Wally Roettger (Trading Card DB)

Wally Roettger

After the first game of a doubleheader against the visiting Chicago…
Doc Scanlan (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Doc Scanlan

During the winter of 1911-1912, Dr. William D. Scanlan was…
Frank Scanlan (BASEBALL-REFERENCE.COM)

Frank Scanlan

Tall left-hander Frank Scanlan was a top-flight prospect who…
Dave Robinson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Dave Robinson

Dave Robinson was the first player signed by the San Diego Padres…

Bruce Robinson

As he walked to elementary school in La Jolla, California,…

Bob Sadowski

On a comfortable 72-degree evening on July 17, 1965, at Milwaukee’s…

Vicente Romo

Pitcher Vicente Romo won well over 400 games as a professional…

Norm Sherry

Right-handed reliever Larry Sherry captured the 1959 World Series…

Bobby Robinson

Norman “Bobby” Robinson was the starting center fielder on…

Frank Robison

After achieving status as a prominent builder of street railways,…

Stanley Robison

Cultivating a genuine love for baseball while growing up in Dubuque,…

Bill Ripken

Infielder Bill Ripken attacked the game of baseball with reckless…

Enrique Romo

Pitching isn’t just about throwing hard. It’s about contrast…

Johnny Riddle

Catcher Johnny Riddle had one of the more unusual careers in…

Allen Russell

One of the tenets of the Puritan work ethic was that a man finished…

Joe Sewell

Opportunity from horrifying tragedy: That was what the death…

Larry Sherry

Larry Sherry began life with two strikes against him: He was…
Cal Ripken (NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME LIBRARY)

Cal Ripken

On a warm September evening in 1995 at Baltimore’s Camden…
Joe Shannon

Joe Shannon

When they joined the Boston Braves in late June of 1915, teenage…

Lefty Russell

Clarence "Lefty" Russell was the most sought-after pitcher in…

Elmer Riddle

Right-handed pitcher Elmer Riddle was from a mill town in Georgia,…

Luke Sewell

The 1933 season was in only its third week when the Washington…

Dave Sax

“Baseball’s clichés remain largely unchanged through the…

Steve Sax

Sometimes it is by chance. Sometimes it is inevitable. But each…