Overview :Professional baseball took root in America in the 1860s during the same years that the sons of the first wave of Irish famine refugees began... Read More
Overview :One of the most popular players in Cincinnati Reds history, Ernie "Schnozz" Lombardi played 1931-1947 as an eight-time All-Star catcher. A b... Read More
Overview :Louis Sockalexis, a Penobscot Indian from Maine, was one of the greatest college baseball stars of the 1890s. Following his days playing for... Read More
Overview :"Shoeless" Joe Jackson was one of baseball's greatest hitters and most colorful players. Born Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson on July 16, 1... Read More
Overview :Cap Anson's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame sums up his career with admirable simplicity: "The greatest hitter and greatest National Lea... Read More
Overview :An irony of enshrinement at the baseball Hall of Fame is that it's no guarantee of lasting name recognition. The sport's history stretches t... Read More
Overview :An irony of enshrinement at the baseball Hall of Fame is that it's no guarantee of lasting name recognition. The sport's history stretches t... Read More
Overview :In an era of rowdy teams, the Cleveland Spiders (1887-1899) were baseball's rowdiest. Managed by Oliver "Patsy" Tebeau, a quick-tempered inf... Read More
Overview :Almost from professional baseball's birth more than 130 years ago, the batting championship has been one of the sport's most highly coveted ... Read More