
Lou Finney
Lou Finney was a tough man to strike out. A fast, feisty…

Fritz Ostermueller
Fritz Ostermueller was 41 years old when he took the mound on…

Red Nonnenkamp
Red Nonnenkamp had to wait 1,702 days after his first major-league…

Gene Desautels
Eugene Desautels, a right-handed-batting catcher and protégé…

Jimmie Foxx
As he had done many times in recent years, Jimmie Foxx chose…

Moe Berg
Casey Stengel, an eccentric man himself, called Moe Berg "the…

Doc Cramer
Like many businessmen in the aftermath of the 1929 stock market…

Bobby Doerr
It was Ted Williams who dubbed Bobby Doerr "the silent captain…

Jake Wade
In the sandy soil of Carteret County, North Carolina, young boys…

Joe Heving
Joe Heving was born four years later than his brother Johnnie,…
Elden Auker
Over a major-league career that lasted 10 seasons, Elden Auker…

Jim Bagby Jr.
Jim Bagby Jr. was a second-generation major leaguer, his career…

Lefty Grove
Lefty Grove may have been baseball’s greatest all-time pitcher.…

Tom Carey
A “flashy infielder” known for his fancy defensive work rather…

Denny Galehouse
Denny Galehouse was born on December 7, 1911, 30 years to the…

Fabian Gaffke
Before he died, Fabian Gaffke frequently told his family,…

Bill Sayles
It is fitting that Bill Sayles started his big league career…

Woody Rich
Woody Rich, all too briefly, was a pitching phenom. He entered…

Johnny Peacock
Mule trader, major league ballplayer, sawmill operator, college…

Emerson Dickman
A prewar pitcher, Emerson Dickman was a fastballing, curveballing…

Bill LeFebvre
How many pitchers hit a home run their first time up in the major…

Joe Vosmik
The Joe Vosmik story is the classic American tale in which the…

Boze Berger
Prospects who don’t fulfill their promise are a dime a…

Jim Tabor
Jim “Rawhide” Tabor was a five-tool player before that phrase…