
Oscar Charleston
“Charleston not only has the speed of a Carey, the arm of a…

Barry Bonds
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole…

Rod Carew
“He has no weakness as a hitter. Pitch him inside, outside,…

Matty Alou
Most famous today for being the second of three baseball-playing…

Wade Boggs
“That kid’s got a hell of a stance! Everything’s perfect!…

Phil Cavarretta
In 1934, at the height of the Great Depression, 17-year-old Phil…

Ross Barnes
“No matter how great you were once upon a time – the years…

Richie Ashburn
Don Richard “Richie” Ashburn, a Hall of Fame outfielder,…

Bobby Avila
Cleveland Indians General Manager and Hall of Fame outfielder…

Norm Cash
Norm Cash would have loved it. The story drew upon metaphors…

Pete Browning
A genuine pre-modern national star, one of the major league game's…

Hal Chase
Hal Chase, whose big league career lasted from 1905 to 1919,…

Ginger Beaumont
If Ginger Beaumont is remembered today, it's usually for being…

Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella was the sixth acknowledged black player to appear…

Cap Anson
Cap Anson, baseball's first superstar, was the dominant on-field…

George Brett
Few players have been as synonymous with a team as George Brett…

Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente's greatness transcended the diamond. On it,…

Ty Cobb
Perhaps the most competitive and complex personality ever to…

Henry Aaron
“Henry Aaron in the second inning walked and scored. He’s…

Dale Alexander
Dale Alexander, the hard-hitting first baseman who was Boston's…

Jesse Burkett
A crafty hitter and disputatious competitor, Jesse Burkett won…

Luke Appling
Luke Appling had the misfortune of playing for the White Sox…

Willard Brown
Ese Hombre — That Man — was Willard Brown’s nickname…

Lou Boudreau
In 1942, the Cleveland Indians chose their slow-footed, hard-hitting,…