
Roberto Alomar
The son of a longtime major leaguer and the younger brother of…

Virgil Barnes
On October 10, 1924, Virgil “Zeke” Barnes stood on the mound…

Ken Boyer
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a pitcher, Ken Boyer became…

Sumpter Clarke
During his career sportswriters hinted that Sumpter Clarke had…

Tony Conigliaro
No matter how you measure it, Tony Conigliaro’s career got…

Bill Conway
Playing in just eight games as a catcher during two major league…

Joe Coscarart
The Coscarart brothers, Joe, Pete, and Steve, were the pride…

Joe Delahanty
On September 30, 1907, St. Louis Cardinals manager John McCloskey…

Bill Dickey
The young prospect was having a hard time adjusting to the backstop…

Mutz Ens
The lesser known of two professional baseball-playing brothers,…

Alex Gaston
Alex Gaston was noted as the poor-hitting catcher who broke up…

Jason Giambi
As a young player, Jason Giambi advertised his ideals on a T-shirt:…

Mario Guerrero
Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on September 28, 1949,…

Alex Hoyle
Alexander S. Hoyle Jr. was the youngest of nine brothers in a…

Tex Hoyle
Rolland Edison “Tex” Hoyle was the third youngest of nine…

Christy Mathewson
In the time when Giants walked the earth and roamed the Polo…

Diomedes Olivo
In Homer’s Iliad, Diomedes was one of the strongest Greek…

Chi-Chi Olivo
The Olivo brothers, Diómedes and Federico, had very similar…

Doc Parker
“Pretty as the first flush of a June morn and as shapely as…

Jeff Pfeffer
The rough and tumble world of early 20th century baseball demanded…

Pete Stanicek
A switch-hitter with speed and the patience to draw walks, Pete…

Ray Yochim
Many baseball players from the New Orleans area signed professional…

Dmitri Young
About one of every 200 high-school baseball players is drafted…