
Stan Lopata
On a road trip in 1954 with the Philadelphia Phillies, Stan Lopata,…

Dusty Cooke
Dusty Cooke's father fought in the Confederate Army at Chancellorsville,…

Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly heard of Joe McCarthy’s death during a 1957 Phillies…

Benny Bengough
Baseball writers were intrigued by the unlikely story of a slightly…

Bob Carpenter
Robert Ruliph Morgan Carpenter Jr. was born August 13, 1915 in…

Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium (Philadelphia)
Shibe Park, later known as Connie Mack Stadium, goes back to…

Stan Hollmig
“He looked like a Texan ought to look — like a Texas Ranger…

Hank Borowy
From Babe Ruth in 1920, through Reggie Jackson in 1977, and…

Bubba Church
It’s a shame that Bubba Church is mostly remembered for getting…

Johnny Blatnik
After hitting .314 to help the Charleston Senators win the Middle…

Richie Ashburn
Don Richard “Richie” Ashburn, a Hall of Fame outfielder,…

Ken Heintzelman
An accepted piece of conventional wisdom in baseball says that…

Milo Candini
Right-hander Milo Candini debuted for the Washington Senators…

Jim Konstanty
In 1950 Casimir James Konstanty, a sometime gym teacher and baseball…

Del Ennis
Right after the Shibe Park public address system announced, “Now…

Jimmy Bloodworth
In June 1950 Jimmy Bloodworth, one of the oldest players on the…

Mike Goliat
Mike Goliat has long been the answer to a popular trivia question…

Granny Hamner
In 1964 Robert Carpenter, the Philadelphia Phillies president…

Putsy Caballero
Aside from his colorful name, Putsy Caballero is known for being…

George Earnshaw
George Earnshaw was the right-handed pitching ace of Connie Mack's…

Willie Jones
“Oh, Puddin’ Head Jones was fat and funny
Dumber than sticks…

Ken Johnson
On September 27, 1947, a soft-spoken 24-year-old left-handed…

Blix Donnelly
On October 5, 1944, after nine years in the minor leagues, 30-year-old…

Jack Brittin
Jack Brittin’s future looked bright. As a starting pitcher…