
Richie Ashburn
Don Richard “Richie” Ashburn, a Hall of Fame outfielder,…

Benny Bengough
Baseball writers were intrigued by the unlikely story of a slightly…

Johnny Blatnik
After hitting .314 to help the Charleston Senators win the Middle…

Jimmy Bloodworth
In June 1950 Jimmy Bloodworth, one of the oldest players on the…

Hank Borowy
From Babe Ruth in 1920, through Reggie Jackson in 1977, and…

Jack Brittin
Jack Brittin’s future looked bright. As a starting pitcher…

Putsy Caballero
Aside from his colorful name, Putsy Caballero is known for being…

Milo Candini
Right-hander Milo Candini debuted for the Washington Senators…

Bob Carpenter
Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter Jr. was born August 13, 1915 in…

Bubba Church
It’s a shame that Bubba Church is mostly remembered for getting…

Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia)
Shibe Park, later known as Connie Mack Stadium, goes back to…

Dusty Cooke
Dusty Cooke's father fought in the Confederate Army at Chancellorsville,…

Blix Donnelly
On October 5, 1944, after nine years in the minor leagues, 30-year-old…

George Earnshaw
George Earnshaw was the right-handed pitching ace of Connie Mack's…

Del Ennis
Right after the Shibe Park public address system announced, “Now…

Mike Goliat
Mike Goliat has long been the answer to a popular trivia question…

Granny Hamner
In 1964 Robert Carpenter, the Philadelphia Phillies president…

Ken Heintzelman
An accepted piece of conventional wisdom in baseball says that…

Stan Hollmig
“He looked like a Texan ought to look — like a Texas Ranger…

Ken Johnson
On September 27, 1947, a soft-spoken 24-year-old left-handed…

Willie Jones
“Oh, Puddin’ Head Jones was fat and funny
Dumber than sticks…

Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly heard of Joe McCarthy’s death during a 1957 Phillies…

Jim Konstanty
In 1950 Casimir James Konstanty, a sometime gym teacher and baseball…

Stan Lopata
On a road trip in 1954 with the Philadelphia Phillies, Stan Lopata,…