Bill Campbell

Bill Campbell could be excused for deeming life as unlucky as…

Bob Carpenter

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

Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia)

Shibe Park, later known as Connie Mack Stadium, goes back to…

Clay Dalrymple

“I place a premium on a thinking catcher,” said Gene Mauch,…

Richie Ashburn

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

Dave Bennett

Of the two pitching Bennett brothers, briefly teammates on the…

Jim Bunning

“There are those who can, and there are those who will,”…

Rubén Amaro Sr.

“Baseball is our way of life in the Amaro family,” said Rubén…

Dick Allen

“The rumors are that [rookie] Allen is not returning with the…

Johnny Callison

Early in his 16-year major-league career, Johnny Callison was…

Tony González

From 1960 to 1971, outfielder Tony González enjoyed a fine major-league…

Ryne Duren

With his poor eyesight, and notoriously poor control, flame-throwing…

Jack Baldschun

For five years beginning in 1961, no relief pitcher was more…

Dennis Bennett

Dennis Bennett, a member of the Phillies’ pitching rotation…

John Boozer

For the 1968 season, the major leagues sought to strictly enforce…

Danny Cater

As a rookie with the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies, Danny Cater…

John Briggs

In an effort to lessen the fledgling United States’ dependence…

Wes Covington

In the summer of 1952 the Eau Claire Bears, the Boston Braves’…

Ray Culp

In an era very favorable to pitchers, Ray Culp strung together…

Pat Corrales

Pat Corrales spent more than 50 years in professional baseball…

Dallas Green

“I express my thoughts. I’m a screamer, a yeller, and a cusser.…

Alex Johnson

In an era when baseball players, collectively and individually,…

Don Hoak

To his contemporaries, he was a hard-nosed player, a throwback…

John Herrnstein

As one of six rookies on the Philadelphia Phillies’ 1964 Opening…