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Dick Whitman’s life was described by his brother-in-law Bob Read as “the kind of story that maybe America was built on.”1 A member of “The Greatest Generation” that survived the Great Depression and fought totalitarianism in World War II, he forged a professional baseball career that began in 1942 and ended in 1957. While the […]

Bill White spent 51 years in a game he didn’t love. The eight-time All-Star became the first Black play-by-play broadcaster for a major-league team and the first Black president of a major sports league. He railed against racism in baseball, though he acknowledged that, even as National League president, he couldn’t do much about it. […]

Mark Clear was a hard-throwing righty pitcher who was released by the Phillies after one year in the minors but became a durable two-time All-Star after converting to a reliever. He played from 1979 through 1990 for the Angels, Red Sox, and Brewers. The 6-foot-4 inch, 200-pound hurler, earned nicknames “The Elongated Man” and “Horse,” […]

Right-hander Bud Tinning emerged as an effective reliever and spot starter in the last two months of his rookie season with the Chicago Cubs in 1932 as the North Siders captured their second pennant in four years. He won 13 games and led the NL with a .684 winning percentage the next season but battled […]

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter smiles at fans during a rehab stint with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on July 7, 2013. (COURTESY OF ADAM MARCO / SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS)   The highlights of Derek Jeter’s Hall of Fame career with the New York Yankees are well-chronicled. Less renowned are the thrills he provided to minor-league fans […]