Barney Joy

Although long forgotten, Barney Joy was briefly the talk of baseball…

Robert Hedges

The first owner of the St. Louis Browns, Robert Hedges was a…

Jim Rantz

Although he went through the University of Minnesota on a hockey…

Alphonso Gerard

One lone ballplayer from the U.S. Virgin Islands played in the…

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…
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…

Red Barber

The man who broadcast Jackie Robinson’s first season with the…

Joe Bauman

He played 850 miles from the nearest big league park in a part…

Bob Crues

If Babe Ruth owns the number 60 and Barry Bonds has a lock on…

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…
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