Louis Sockalexis (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library)

Louis Sockalexis

Louis Sockalexis, a member of the Penobscot Indian tribe of Maine,…
Charlie Bennett (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Charlie Bennett

When asked to name the best catchers of the nineteenth century,…

Odell Hale

Odell Hale had a few nicknames. First came “Sammy,” but early…

Carl Erskine

Romeo had Juliet, Anthony had Cleopatra, and the borough of Brooklyn…

John Candelaria

You could say that John Candelaria’s story is a tale of heartbreak,…

Alex Johnson

In an era when baseball players, collectively and individually,…

Dwain Anderson

Dwain Anderson was a utility infielder who played in 149 major-league…

Greg Pavlick

While he may not have had major-league success as a player himself,…

Walt Lerian

Curt Flood, Gene Conley, and Danny Ainge had nothing on Baltimore…

Joe Gibbon

Joe Gibbon fulfilled his dream when he made the Opening Day roster…