
Max Lanier
A hard-throwing southpaw and two-time All-Star, Max Lanier won…

Dave Frishberg
A jazz pianist and songwriter who is known to kids for his contributions…

Johnny Gee
John A. (Johnny) Gee, Jr. drew national attention in August 1939…

Phil Cavarretta
In 1934, at the height of the Great Depression, 17-year-old Phil…

Harry Brecheen
Harry David Brecheen (pronounced Bruh-KEEN) was born on October…

Eddie Basinski
Eddie Basinski always conceded that he never looked much like…

Danny Gardella
Today's multimillionaire players probably don’t know Danny…

Thornton Lee
When the Chicago White Sox acquired him before the 1937 season,…

Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella was the sixth acknowledged black player to appear…

Augie Bergamo
When big-league players heeded the call of duty during World…

Ferris Fain
When asked to make a list of the best hitters of the late 1940s…

Eddie Joost
One thing about Eddie Joost — he learned how to work a walk.…

Johnny Kucks
Everyone has his baseball dream when growing up, but few get…

John Antonelli
John Lawrence Antonelli, Jr.1 was a Memphis native who carved…

Frankie Gustine
“Baseball had always been in my blood,” said versatile infielder…

Stan Hack
There are fewer third basemen in the Hall of Fame than players…

Bobby Estalella
Estalella was a pudgy, happy-go-lucky sort of a guy who struck…

Frankie Crosetti
In 37 seasons as an infielder and third-base coach for the Yankees,…

Sig Jakucki
Big right-hander Sig Jakucki was once described as having a "$100,000…

Frenchy Bordagaray
“He’s either the poorest great third baseman or the greatest…

Lou Boudreau
In 1942, the Cleveland Indians chose their slow-footed, hard-hitting,…

Whitey Kurowski
When Whitey Kurowski was 7 years old in Reading, Pennsylvania,…

Ernie Lombardi
It is one of those records that may never be equaled, much less…

Augie Galan
Donning the uniforms of the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers…