Philip Wrigley

Philip Knight Wrigley owned the Chicago Cubs from 1932 until…

Lee Allen

At the time of his death in 1969, Lee Allen had been the historian…
Eddie Bennett (Library of Congress)

Eddie Bennett

Any objective summary of Eddie Bennett’s contributions to baseball…

Charles Pinkney

A decade before the Ray Chapman tragedy, another infielder from…
Eddie Brannick (New York Times)

Eddie Brannick

John Drebinger once wrote of Eddie Brannick, "He has legions…
Joe Cambria (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

Joe Cambria

Joe Cambria was one of the most prolific scouts in major-league…

Walt Jocketty

Cardinals have been a big part of Walt Jocketty’s life. He…

Andrew Freedman

Chroniclers of the game have rarely been kind to Andrew Freedman,…
Alex Pompez (Trading Card Database)

Alex Pompez

Alex Pompez, a Cuban American, was among the most influential…

Thomas Kain

Minor league baseball players often work in the offseason to…

Barney Dreyfuss

In an issue published a few days after the grand opening of Forbes…

Bobby Maduro

Cuban entrepreneur Roberto “Bobby” Maduro was a singular…

Bonesetter Reese

American popular culture has always had affection for the medical…

Charlie Finley

He owned and operated the Kansas City and Oakland Athletics for…

Alabama Pitts

Going from convicted felon and star athlete at Sing Sing Prison…

Jake Morse

An influential sportswriter in Boston, Jake Morse helped to shape…

Harry Pulliam

Described as "an idealist, a dreamer, and a lover of solitude…

Tom Shea

The Grandstand Baseball Annual 1996 reprinted an article titled…

Ben Shibe

Called "the Edison of the sport," by James C. Isaminger in a…
Arthur Soden (PUBLIC DOMAIN)

Arthur Soden

Arthur Soden was like many nineteenth century capitalists: He…

Charles Somers

Once called the “good angel of the American League,” Charles…

Halsey Hall

Holler “Holy Cow!” in the Eastern United States and people…

Shirley Povich

As baseball grew more popular, people wanted to keep up with…

Pat Flaherty

His name was Edmund Joseph Flaherty. People called him Ed, Eddie,…
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