Ban Johnson

The most powerful figure of the Deadball Era, Ban Johnson's rise…

Buck O’Brien

Asked by a sportswriter in January 1912 which pitcher was giving…

Clyde Engle

Every baseball player whose career has been eclipsed by a single…

Charley Hall

Standing 6-feet-1 at 185 pounds with dark good looks, the young…

Jimmy McAleer

Jimmy McAleer was not much of a hitter, but this brilliant defensive…

Doug Smith

The weather in Boston had been nothing short of miserable all…

Hugh Bedient

“One feller I want to meet if he’s still alive and can be…

Marty Krug

Marty Krug appeared in only 20 games in 1912, his rookie season,…

Jack Bushelman

Sometimes the best deals are those that aren’t made. In the…

Casey Hageman

Tragedy and controversy characterized the career of pitcher Kurt…

Les Nunamaker

Ornery, rambunctious, and immensely talented, Leslie Nunamaker…

Larry Pape

Laurence Albert Pape played his entire major-league career –…

Tris Speaker

Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb’s friendly rival as the greatest center…

Olaf Henriksen

“Pinch hit hero mobbed by rabid Red Sox enthusiasts” was…

Hick Cady

“In Cady Boston has picked up a man who looks like a first-class…

Duffy Lewis

For decades after they last played together, the Boston Red Sox’…

Harry Hooper

One of the best defensive right-fielders in baseball history…

Bill Carrigan

An excellent defensive catcher who provided the Boston Red Sox…

Ray Collins

Ray Collins might have been on his way to the Hall of Fame but…

Hugh Bradley

The man who hit the first home run at Fenway Park was a native…

Neal Ball

After the Red Sox purchased his contract in the middle of the…

Larry Gardner

In the foothills of the northernmost Green Mountains, just 16…

Eddie Cicotte

Though he didn’t invent the pitch, Eddie “Knuckles” Cicotte…

Jake Stahl

Big, powerful, and deceptively fast, Garland “Jake” Stahl…