Larry MacPhail
Flamboyant, visionary, ego — or monomaniacal, tempestuous,…
Snuffy Stirnweiss
On the morning of September 15, 1958, Central Railroad of New…
Al Lyons
Al Lyons was a pitcher during parts of four seasons in the Major…
Vic Raschi
In the Yankees’ unprecedented streak of five straight World…
Joe Page
Among the men who set the early standard for today’s closers…
Dick Starr
Right-handed pitcher Dick Starr, a September call-up from the…
Mel Queen
Melvin Joseph Queen overcame frequent bouts of wildness to have…
Ted Sepkowski
Ted Sepkowski was still a student in high school when he started…
Spec Shea
In the spring of 1947, “uncertain” may have been the word…
Johnny Schulte
A backup catcher in all of his five years in the Major Leagues,…
Bobo Newsom
Few Major League players were traded as often as pitcher Louis…
Phil Rizzuto
When Phil Rizzuto went to his first Major League tryout, a New…
Ray Mack
“Ray Mack’s Lunging Play Ends Classic” read the sub-headline…
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips spent almost a decade on Major League rosters and…
Butch Wensloff
He played in only forty-one games in his Major League career,…
Ken Silvestri
Looking at Ken Silvestri's major-league statistics could leave…
Sherm Lollar
Soft spoken and self-effacing, Sherman Lollar provided a strong…
Johnny Lucadello
Johnny Lucadello was a hard-hitting and versatile infielder who,…
George McQuinn
It was a long journey for George McQuinn to the 1947 New York…
Aaron Robinson
The leading member of the 1947 Yankees’ catchers-by-committee…
Allie Reynolds
Because of religious strictures imposed by his parents, Allie…
Dan Topping
Dan Topping enjoyed a “sportsman” lifestyle we seldom see…
Del Webb
Del Webb’s father was a native-born Californian who spent his…
George Weiss
George Weiss presided over the greatest sustained run of excellence…