Katsy Keifer (Baseball-Reference.com)

Katsy Keifer

The Charleroi, Pennsylvania Cemetery isn’t easy to find. The…

Bob Lawrence

In his one and only year of professional baseball, Bob Lawrence…
Elvio Jiménez (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Elvio Jiménez

Which New York Yankees player had the highest batting average…
Joe Koukalik (COURTESY OF BILL LAMB)

Joe Koukalik

During a road trip late in the 1904 season, Brooklyn Superbas…

John Leovich

Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, John Leovich excelled…
Mel Kerr (COURTESY OF MEL ROSENBAUM)

Mel Kerr

Swift Canadian Mel Kerr made just one major-league appearance.…
Malachi Hogan

Malachi Hogan

It’s not unusual for a player who has a cup of coffee in the…
Art Jacobs (TRADING CARD DB)

Art Jacobs

When the Orioles “threatened in the eighth, [relief pitcher]…

Bob Hogan

Robert Edward (Bob) Hogan was a one-game major-leaguer in 1882.…

Al Huenke

You could think of Al Huenke as another Moonlight Graham. Archie…
Hanson Horsey (EASTERN SHORE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME)

Hanson Horsey

Hanson “Hans” Horsey had a whirlwind four-inning cup of coffee…

Ed Irwin

In mid-May 1912, management of the Detroit Tigers confronted…

Tommy Johns

At first blush, there isn’t much to say about Tommy Johns –…

Don Leshnock

Don Leshnock finished his big-league pitching career with the…

John LaRose

A Pawtucket native, left-hander Henry John LaRose was first called…

Billy Kinloch

Playing in the major leagues -- even for a single game -- has…

Jesse Hudson

Jesse James Hudson was a southpaw with an outlaw’s name and…

Earl Howard

The Great War (known today as World War I) in Europe affected…

Steve Kuczek

Stanislaw "Steve" Kuczek had a brief one-game major league career…

John Kull

This biography was published in One-Win Wonders (2024), edited…

Harley Hisner

When you only pitch a few innings in the big leagues, in a meaningless…

Mike Hopkins

In real estate the mantra is “Location, location, location.”…

Lefty Jamerson

Charles Jamerson came to the Boston Red Sox at the age of 24,…

Eddie Kolb

Eddie Kolb pitched a single major league game as a teenager under…