
Eddie Bennett
Any objective summary of Eddie Bennett’s contributions to baseball…

Joe Benz
Until age and arm miseries precipitated his release in May 1919,…

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

Eddie Collins
An excellent place-hitter, slick fielder, and brainy baserunner,…
Shano Collins
The names of baseball’s most famous lineups are familiar:…

Charles Comiskey
One of the most influential figures in the history of the sport,…

Dave Danforth
Dave Danforth (1890-1970) is one of the most fascinating and…

Red Faber
Urban “Red” Faber, one of the last pitchers to legally throw…

Happy Felsch
The Black Sox Scandal shocked the sporting public and led to…

Chick Gandil
Prior to his infamous involvement in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal,…

Kid Gleason
He is remembered as the manager of the most infamous baseball…
Harry Grabiner
During Harry Grabiner’s four-decade-long tenure as a front-office…

Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson was a country boy from South Carolina who…
Bill James
Big Bill James’s involvement, if any, in the 1919 Black Sox…
Joe Jenkins
In October 1919 Joe Jenkins found himself embroiled in the…
Dickey Kerr
Exactly 90 minutes after Chicago White Sox left-hander Dickey1…
Nemo Leibold
A scrappy outfielder, Nemo Leibold had a 13-year major-league…
Grover Lowdermilk
Named after one president and toiling in the shadow of another…
Byrd Lynn
Given future Hall of Famer Ray Schalk’s mastery of the catcher’s…

Erskine Mayer
Erskine Mayer had a most interesting background, one that was…
Hervey McClellan
“Harvey” McClellan didn’t get much respect — especially…
Tom McGuire
Tom McGuire must have found it odd to be on the mound for the…

Fred McMullin
Until his fateful involvement in the plot to fix a World Series,…
Eddie Murphy
Hancock, New York, has made numerous contributions to baseball…