Vince DiMaggio
Nobody wrote a song about Vince DiMaggio. It was his lot in life…
Elbie Fletcher
Elburt Fletcher was an 18-year-old minor leaguer when he shared…
Johnny Davis
Hall of Famer Monte Irvin, speaking to Negro League historian…
Wilmer Fields
Josh Gibson has often been called “the black Babe Ruth” since…
Piper Davis
On June 12, 1996, the Birmingham Barons returned to historic…
Leon Day
"If we had one game to win, we wanted Leon to pitch." — Monte…
Martin Dihigo
A league pennant was squarely on the line under the brutal Mexican…
Lou Finney
Lou Finney was a tough man to strike out. A fast, feisty…
Hoot Evers
Hoot Evers’ career is a tale of what might have been. He…
Luke Easter
"I've seen a lot of powerful hitters in my time but for sheer…
Dave Ferriss
You won’t find David Ferriss in the Cleveland, Mississippi,…
Bob Feller
Bob Feller was a 35-year-old veteran of 15 major-league seasons…
Bob Elliott
A consistent and sometimes spectacular player, Bob Elliott was…
Bruce Edwards
The Brooklyn Dodgers had great teams in the immediate post-war…
Rick Ferrell
Hall of Fame catcher Rick Ferrell (1905-1995) caught in the American…
Bobby Doerr
It was Ted Williams who dubbed Bobby Doerr "the silent captain…
Del Ennis
Right after the Shibe Park public address system announced, “Now…
Joe DiMaggio
“Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding…
Joe Dobson
In the early years of the 21st century, the name of Joe Dobson,…
Dom DiMaggio
Who hits the ball and makes it go?
Dominic DiMaggio.
Who runs…
Larry Doby
Larry Doby is best remembered for becoming the first black player…
Leo Durocher
From his birth in 1905, in West Springfield, Massachusetts,…
Bill Dickey
The young prospect was having a hard time adjusting to the backstop…
Paul Derringer
To discuss Paul Derringer is to discuss two men-a pitcher with…