Jason Giambi
As a young player, Jason Giambi advertised his ideals on a T-shirt:…
Steve Garvey
Steve Garvey was the epitome of the Southern California cultural…
Mort Cooper
Mort Cooper was a big, burly pitcher who anchored the pitching…
Dennis Eckersley
Cleveland pitcher Dennis Eckersley was pitching pretty well.…
Kirk Gibson
Immortalized by two dramatic World Series home runs, one in 1984…
George Foster
A right-handed power-hitting outfielder, George Foster was a…
Johnny Evers
An excellent bunter, accomplished base stealer, and pesky left-handed…
Jimmie Foxx
As he had done many times in recent years, Jimmie Foxx chose…
Bob Elliott
A consistent and sometimes spectacular player, Bob Elliott was…
Lou Gehrig
On July 4, 1939, between games of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium,…
Eddie Collins
An excellent place-hitter, slick fielder, and brainy baserunner,…
Mickey Cochrane
Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane was one of baseball's greatest…
Joe DiMaggio
“Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding…
Charlie Gehringer
You wind him up in the spring and he goes all summer. He hits…
Dick Allen
“The rumors are that [rookie] Allen is not returning with the…
Andre Dawson
Determination made Andre Dawson a great player — determination…
Ty Cobb
Perhaps the most competitive and complex personality ever to…
Joe Cronin
Star player, manager, general manager, league president—only…
Rollie Fingers
Rollie Fingers was clearly excited as he caught a leaping Ted…
Nellie Fox
Nellie Fox was the heart of the 1959 Go-Go White Sox, the team…
Dizzy Dean
Frankie Frisch may have been playing possum, or just being coy.…
Jake Daubert
Escaping the Pennsylvania coal mines, which claimed the life…
Larry Doyle
A left-handed hitter with power and speed who batted .290 over…
Frankie Frisch
Frankie Frisch, the 35-year-old manager and second baseman of…