Huntington Avenue Grounds (Boston)
Before the 1901 season the ballpark called Huntington Avenue…
Hi! Hi! Dixwell
Crank: a baseball fan in the late 19th century. “The real,…
Nuf Ced McGreevy
If you take a close look at some of the iconic Boston baseball…
Ban Johnson
The most powerful figure of the Deadball Era, Ban Johnson's rise…
Freddy Parent
Sparkplug shortstop Freddy Parent, the “Flying Frenchman,”…
Frank Morrissey
The shortest pitcher in major-league history, Frank “Deacon”…
Frank Foreman
Francis Isaiah “Monkey” Foreman's life began and ended in…
Larry McLean
At 6-feet-5 and nearly 230 pounds, Larry McLean was a large presence…
Ted Lewis
Williams College is best known in baseball circles for two nonplaying…
Ben Beville
Clarence Benjamin Beville was a pitcher on the first-year team…
George Prentiss
Many major leaguers who have died while still active have met…
Lou Criger
Feisty, slender, and packing a strong, accurate throwing arm,…
Win Kellum
If you were going to launch a whole new baseball franchise, what…
Tommy Dowd
After nine years in the major leagues, Tommy Dowd’s tenth and…
Jimmy Collins
The initial third baseman enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame,…
Charlie Jones
On July 1, 1907, the Washington Times ran a photo of .300-hitting…
Fred Mitchell
A life in baseball is how one might best describe the life of…
Buck Freeman
The first legitimate home run hitter in baseball history, Buck…
George Cuppy
Because of his dark complexion, he was called Nig.1 For the same…
Jack Slattery
Jack Slattery was the only man on the 1901 Boston Americans who…
Hobe Ferris
At 5-feet-8 and 162 pounds, slick-fielding second baseman Hobe…
Charlie Hemphill
At his best, Charlie Hemphill was a strong-armed, fleet-footed…
Harry Gleason
On the surface, Harry Gleason’s career wasn’t noteworthy.…
Osee Schrecongost
If ever there were a battery that was bound together in life…