Sandy Martinez

Sandy Martinez

Angel “Sandy” Martínez was a catcher for eight years in…

Faye Throneberry

Maynard Faye Throneberry was the decidedly less-colorful —…

Mickey Vernon

In the 1940s and well into the 1950s, the premier first baseman…

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…

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…

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.…

Johnny Williams

“Honolulu Johnny” Williams was the first man from Hawaii…
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