Don Sutton
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Greg Maddux
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Roger Clemens
Roger Clemens’ last major-league start, on October 7, 2007…
Randy Johnson
Heading into the 2004 season, it seemed as if Randy Johnson had…
Mickey Welch
A far-from-giant Giant, pitcher Mickey Welch formed a cornerstone…
Tim Keefe
One of the greatest pitchers in 19th-century major-league baseball,…
Kid Nichols
Charles Augustus Nichols was born into a large family on September…
Pud Galvin
Reflecting on the life and career of Pud Galvin, a writer commented…
Gaylord Perry
Gaylord Perry, one of the premier pitchers of his generation,…
Christy Mathewson
In the time when Giants walked the earth and roamed the Polo…
Steve Carlton
The 1980 season was a banner year for Steve Carlton. Lefty, as…
Cy Young
Cy Young is a name familiar to all but the most casual of baseball…
Tom Glavine
“Yeah, we followed his lead, and it doesn’t take a rocket…
Lefty Grove
Lefty Grove may have been baseball’s greatest all-time pitcher.…
Old Hoss Radbourn
Charles Radbourn’s pitching achievements were hailed by contemporaries…
Pete Alexander
Had Grover Cleveland Alexander been a writer, the French would…
Phil Niekro
Philip Henry Niekro Jr. was born in Blaine, Ohio, on April Fools’…
Early Wynn
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Nolan Ryan
Nolan Ryan has more strikeouts and no-hitters than any other…
Tom Seaver
4,256. 755. 5,714. 511. .366.
As baseball has often been described…
John Clarkson
More than a few contemporary baseball insiders viewed John Clarkson…
Eddie Plank
Eddie Plank fidgeted. On every pitch, Plank went through a seemingly…
Warren Spahn
The fifth-winningest pitcher of all time, Warren Spahn went 363-245…
Walter Johnson
On August 2, 1907, a young man later described by Frank Graham…