Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Ted ‘Double Duty’ Radcliffe

“‘Double Duty’ Radcliffe—he was a good one. Pitched and…
Harley "Doc" Parker (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS)

Doc Parker

“Pretty as the first flush of a June morn and as shapely as…
Dave Ricketts (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Dave Ricketts

Dave Ricketts was a bespectacled catcher who looked as much like…
Dick Ricketts (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

Dick Ricketts

Decades before Michael Jordan stepped away from the National…

Jack Onslow

Over a 50-year career in baseball, a man is likely to pick up…

Eddie Onslow

Eddie Onslow could be described as a major-league baseball player,…

Jack Ogden

John Mahlon “Jack” Ogden played in the major leagues for…

Curly Ogden

Warren Harvey “Curly” Ogden became part of World Series lore…

Big Jeff Pfeffer

The baseball fortunes of hard-throwing right-hander Frank Pfeffer…
Willie Pope (SEAMHEADS.COM)

Willie Pope

On September 19, 1988, the Pittsburgh Pirates paid tribute to…

Chi-Chi Olivo

The Olivo brothers, Diómedes and Federico, had very similar…
Gaylord Perry with the San Francisco Giants (SABR-Rucker Archive)

Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry, one of the premier pitchers of his generation,…

Jim Perry

New York fans had to be pleased at the scene that was unfolding…

Israel Pike

Who was Israel Pike? He was the younger brother of Lipman Pike,…

Johnny Riddle

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

Jiggs Parrott

Walter Edward Parrott, known to all as "Jiggs," starred for several…

Spike Owen

The list of major-league record-holders contains names familiar…

Diomedes Olivo

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

John O’Rourke

Although obscured by the exploits of his Hall of Fame brother…

Lip Pike

Born May 25, 1845, Lipman Emanuel Pike was the first great Jewish…

Tony Peña

In Tribe folklore, Tony Peña will always bring back moments…

Tom Parrott

"Tacky" Tom Parrott enjoyed a long and colorful career in professional…

Elmer Riddle

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

Jeff Pfeffer

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