Doc Watson
After tossing a complete-game victory in a one-game tryout with…
Al Wickland
Albert Wickland was born in Chicago on January 27, 1888, the…
Ward Miller
His baseball career spanned the minor leagues, the National…
Ed Willett
A member of the three-time American League champions, Ed “Farmer”…
Charles Weeghman
James Gilmore, left, and Charles Weeghman of the Federal League,…
Robert B. Ward
Robert B. Ward didn’t get involved with professional baseball…
Rebel Oakes
“Now Ol’ Rebel Oakes come up from the South
With some tan…
George Perring
A few years before the New York Yankees had a Murderers’ Row…
Harry Swacina
As of September 13, 1907, a total of 2,965 men had played major-league…
Jimmy Walsh
Playing with the Philadelphia Phillies from 1910 through 1913,…
Harry Moran
Harry Moran was born in Slater, West Virginia, on April 2, 1889.…
Mike Prendergast
Pitcher Mike Prendergast toiled over 600 innings in back-to-back…
Joe Tinker
Baseball’s Sad Lexicon
By Franklin Pierce Adams
These…
Al Shaw
Outfielder Al Shaw played from 1907 to 1909 with the St. Louis…
Dutch Zwilling
Player, coach, manager, scout – such was the lot of a baseball…
Benny Meyer
It was the sixth inning of a 1913 exhibition game between the…
Art Wilson
Art Wilson was predominantly a backup catcher throughout his…
Al Schulz
The career of Al Schulz might be summed up as “promise unfulfilled.”…
Tex McDonald
Charles C. Crabtree was born on January 31, 1888, in Farmersville,…
George Suggs
“A ballplayer making good in the big league, a handsome fellow…
Tex Wisterzil
How much is a ballplayer’s time worth? In 1912 Tex Wisterzil…