Tom Lasorda
Tommy Lasorda. You could almost say he needs no introduction.…
Jim Leyland
In 1986, the New York Mets were the best team in baseball. The…
Bowie Kuhn
When Bowie Kuhn was named the fifth Commissioner of Baseball…
Barry Larkin
Rare is the professional athlete who is privileged to play his…
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Some said that baseball owners found Judge Kenesaw Mountain…
Effa Manley
Effa Manley co-owned the Newark Eagles with her husband, Abe.…
Greg Maddux
On August 26, 1995, Greg Maddux was at Wrigley Field in Chicago,…
John Henry “Pop” Lloyd
“Some people say he was the greatest African American player…
Sandy Koufax
“Mystique” is a word often linked with Sandy Koufax. He…
Lee MacPhail
The son of a brilliant but combative Hall of Fame baseball executive,…
Tony La Russa
In a sport where tradition reigns and change may be viewed as…
Biz Mackey
In the summer of 1946, Pittsburgh Courier columnist Wendell Smith…
Connie Mack
He was known as “The Tall Tactician” and was baseball’s…
Mickey Mantle
Even before he was born into this world, Mickey Mantle was being…
Buck Leonard
Negro league fans called him “the black Lou Gehrig,” putting…
Larry MacPhail
Flamboyant, visionary, ego — or monomaniacal, tempestuous,…
Bob Lemon
As Bob Lemon watched Willie Mays make his historic catch in Game…
Freddie Lindstrom
Someone once wrote that his rise to fame was meteoric, and like…
Ted Lyons
Ted Lyons is remembered as the “Sunday pitcher” who started…
Nap Lajoie
The first superstar in American League history, Napoleon Lajoie…
Bill Klem
Born on Washington's Birthday in 1874 in Rochester, New York,…
Ernie Lombardi
It is one of those records that may never be equaled, much less…
Tony Lazzeri
Day after day at Salt Lake City, Utah in 1925, Bill Essick, a…
Al Lopez
He was equally as adept at coordinating pitchers and throwing…