Lou Piniella

Lou Piniella was a key member of the expansion franchise Kansas…

Hoyt Wilhelm

During the first half of Hoyt Wilhelm's major-league career,…

Marty Pattin

“Being the best is great, it means you're number one. But being…

Pete Vuckovich

Pete Vuckovich was a menacing figure. He was big: 6-feet-4 and…

Dan Meyer

Life isn’t always a fastball down the middle. Sometimes it…

Bill Singer

Late in his major-league career, Bill Singer pitched a complete-game…

Jeff Suppan

During the first seven seasons of the 2000s, no team in the National…

Ernie Whitt

On November 25, 2017, thousands of Canadians turned to the streets…

Tom Sturdivant

Right-hander Tom Sturdivant pitched 10 years in the major leagues,…

Ellie Rodriguez

Ellie Rodriguez loved to catch. The catching position put him…

Bob Oliver

Robert Lee “Bob” Oliver played baseball with the Kansas City…

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…

Dennis Springer

Over the course of roughly two decades, Dennis Springer’s baseball…

Jerry Morales

“WHO’S Jerry Morales?”   This question began…

Dmitri Young

About one of every 200 high-school baseball players is drafted…

Bobby Shantz

Almost every scout considered him too short (5-feet-6½) to be…

Carl Morton

The rookie Carl Morton was tapped by manager Gene Mauch to start…