
Dick Allen
“The rumors are that [rookie] Allen is not returning with the…

Rubén Amaro Sr.
“Baseball is our way of life in the Amaro family,” said Rubén…

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

Jack Baldschun
For five years beginning in 1961, no relief pitcher was more…

Dave Bennett
Of the two pitching Bennett brothers, briefly teammates on the…

Dennis Bennett
Dennis Bennett, a member of the Phillies’ pitching rotation…

John Boozer
For the 1968 season, the major leagues sought to strictly enforce…

John Briggs
In an effort to lessen the fledgling United States’ dependence…

Jim Bunning
“There are those who can, and there are those who will,”…

Johnny Callison
Early in his 16-year major-league career, Johnny Callison was…

Bill Campbell
Bill Campbell could be excused for deeming life as unlucky as…

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

Danny Cater
As a rookie with the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies, Danny Cater…

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

Pat Corrales
Pat Corrales spent more than 50 years in professional baseball…

Wes Covington
In the summer of 1952 the Eau Claire Bears, the Boston Braves’…

Ray Culp
In an era very favorable to pitchers, Ray Culp strung together…

Clay Dalrymple
“I place a premium on a thinking catcher,” said Gene Mauch,…

Ryne Duren
With his poor eyesight, and notoriously poor control, flame-throwing…

Tony González
From 1960 to 1971, outfielder Tony González enjoyed a fine major-league…

Dallas Green
“I express my thoughts. I’m a screamer, a yeller, and a cusser.…

John Herrnstein
As one of six rookies on the Philadelphia Phillies’ 1964 Opening…

Don Hoak
To his contemporaries, he was a hard-nosed player, a throwback…

Alex Johnson
In an era when baseball players, collectively and individually,…