Walter Appleton, circa 1915 (Courtesy of Bill Lamb)

Walter Appleton

As a minority-stake member of the Metropolitan Exhibition Company…
Billy Barnie (Trading Card DB)

Billy Barnie

Billy Barnie touched all aspects of baseball before his untimely…
SABR Digital Library: Dominicans in the Major Leagues

Bob Blewett

Around the turn of the 20th century, the emergence of strong…
Gus Abell (COURTESY OF BILL LAMB)

Gus Abell

During the first 25 years of the club’s existence, the public…
Joe Black (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Joe Black

Joe Black helped lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to the 1952 pennant,…

Tom Baird

Tom Baird was present at the beginning of the Negro National…

Bob Allen

Many baseball fans know about the 1894 Philadelphia Phillies…

Alfred Austrian

To certain chroniclers of the Black Sox Scandal, the actor most…

Phil Ball

St. Louis Browns owner Phil Ball, second from left, meets with…

Buzzie Bavasi

Buzzie Bavasi had a ball running a ball club. In 18 years directing…

Dick Armstrong

When considering the life of Dick Armstrong, most contemporaries…
JB Billings (BOSTON GLOBE)

James Billings

For nearly three decades from 1876 to 1904, J.B. Billings was…

Frank Bancroft

Best known today as the field manager of the Providence team…

Gene Autry

Gene Autry was the kind of man who paid the bills for old friends…

Nicholas Apollonio

As the fourth president of the Boston Base Ball Association,…

Bill Bartholomay

The man primarily responsible for bringing the Braves to Atlanta…

Otto Borchert

Otto Borchert is a legend in Milwaukee. He is remembered as the…

Ivers Adams

As the first president of the Boston Baseball Association in…

Ed Bolden

Before Ed Bolden began his career in baseball, he was a domestic…

Doc Adams

The history of baseball is a lie from beginning to end, from…

Sal Bando

Team captain Sal Bando was the glue that held the volatile Oakland…

Ed Barrow

Most famous for his wildly successful tenure in the New York…

Ruben Amaro Jr.

“I take a great deal of pride in my background and my heritage.”1 That…