
Vince Coleman
On June 1, 1986, 31-year-old pitcher Chris Welsh made his debut…

Joe Black
Joe Black helped lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to the 1952 pennant,…

Jason Bay
Jason Bay is a member of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame,…

Alvin Davis
After the Seattle Mariners joined the American League as an expansion…

Al Bumbry
A key player for the successful Baltimore Orioles of the 1970s…

Joe Charboneau
If reviewing the list of examples of baseball stars who fell…

Sandy Alomar Jr.
Jacobs Field in Cleveland was the site for Major League Baseball’s…

John Castino
In 1979, the Minnesota Twins’ third baseman, 24-year-old John…

Jeff Bagwell
Jeff Bagwell was a dominant player in the National League for…

Rod Carew
“He has no weakness as a hitter. Pitch him inside, outside,…

Stan Bahnsen
Over his 16 major league seasons, Stan Bahnsen was a regular…

Mark Fidrych
Although he pitched in only 58 major-league games in his tragically…

Walt Dropo
The Moose from Moosup – an easy nickname to pin on a 6-foot-5,…

Harry Byrd
Harry Byrd Highway runs west from US 401 for about five miles…

Tommie Agee
Tommie Agee was one of the key components to the 1969 Miracle…

Johnny Bench
A generation after Johnny Bench’s last game, he remains the…
Dick Allen
“The rumors are that [rookie] Allen is not returning with the…

Luis Aparicio
The name Luis Aparicio is closely linked with Venezuela. Both…
Bob Allison
Three-time All-Star and 1959 Rookie of the Year Bob Allison was…

Chris Chambliss
On October 14, 1976, the Kansas City Royals and the New York…

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

Carlton Fisk
Born in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on December 26, 1947, Carlton…

Alvin Dark
President John F. Kennedy was said to have correctly answered…

Orlando Cepeda
When Orlando Cepeda stood on the podium in Cooperstown, New York,…