Kaiser Wilhelm

Few names in early 20th-century America incited as much animosity…

John Montgomery Ward

No essay-length biography could possibly do full justice to John…

Mickey Welch

A far-from-giant Giant, pitcher Mickey Welch formed a cornerstone…

Red Ruffing

Hall of Famer Red Ruffing’s career is a reminder that you…

Cy Young

Cy Young is a name familiar to all but the most casual of baseball…

Irv Young

Irving Melrose “Cy the Second”/“Young Cy” Young was born…

Amos Rusie

The velocity of his fastballs earned him the nickname “The…

Jim Tobin

No one confused portly right-hander Jim Tobin with hard-throwing…

Clyde Wright

Jefferson City, Tennessee, is a small farm town at the western…

Vic Willis

As a rookie in 1898, Vic Willis won 25 games as a key member…

Big Ed Walsh

From 1907 to 1912, "Big Ed” Walsh tested the limits of a pitcher's…
Fred Sanford (TRADING CARD DB)

Fred Sanford

“Yes sir, it’s great to be a Yankee,” Fred Sanford said.1…

George Smith

 On April 4, 1919, Boston’s Babe Ruth stepped to the plate…

Jack Scott

In the 1922 World Series against the New York Yankees, New York…