
Emmett Ashford
He spent 20 years as a professional umpire, baseball's loneliest…

Bill Baker
Bill Baker immersed himself in baseball as a player, coach, umpire,…

Al Barlick
Al Barlick rose from a Midwestern coal-mining family to a long…

Ted Barrett
During an interview with Ted Barrett and his crew during their…

Joe Battin
Joe Battin, a 19th-century infielder, manager and umpire, was…

George Bausewine
While professional baseball played a prominent role in the life…

William Becannon
Best known as an umpire in the American Association in 1883,…

Jake Beckley
When Jake Beckley gained election to the National Baseball Hall…

Charlie Berry
Charles Francis “Charlie” Berry had one of the most extraordinary…

Foghorn Bradley
Foghorn Bradley1 joined the Boston Red Stockings near the end…

Kitty Bransfield
A smooth-fielding, hard-hitting first baseman, Kitty Bransfield…

Bill Brennan
“Big Bill” Brennan was a large man, weighing 235 pounds and…

Joe Brinkman
A major-league umpire for 35 seasons, Joseph Norbert Brinkman…

Mike Briscese
Mike Briscese was a minor league umpire who had his chance in…

Ken Burkhart
Having lost no fewer than nine pitchers to the armed forces during…

Nestor Chylak
“Considered by many to be the nonpareil umpire of the Post-War…

Amanda Clement
“Can you suggest a single reason why all the baseball umpires…

Jocko Conlan
Jocko Conlan always wanted to be a ballplayer. He never dreamed…

Tommy Connolly
One of the important currents in the history of early 20th-century…

Dick Culler
He is Dick Culler in the baseball encyclopedias, but at home…

Bill Dinneen
Before Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson were hurling October masterpieces,…

Pat Donahue
The Cleveland Indians paid Pat Donahue $200 for a tip that led…

Augie Donatelli
During 24 years in the National League, August John Donatelli…

Bob Emslie
Forced to wear a hairpiece because he suffered from premature…