Red Thisted
Red Thisted never saw a professional baseball game until he was…
John J. Quinn
John J. Quinn spent 47 years working for major-league baseball…
Lou Perini
He neither slugged like Aaron nor pitched like Spahn, but Lou…
Hawk Taylor
Metropolis, Illinois, is the hometown of Superman, the comic-book…
Carl Sawatski
With his thunderous left-handed home-run stroke, the self-converted…
Mel Roach
Mel Roach was more a spectator than a player for the 1957 world…
Eddie Mathews
Eddie Mathews, the only man to play for the Braves in Boston,…
Johnny Riddle
Catcher Johnny Riddle had one of the more unusual careers in…
Don McMahon
History has not been kind to Don McMahon. Now largely forgotten,…
Red Murff
Just before the start of the 1969 World Series, Baltimore Orioles…
Juan Pizarro
Juan Pizarro was a talented, durable Puerto Rican pitcher. The…
Taylor Phillips
Taylor Phillips had an outstanding career in armed-services baseball,…
Connie Ryan
Although he had far from the best year of his career in 1948,…
Danny O’Connell
Instead of being the good-hitting second baseman and field leader…
Andy Pafko
He is a permanent part of baseball lore. He played for the Chicago…
Felix Mantilla
Versatility is the best word to describe Felix Mantilla’s 11-year…
Phil Paine
Tucked in the northwest corner of Rhode Island, just 10 miles…
Del Rice
Del Rice was a major-league catcher for 17 years, primarily with…
Ray Shearer
On the last day of the 1957 season, Sunday, September 29, the…
Bobby Thomson
When New York Giants announcer Russ Hodges uttered the immortal…
Charlie Root
Perhaps unfairly, Charlie Root’s name and legacy are indelibly…
Chuck Tanner
Sometimes nice guys finish first. Chuck Tanner, an eternal optimist…
Red Schoendienst
On October 28, 2011, the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th World…
Warren Spahn
The fifth-winningest pitcher of all time, Warren Spahn went 363-245…