Ted ‘Double Duty’ Radcliffe
“‘Double Duty’ Radcliffe—he was a good one. Pitched and…
Monte Pearson
In their long and storied history, the New York Yankees have…
Bill Perkins
“My catcher was George Perkins, who handled a pitcher like…
Leroy Matlock
Fittingly, pitcher Leroy Matlock was called “the Black Carl…
Andrew Patterson
Andrew Lawrence Patterson was born on December 19, 1911, in Chicago.1…
Jo-Jo Moore
Casey Stengel, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934 to 1936,…
Terry Moore
Teammates remembered his hands — “bear claws for hands,”…
Red Rolfe
Waving goodbye, the impeccably dressed young man with fiery red…
John McGraw
John McGraw was perhaps the National League's most influential…
Johnny Murphy
Johnny Murphy was an ace relief pitcher for the 1930s New York…
Van Lingle Mungo
“He is another Vance, another Dazzy, I’m telling you. Hasn’t…
Buddy Myer
Buddy Myer was the “cocky little second baseman” of the Washington…
Schoolboy Rowe
Right-hander Schoolboy Rowe endured chronic, career-threatening…
Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige threw his first pitch in professional baseball…
Rip Radcliff
He had more to do with its demise than its institution: nevertheless,…
Lefty O’Doul
Few have eclipsed Lefty O'Doul as a baseball legend in San Francisco.…
Bobo Newsom
Few Major League players were traded as often as pitcher Louis…
Johnny Mize
In 1947 Johnny Mize did something unmatched in baseball history.…
Joe Medwick
Ten times he was named to the National League All-Star team;…
Babe Phelps
New York's Penn Station was all hustle and bustle on the sunny…
Pepper Martin
The only thing a team with players named Dizzy, Ducky, and…
Wally Moses
A speedy line-drive-lashing lefty with a strong arm, veteran…
Mel Ott
Mel Ott's life is a classic rags-to-riches story of a naive,…
George McQuinn
It was a long journey for George McQuinn to the 1947 New York…