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Harry Bay
Once clocked on a stopwatch from plate to first in 3.5 seconds,…
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Nixey Callahan
Though known today as “Nixey” Callahan, the slim, 5-feet-10,…
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Ed Barrow
Most famous for his wildly successful tenure in the New York…
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Eddie Collins
An excellent place-hitter, slick fielder, and brainy baserunner,…
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Ray Chapman
Ray Chapman, star shortstop for nine seasons with the Cleveland…
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Nick Altrock
For three years at the turn of the last century Nick Altrock…
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Hal Chase
Hal Chase, whose big league career lasted from 1905 to 1919,…
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Jimmy Austin
One of the most energetic players of his era, Jimmy Austin was…
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John Anderson
Throughout his 14-year major league career, John Anderson became…
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Wid Conroy
An adept base stealer known for taking unusually large leads…
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Charles Comiskey
One of the most influential figures in the history of the sport,…
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Ray Caldwell
"Caldwell could be as great as Matty or Walter Johnson,
but…
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Ty Cobb
Perhaps the most competitive and complex personality ever to…
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Bill Bradley
From 1901 to 1904 Bill Bradley was arguably the best young player…
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Jesse Burkett
A crafty hitter and disputatious competitor, Jesse Burkett won…
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Bill Carrigan
An excellent defensive catcher who provided the Boston Red Sox…
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Ray Collins
Ray Collins might have been on his way to the Hall of Fame but…
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Home Run Baker
In an era characterized by urbanization and rapid industrial…
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Jimmy Barrett
Jimmy Barrett arrived in the majors with a brilliant one-month…
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Donie Bush
One of the greatest defensive shortstops of the Deadball Era,…
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Eddie Cicotte
Though he didn’t invent the pitch, Eddie “Knuckles” Cicotte…
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Jack Chesbro
Despite a sensational 1904 season in which he won 14 straight…
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Jack Barry
The least known member of the Athletics' famous $100,000 infield,…
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Charles Bender
American Indian. Innovator. Renaissance man. Charles Albert “Chief”…