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