Chuck Klein Position: RightfielderBats: Left • Throws: Right6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)Born: October 7, 1904 in Indianapolis, INDied: March 28, 1958 in Indianapolis, INBuried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Indianapolis, INHigh School: Southport HS (Indianapolis, IN)Debut: July 30, 1928 (5,891st in MLB history)vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: June 11, 1944 vs. NYG 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1980. (Voted by…
Ron Santo Position: Third BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)Born: February 25, 1940 in Seattle, WA usDied: December 2, 2010 in Scottsdale, AZBuried: CrematedHigh School: Franklin HS (Seattle, WA)Debut: June 26, 1960 (11,746th in major league history)vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: September 29, 1974vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2012. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee)View Ron Santo’s Page at the…
Cal Ripken Jr. Positions: Shortstop and Third BasemanBats: Right • Throws: Right6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)Born: August 24, 1960 in Havre de Grace, MDDraft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2nd round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD).High School: Aberdeen HS (Aberdeen, MD)Debut: August 10, 1981 ( 12,078th in MLB history)vs. KCR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game:…
One of the National League’s most productive hitters and arguably its top third baseman since first becoming the New York Mets’ starter at the hot corner midway through the 2004 campaign, David Wright appears to be well on his way to eventually establishing himself as the finest position player in team history. While Keith Hernandez,…
Bob Feller Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)Born: November 3, 1918 in Van Meter, IADied: December 15, 2010 in Cleveland, OHBuried: Gates Mills – North Cemetery, Gates Mills, OHHigh School: Van Meter HS (Van Meter, IA)Debut: July 19, 1936 (8,035th in major league history)vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ERLast Game: September 30, 1956 vs. DET 9.0 IP, 14 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 8 ER,…
While fans have long marveled at the “iron man” feats of players like Lou Gehrig and Cal Ripken Jr., umpire Bill McGowan personified longevity behind home plate, calling balls and strikes in 2,541 consecutive games during a streak that lasted 16 years. In his nearly 30-year career as a major-league umpire, McGowan would oversee the…
John Alexander McPhee was born on November 1, 1859 in Massena, New York. His father, John, was a Scotchman who earned his living as a saddlemaker. The boy was soon given the nickname “Bid.” When he was seven, the family moved to Aledo, Illinois, and then to nearby Keithsburg, a small town on the banks…
Referred to by some baseball historians as “the Babe Ruth of his era,” Big Dan Brouthers is recognized as the first great slugger in baseball history. Perhaps the finest all-around hitter of the 19th century, Brouthers led his league in virtually every major offensive statistical category at some point during his Hall of…
Reggie Jackson Position: RightfielderBats: Left • Throws: Left6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)Born: May 18, 1946 in Abington, PADraft: Drafted by the Kansas City Athletics in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).High School: Cheltenham HS (Cheltenham, PA)School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)Debut: June 9, 1967 (10,199th in MLB history)vs. CLE 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: October 4,…
Satchel Paige Position: PitcherBats: Right • Throws: Right6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)Born: July 7, 1906 in Mobile, ALDied: June 8, 1982 in Kansas City, MOBuried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MODebut: 1927 (6,458th in major league history)AL/NL Debut: July 9, 1948vs. SLB 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ERLast Game: September 25, 1965vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ERHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1971. (Voted by Negro League…