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…

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,…

Doc Adams

The history of baseball is a lie from beginning to end, from…

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…

F. C. Lane

When he was in his early twenties, biologist Ferdinand Cole Lane,…

Charles Murphy

One of the most controversial figures of the Deadball Era, Charles…

Frank Navin

Known as “Old Stone Face” for his colorless, stoic demeanor,…

Joan Payson

Becoming the third woman to own a major-league baseball club,…

Walter O’Malley

Walter Francis O'Malley, the owner who dragged baseball franchises…

Bob Prince

Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Prince was a man of paradox. He…
Roland Hemond (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Roland Hemond

Like the sea captains of an earlier era, Roland Hemond was a…

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