Jim Boyer
Jim Boyer was born and raised in Maryland. He died in Maryland…
Joe Cantillon
A good-field, no-hit middle infielder as a player, Joe Cantillon…
Charlie Abbey
In all of Major League Baseball history, 119 players originated…
Kid Carsey
Pitcher Wilfred “Kid” Carsey achieved an 81-59 record for…
William Becannon
Best known as an umpire in the American Association in 1883,…
Joe Battin
Joe Battin, a 19th-century infielder, manager and umpire, was…
Foghorn Bradley
Foghorn Bradley1 joined the Boston Red Stockings near the end…
George Bausewine
While professional baseball played a prominent role in the life…
Charlie Berry
Charles Francis “Charlie” Berry had one of the most extraordinary…
Bill Brennan
“Big Bill” Brennan was a large man, weighing 235 pounds and…
Amanda Clement
“Can you suggest a single reason why all the baseball umpires…
Bill Baker
Bill Baker immersed himself in baseball as a player, coach, umpire,…
Ken Burkhart
Having lost no fewer than nine pitchers to the armed forces during…
Mike Briscese
Mike Briscese was a minor league umpire who had his chance in…
Tommy Connolly
One of the important currents in the history of early 20th-century…
Nestor Chylak
“Considered by many to be the nonpareil umpire of the Post-War…
Jake Beckley
When Jake Beckley gained election to the National Baseball Hall…
Ted Barrett
During an interview with Ted Barrett and his crew during their…
Kitty Bransfield
A smooth-fielding, hard-hitting first baseman, Kitty Bransfield…
Al Barlick
Al Barlick rose from a Midwestern coal-mining family to a long…
Dick Culler
He is Dick Culler in the baseball encyclopedias, but at home…
Joe Brinkman
A major-league umpire for 35 seasons, Joseph Norbert Brinkman…
Emmett Ashford
He spent 20 years as a professional umpire, baseball's loneliest…
Jocko Conlan
Jocko Conlan always wanted to be a ballplayer. He never dreamed…