
Johnny Klippstein
On May 26, 1956, the Cincinnati Redlegs and Milwaukee Braves…

Gary Kroll
Gary Kroll, a hard-throwing right-hander who once pitched 20…

Bobby Locke
The well-traveled right-handed pitcher Bobby Locke spent the…

Peanuts Lowrey
Peanuts Lowrey, who was the 1964 Phillies’ first-base coach,…

Art Mahaffey
On the evening of September 21, 1964, the Philadelphia Phillies’…

Gene Mauch
Even as an 18-year-old, Brooklyn Dodgers rookie shortstop Gene…

Cal McLish
Indians fans in Cleveland awoke the morning of May 23, 1957,…

George Myatt
“Baseball was his life,” said Gene Myatt of his father, George…

Bob Oldis
Bob “Bucky” Oldis wasn’t an All-Star, or even a journeyman…

Adolfo Phillips
By most lights, Adolfo Phillips, a 22-year-old rookie who was…

Vic Power
The game meant nothing. Well, virtually nothing. The Detroit…

John J. Quinn
John J. Quinn spent 47 years working for major-league baseball…

Ed Roebuck
Ed Roebuck has a safe-deposit box with two World Series championship…

Cookie Rojas
Cookie Rojas is one of a handful of major leaguers who played…

Byrum Saam
The man of a zillion words, summer after summer, just … “Rolling…

Costen Shockley
Suggest today to Costen Shockley that judging by the newspaper…

Chris Short
Chris Short won 135 games in his major-league career. He pitched…

Roy Sievers
Overcoming potentially career-ending shoulder injuries in the…

Morrie Steevens
Morrie Steevens was a St. Louis Cardinals fan as a child. Ironically,…

Tony Taylor
“They had a Tony Taylor Day in 1963 in Connie Mack Stadium,…

Frank Thomas
Frank Thomas played during an era when team owners looked upon…

Gus Triandos
In 1954 Gus Triandos, a powerfully built catcher who hit a lot…

Al Widmar
A baseball lifer, Al Widmar spent almost six decades playing,…

Bobby Wine
He was a lanky, crew-cut 21-year-old newcomer called up from…