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George Metkovich
America as a land of immigrants sometimes produces unexpected…
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Edgar “Blue” Washington
The mere mention of Edgar “Blue” Washington evokes thought…
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John McGraw
John McGraw was perhaps the National League's most influential…
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Pete Vuckovich
Pete Vuckovich was a menacing figure. He was big: 6-feet-4 and…
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Christy Mathewson
In the time when Giants walked the earth and roamed the Polo…
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Bob Uecker
When Bob Uecker was sent down to the minor leagues in 1961 after…
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Tony Tarasco
“In right field, Tarasco going back to the track, to the wall…
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Leon Wagner
Maybe it was Leon Wagner’s bad luck to have been born too…
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Billy Loes
In a widely circulated national profile of the Brooklyn Dodgers’…
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Don Newcombe
“What I have done after my baseball career and being able to…
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Rube Waddell
He entered this world on Friday the 13th and exited on April…
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Monty Stratton
In the late 1930s, Monty Stratton of the Chicago White Sox was…
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Babe Ruth
During his five full seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Babe Ruth…
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Bret Saberhagen
“Times of adversity make you stronger. And sometimes those…
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Lou Stringer
A ballplayer turned Hollywood actor and a car dealer who once…
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Art Passarella
Across the decades, baseball players from the celebrated to the…
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Sammy Sosa
Who is the real Sammy Sosa? Is he the charismatic slugger whose…
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Beans Reardon
“When Mr. Reardon speaks you are under the impression that…
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Ziggy Sears
John William “Ziggy” Sears was a minor-league outfielder…
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Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe was the greatest all-around athlete of the Deadball…
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Jerry Priddy
Jerry Priddy’s life went from pinstripes to prison stripes.
When…
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Ernie Orsatti
Few people have the talent and good fortune to have successful…
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Bernie Williams
Center field at Yankee Stadium is hallowed ground. Once upon…
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Todd Zeile
In a 16-year career marked by steady production, Todd Zeile…