Max Nichols
Max Nichols knelt in an on-deck circle beside Jackie Robinson,…
Ray Scott
“Not all veteran fans remember him. Credit it to the fact that…
Zoilo Versalles
A familiar baseball stereotype of the mid-twentieth century was…
Tony Oliva
Tony Oliva stands at the forefront of an exceedingly select…
Sandy Valdespino
“Great catches are a lot like pretty girls. The last one you…
César Tovar
In the late 1960s and early ’70s, César Tovar was a fixture…
Jim Perry
New York fans had to be pleased at the scene that was unfolding…
Camilo Pascual
“First in war, first in peace, and last in the American League”1…
John Sevcik
John Joseph Sevcik may have only 12 major-league games on his…
Rich Rollins
Rich Rollins’ 10-year career in the major leagues included…
Rich Reese
If Rich Reese had as much success in baseball as he later did…
Al Worthington
Al Worthington came from a large Alabama family, the seventh…
Johnny Sain
First we’ll use Spahn, then we’ll use Sain,
Then an off…
Bill Pleis
The 13-year professional baseball career of Bill Pleis almost…
Mel Nelson
Mel Nelson entered professional baseball as a right-handed-hitting…
Dick Stigman
As a young baseball player in rural Minnesota, Dick Stigman picked…
Frank Quilici
Frank Quilici must have been a milliner in a previous life because…
Garry Roggenburk
An accomplished two-sport college athlete, Garry Roggenburk saw…
Ted Uhlaender
Theodore Otto Uhlaender was born on October 21, 1939. Although…
Dwight Siebler
Fate can sometimes be cruel. After working his way through…
Hal Naragon
Hal Naragon gave up two years of his professional baseball career…
Jerry Zimmerman
Around the time that Robert Zimmerman, a/k/a Bob Dylan, left…
Joe Nossek
Joseph Rudolph Nossek spent 43 years in professional baseball…