
Hugh Alexander
Hugh “Red” Alexander was a promising 20-year-old, having…

Vince Belnome
Possibly the only “one-hit wonder” to belt a ground-rule…

Dan Ardell
For the Los Angeles Angels, 1961 was the first year in franchise…

Doug Clarey
In many ways Doug Clarey was an accidental major leaguer, someone…

Jeff Bittiger
Jeff Bittiger's professional baseball career spanned 23 seasons.…

Jeff Banister
“Probably my favorite part of the day is when I get up in the…

Tim Birtsas
Timothy Dean Birtsas, a pitcher whose only major-league hit was…

Craig Cacek
Craig Cacek (pronounced Cass-ek) played in seven games for the…

Jason Davis
Jason Davis, a 6-foot-6-inch right-handed fireballer, pitched…

Jim Derrington
Jim Derrington’s major-league career was brief, but historic.…

Ed Gerner
Here’s how the story goes: a young lefty pitcher in the 1910s…

Gustavo Chacin
Baseball fans have always sought to quantify every aspect of…

Matthew Brown
After two successful seasons at Triple A, Matt Brown was in his…

Webbo Clarke
A five-year veteran of the Negro Leagues, Ernesto Vibert Clarke…

Rod Dedeaux
When Rod Dedeaux hit an RBI single in his first major-league…

Cory Aldridge
Explorer Juan Ponce de León was way off. More than five centuries…

Fred Gladding
One of the most dependable relief pitchers for the Detroit Tigers…

Ken Crosby
Ken Crosby’s workday on a fine Southern California spring afternoon…

Alex George
Since World War I, six players have made their major-league debut…

Roy Gleason
While he made one hit in his only major-league at-bat in 1963,…

Carlos Casimiro
As of the end of the 2020 season, 789 players born in the Dominican…

Frank Boyd
A bellicose player whose large stature cast an imposing shadow,…

Keith Gordon
People from all walks of life play the great game of baseball.…

Ed Glenn
“These are the saddest of possible words: ‘Tinker to Evers…