Wally Roettger
After the first game of a doubleheader against the visiting Chicago…
Doc Scanlan
During the winter of 1911-1912, Dr. William D. Scanlan was…
Frank Scanlan
Tall left-hander Frank Scanlan was a top-flight prospect who…
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
On a warm September evening in 1995 at Baltimore’s Camden…
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…