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Lou Piniella
Lou Piniella was a key member of the expansion franchise Kansas…
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Hoyt Wilhelm
During the first half of Hoyt Wilhelm's major-league career,…
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Marty Pattin
“Being the best is great, it means you're number one. But being…
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Pete Vuckovich
Pete Vuckovich was a menacing figure. He was big: 6-feet-4 and…
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Dan Meyer
Life isn’t always a fastball down the middle. Sometimes it…
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Bill Singer
Late in his major-league career, Bill Singer pitched a complete-game…
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Jeff Suppan
During the first seven seasons of the 2000s, no team in the National…
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Ernie Whitt
On November 25, 2017, thousands of Canadians turned to the streets…
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Tom Sturdivant
Right-hander Tom Sturdivant pitched 10 years in the major leagues,…
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Ellie Rodriguez
Ellie Rodriguez loved to catch. The catching position put him…
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Bob Oliver
Robert Lee “Bob” Oliver played baseball with the Kansas City…
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Maury Wills
Harsh sunshine beat down on the Los Angeles Coliseum floor.…
Damian Miller
In 2002, in his sixth major-league season and 12th season of…
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Dennis Springer
Over the course of roughly two decades, Dennis Springer’s baseball…
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Jerry Morales
“WHO’S Jerry Morales?” This question began…
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Dmitri Young
About one of every 200 high-school baseball players is drafted…
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Bobby Shantz
Almost every scout considered him too short (5-feet-6½) to be…
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Carl Morton
The rookie Carl Morton was tapped by manager Gene Mauch to start…