Chris Widger

One of the last full-time catchers in the truncated history of…

King Bader

Lore Verne "King" Bader was a lesser member of the 1918 Boston…

Spider Jorgensen

On April 15, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, an African American…

Johnny Damon

A run-scoring-machine leadoff hitter with great speed (408 career…

Lip Pike

Born May 25, 1845, Lipman Emanuel Pike was the first great Jewish…

Marty Marion

Before the Wizard of Oz, the St. Louis Cardinals had Mr. Shortstop.…

Bobby Veach

As the clean-up hitter on one of the strongest offensive teams…
Will Venable (COURTESY OF THE SAN DIEGO PADRES)

Will Venable

On August 29, 2008, 25-year-old Will Venable, made his major-league…
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