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

Home Run Baker
In an era characterized by urbanization and rapid industrial…

José Canseco
Perhaps no other player in major-league history has been blessed…

Tony Conigliaro
No matter how you measure it, Tony Conigliaro’s career got…

Gavvy Cravath
Gavvy Cravath was an anomaly in the Deadball Era. Employing a…

Harry Davis
Long before Babe Ruth revolutionized the game with the home…

Larry Doby
Larry Doby is best remembered for becoming the first black player…

Buck Freeman
The first legitimate home run hitter in baseball history, Buck…

Andres Galarraga
Andrés Jose Padovani Galarraga was known as the Big Cat, or…

Hank Greenberg
Any list of the greatest sluggers ever to wear a Detroit Tigers…

Bug Holliday
After experiencing success in its infancy as the birthplace of…

Tommy Holmes
A severe sinus condition kept Tommy Holmes out of the service…

Reggie Jackson
Reginald Martinez Jackson was born on May 18, 1946, in Wyncote,…

Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson was a solid major-league player for several years.…

George Kelly
Statistics can tell you a lot about a baseball player. In the…
Harmon Killebrew
It may have seemed like an eternity. As in many cases when…

Willie Mays
"If somebody came up and hit .450, stole 100 bases, and performed…

Eddie Murray
“That night might have been the best thing anyone has done…

Graig Nettles
He was blessed with cat-like reflexes, an accurate arm, and the…

Mel Ott
Mel Ott's life is a classic rags-to-riches story of a naive,…

Al Rosen
As Rose Rosen watched her son Al play with other kids, she frequently…

Frank Schulte
Frank M. Schulte was the slugging right fielder for the great…
Vern Stephens
The 1940s witnessed a special group of major league shortstops,…

Ted Williams
Any argument as to the greatest hitter of all time always involves…