the aftermath of the 1929 stock market…

Gene Desautels
Eugene Desautels, a right-handed-batting catcher and protégé…

Emerson Dickman
A prewar pitcher, Emerson Dickman was a fastballing, curveballing…

Bobby Doerr
It was Ted Williams who dubbed Bobby Doerr "the silent captain…

Lou Finney
Lou Finney was a tough man to strike out. A fast, feisty…

Jimmie Foxx
As he had done many times in recent years, Jimmie Foxx chose…

Fabian Gaffke
Before he died, Fabian Gaffke frequently told his family,…

Denny Galehouse
Denny Galehouse was born on December 7, 1911, 30 years to the…

Lefty Grove
Lefty Grove may have been baseball’s greatest all-time pitcher.…

Joe Heving
Joe Heving was born four years later than his brother Johnnie,…

Red Nonnenkamp
Red Nonnenkamp had to wait 1,702 days after his first major-league…

Fritz Ostermueller
Fritz Ostermueller was 41 years old when he took the mound on…

Johnny Peacock
Mule trader, major league ballplayer, sawmill operator, college…

Woody Rich
Woody Rich, all too briefly, was a pitching phenom. He entered…

Bill Sayles
It is fitting that Bill Sayles started his big league career…

Jake Wade
In the sandy soil of Carteret County, North Carolina, young boys…

Charlie Wagner
Charlie Wagner served the Red Sox with a continuous tenure longer…

Jack Wilson
“...for if ever a fellow rode to the top the hard way, it has…

Tom Yawkey
As the owner of the Boston Red Sox for 43 years, few if any people…