
James Billings
For nearly three decades from 1876 to 1904, J.B. Billings was…

Billy Hamilton
Billy Hamilton was the greatest base stealer and most prolific…

Hugh Duffy
For decades, Hugh Duffy was a franchise fixture in Boston, a…

William H. Conant
William H. Conant, Arthur H. Soden, and James B. Billings were…

King Kelly
Mike “King” Kelly was professional baseball’s first matinee…

Congress Street Grounds (Boston)
The Congress Street Grounds in Boston had a short, but illustrious,…

Fred Klobedanz
A 20-game-winning, power-hitting pitcher in the National League…

Hank Gastright
The photograph hanging on the wall of a Cincinnati area pizzeria…

Marty Bergen
Marty Bergen was one of the finest catchers in the National League…

Ted Lewis
Williams College is best known in baseball circles for two nonplaying…

Bobby Lowe
Visiting Cincinnati hurler Elton Chamberlain was in Boston’s…

Cozy Dolan
Harry “Cozy” Dolan was from Cambridge, Massachusetts, just…

Cliff Carroll
During the 1892 season while playing for St. Louis, Cliff Carroll…

Jimmy Collins
The initial third baseman enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame,…

John Clarkson
More than a few contemporary baseball insiders viewed John Clarkson…

Charlie Frisbee
Outfielder Charlie Frisbee was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed.…

Herman Long
If there had been a draft in the baseball world of 1890, a Chicago-born…

Charlie Ganzel
“We are a baseball family, I guess,” said Charlie Ganzel…

Charlie Bennett
When asked to name the best catchers of the nineteenth century,…

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

Frank Connaughton
There are many ways to leave a mark on baseball history. Home–run…

Joe Harrington
A funeral Mass was celebrated for one of Fall River’s favorite…

Jimmy Bannon
James Henry “Jimmy” Bannon was born on May 5, 1871, in Amesbury,…

Boileryard Clarke
Boileryard Clarke was known throughout the major leagues for…