Jack Nabors

In 1916 Stan Coveleski of the Cleveland Indians and Jack Nabors…

Tim Keefe

One of the greatest pitchers in 19th-century major-league baseball,…

Mike Maroth

Mike Maroth may be best known for being the last pitcher to lose…

Rollie Naylor

Is Rollie Naylor the unluckiest pitcher in baseball history?…

Al Mattern

“The stranger trudged along the tracks in the bright June sunlight,”…

Jim Pastorius

The numbers look as gloomy as an April rainout. Sunny Jim Pastorius…

Jim McCormick

James McCormick amassed 265 victories from 1878 to 1887 in the…

Harry McIntire

Harry McIntire played professional baseball from 1900 through…

Ted Lyons

Ted Lyons is remembered as the “Sunday pitcher” who started…

Jesse Haines

The only St. Louis Cardinal to play on the first five National…

Brian Kingman

Pitcher Brian Kingman compiled an 8-20 record with the 1980…

Old Hoss Radbourn

Charles Radbourn’s pitching achievements were hailed by contemporaries…

Randy Jones

“It happens every time. They cheer him even before he throws…

Stoney McGlynn

Ulysses Simpson Grant “Stoney” McGlynn pitched one full…

Phil Niekro

Philip Henry Niekro Jr. was born in Blaine, Ohio, on April Fools’…

Scott Perry

Controversy and contrast defined Scott Perry’s brief major-league…

Guy Hecker

Guy Hecker has been regarded as the best combination of hitter…

Vern Kennedy

In the spring of 1992, at the age of 84, Vernon Kennedy was still…

Orlando Peña

Orlando Peña was a typical youth in Cuba in the early 1950s.…

Robin Roberts

From 1950 to 1955, Robin Roberts was the top right-hander in…

Don Larsen

He was a bundle of contradictions, this imperfect man who pitched…

Henry Keupper

A tall left-handed pitcher, Henry Keupper pitched seven years…

Walter Johnson

On August 2, 1907, a young man later described by Frank Graham…

Eppa Rixey

Without his unforgettable name, Eppa Rixey might be one of…