Ed Burns
Among a lifetime of lively anecdotes, perhaps none better evokes…
Margaret Donahue
Baseball fans and historians have doubtless wondered about the…

Guy Bush
An often overlooked pitcher on successful Chicago Cubs teams…
Footsie Blair
Imagine you’re one of two widget-winders working in the same…
Sheriff Blake
Sheriff Blake, was not really a sheriff, but rather a hard-throwing…
Trader Horne
The major-league career of Berlyn “Trader” Horne was brief.…
Charlie Grimm
Charlie Grimm was a man of many talents. Called “perhaps…
Hal Carlson
Occasionally, a player is taken out of the lineup due to personal…
Clyde Beck
Clyde Beck was your prototypical good-field, no-hit utility infielder. …
Rogers Hornsby
Any conversation about the greatest hitter in baseball history…
Mickey Doolin
The prototype good-field, no-hit shortstop, Mickey Doolin was…
Hank Grampp
Henry Grampp Jr. was born in New York City on September 28, 1903,…

Gabby Hartnett
Recounted and savored over generations, four iconic moments share…
Tom Angley
Tom Angley was a ballplayer born 50 years too soon. Born in an…
Earl Grace
As the 1929 season began, the Chicago Cubs were in trouble. …
Pat Malone
The knock against Pat Malone, a big, hard-throwing right-hander…
Claude Jonnard
Claude Jonnard, the lesser-known half of the Jonnard brothers…
Grover Land
Like many marginal ballplayers from the Deadball Era, Grover…

Mike Gonzalez
Miguel González enjoyed a long and prolific career as a major-league…

Kiki Cuyler
Though contemporary newspaper reports typically referred to…
Woody English
As the leadoff or number-two batter for some of the highest-scoring…
Cliff Heathcote
Cliff Heathcote spent 14 of the 40 years of his life in the…
Mike Cvengros
Considering how dreadful his first full professional season was,…
Jimmy Burke
Jimmy Burke, a coach for the 1929 Cubs, was the quintessential…