Heinz Becker

Heinz Becker, the only German-born big-leaguer who played during…

Fritz Buelow

Fritz Buelow exhibited many positives. A “hard working and…

Pep Deininger

The southpaw from Wasseralfingen? The German suburb is now…

Barney Dreyfuss

In an issue published a few days after the grand opening of Forbes…

Judge Emil Fuchs

“I felt I’d be happier trying to make a living from baseball…
Charles "Pretzels" Getzien (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Pretzels Getzien

In addition to being a pretty good pitcher and the first German-born…

Bill Kuehne

In June 1883, scarcely a month after the expansion Columbus,…

Craig Lefferts

Craig Lefferts battled all his life to make it to the major leagues.…

Skel Roach

From 1895 through 1905, a pitcher known as Skel Roach racked…
Elten Schiller

Elten Schiller

“Combining a career since 1947 in professional baseball with…
Dutch Schliebner (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Dutch Schliebner

The major-league career of Dutch Schliebner can be summed up…

John L. Smith

The headline on John Lawrence Smith’s New York Times obituary…

Tony Welzer

Being born in Germany and playing major-league baseball is not…