David Bell

Longtime fans of the Indians know that the team did not appear…
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This Week in SABR: February 5, 2021

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Homer "Goose" Curry

Homer “Goose” Curry

He was a baseball man in the purest and most complimentary sense…
Willie Hubert

Willie Hubert

Rookie sensation Willie “Bubber” Hubert hurled the final…
Alberto Callaspo (Getty Images)

Alberto Callaspo

For about a half-hour, Alberto Callaspo was a hero in Oakland.…
Bill Byrd (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Bill Byrd

“I had a gift. That’s about all there was to it.” – Bill…
Tom "Lefty" Glover Courtesy of Gary Cieradkowski

Tom Glover

Lefty Glover was one of the players who followed the Elite Giants…
Doc Wiley (COURTESY OF TIM HAGERTY)

Doc Wiley

Wabishaw Spencer “Doc” Wiley played in the Negro Leagues…
Melvin Mora (Getty Images)

Melvin Mora

It takes only one swing to hit a home run. It takes two teams…
Robert Perez (Getty Images)

Robert Pérez

The numbers just don’t make sense. A pedestrian .254 batting…
Leon Childress

Leon Childress

Leon “Boogie Wolf” Childress is one of many obscure “ghost…
Armando Galarraga (Getty Images)

Armando Galarraga

Armando Antonio Galarraga was born on January 15, 1982, in Cumana,…
Cesar Izturis (Getty Images

César Izturis

Venezuela is known for producing oil, coffee, cocoa – and shortstops.…
Alex Gonzalez "Courtesy of Michael Bush / Dreamstime

Álex Gonzalez

In the annals of baseball dating back to when it first became…
Oscar Boone

Oscar Boone

Baseball teams rely on their stars and regulars to make the greatest…
Courtesy of Jerry Coli / Dreamstime

Magglio Ordóñez

The kids had no access to actual ballfields. The streets of Coro…
Endy Chavez (Getty Images)

Endy Chavez

  He was a slender Venezuelan outfielder whose defensive…
Jason Bay (TRADING CARD DB)

Jason Bay

Jason Bay is a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame,…
Tony Boeckel (TRADING CARD DB)

Tony Boeckel

A latecomer to the game, Tony Boeckel was 19 years old before…
Justin Fitzgerald (COURTESY OF NIALL ADLER)

Justin Fitzgerald

Justin Fitzgerald was small. Had a bad arm. Even a bad leg. Even…
Dick Fowler (CANADIAN BASEBALL HALL OF FAME)

Dick Fowler

In the late 1940s, Dick Fowler was one of the American League’s…
Billy Geer (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Billy Geer

Billy Geer had a somewhat nomadic baseball career, playing parts…
Bobby J. Jones (TRADING CARD DB)

Bobby Jones

Robert Joseph “Bobby” Jones was a thinking man’s pitcher.…
Cuddles Marshall (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Cuddles Marshall

Baseball has had its share of memorable nicknames, particularly…

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