
Jefferson Street Grounds (Philadelphia)
The Jefferson Street Neighborhood in 1860. From 24th Street…

Bill Sharsig
The name Billy Sharsig rings familiar to only a select number…

Mike Moynahan
Michael “Mike” Moynahan was a versatile player who played…

Charlie Mason
Charlie Mason was a co-owner and, for one game, a player for…

Jersey Bakley
He was accused of gambling on baseball early in his playing career.…

Jack Jones
For a player who appeared in only 19 games during part of a…

Lew Simmons
Lew Simmons was a popular performer as a minstrel entertainer…

Bill Crowley
According to his obituary in 1891, Bill Crowley was “at one…

Bobby Mathews
Bobby Mathews, nearly forgotten today, was one of the top pitchers…

Harry Stovey
There exists a long list of forgotten nineteenth-century baseball…

Cub Stricker
Cub Stricker was a nineteenth-century second baseman who…

Fred Corey
In his seven seasons in the major leagues, Frederick Harrison…

Ed Rowen
Ed Rowen was a backup catcher and outfielder on the 1883 Philadelphia…

Al Hubbard
When the president of the United States is in your golf foursome…

Lon Knight
Lon Knight’s career was one of firsts. He threw the first…

Jud Birchall
Hidden in obscurity after his death more than 130 years ago,…

Jack O’Brien
A hard-luck catcher with a strong bat, Jack O’Brien was a…

George Bradley
George Washington Bradley1 of the St. Louis Brown Stockings shut…