Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson became the first African-American professional baseball player of the modern era in 1947. While not the first African American professional baseball player in history, his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended approximately eighty years of baseball segregation, also known as the baseball color line. The Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Robinson in 1962 and he was a member of six World Series teams.

Denton True "Cy" Young was an American baseball player who pitched for five different major league teams from 1890 to 1911. He established numerous professional pitching records during his 22-year career in the majors, some of which have stood for a century. Young retired with 511 career wins, the most in MLB history and 94 more wins than Walter Johnson, who is second on the list. In honor of Young's contributions to Major League Baseball, MLB created the Cy Young Award, …

Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra (born May 12, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former catcher and manager in Major League baseball. He played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. He was one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times, and one of only six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World Series.

Dale Petroskey is the President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. He became Hall President in 1999. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1978, and worked in the White House from 1985-1987 under then-United States President Ronald Reagan. In April 2003, one month after the start of the Iraq War, …

Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (February 24, 1874 - December 6, 1955), nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman", was an American baseball player who played during the 1890s until the 1910s. In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Wagner as one of the first five members. Although Ty Cobb is frequently cited as the greatest player of the dead-ball era, some contemporaries regarded Wagner as the better all-around player, …

The first Washington Nationals baseball team to be a member of the National League existed from 1886 to 1889. During their four-year tenure they had six different managers and compiled a record of 163-337, a poor winning percentage of .326. Home games were played at Swampoodle Grounds. This team was also sometimes referred to as the Washington Statemen. Their most notable player was catcher Connie Mack, …

Koufax attended Brooklyn's Lafayette High School. While there, he was better known for basketball and than for baseball. When he started high school, school sports were not available because the New York school teachers were refusing to supervise extracurricular activities without monetary compensation. As an alternative to school sports, Koufax started playing basketball for a local Jewish Community Center team.

Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former American professional baseball player. He played his entire career for the Philadelphia Phillies, and is regarded as one of the greatest third basemen in the history of baseball. In 1995, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg, nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank," was an American baseball player whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned the the 1930s and 1940s. Though Greenberg's MLB career lasted from 1930 until 1947, he only appeared in a game in 13 of those seasons. A first baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg was one of the premier power hitters of his generation.

Gary Edmund Carter (born April 8, 1954), nicknamed "Kid", is a former Major League Baseball Hall Of Fame catcher from 1974-1992. Carter played with the Montreal Expos, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He is regarded as one of the top hitting catchers in baseball history directly after the great catcher from the Boisbriand's Racoons Paul Le Cavalier, also known as "le cheval" During his career, …

James Emory Foxx (October 22 1907 - July 21 1967) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who was one of the greatest right-handed power hitters to ever play the sport. Foxx was the second major league player to hit 500 career home runs, and at age 32 years, 336 days, is still the youngest ever to reach that mark. Although Foxx's name appears both as Jimmy Foxx and Jimmie Foxx in newspaper accounts, box scores, …

Rickey Henley Henderson (born December 25, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who is baseball's all-time leader in stolen bases and runs scored. In a 25-year career with nine clubs, Henderson's high on-base percentage, power, runs scored, and stolen base totals made him the premier leadoff hitter of his era; many consider him the best ever. At the time of his last game in 2003, …

Louis Boudreau (July 17, 1917 - August 10, 2001) was an American Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player, and the American League MVP Award winner in 1948. He won the 1944 AL batting title (.327), and led the league in doubles in 1941, 1944, and 1947. He led AL shortstops in fielding 8 times. He won the American League MVP Award award in 1948.

William Henry Wright (January 10, 1835 - October 3, 1895) was an English-born American professional baseball player, manager, and developer. He assembled, managed, and played center field for baseball's first fully professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings. There he is credited with introduction of backing up plays in the outfield and shifting defensive alignments based on hitters' tendencies. He is in the Baseball Hall of Fame classified as a manager, …

Kenneth Scott Rogers also known as "The Gambler" (born November 10, 1964 in Savannah, Georgia) is a left-handed American Major League Baseball pitcher who has played for six Major League Baseball teams since his rookie year in 1989. Previously lauded only for his fielding and perfect game, he is currently the possessor of 23 consecutive shutout innings in postseason baseball. His career 210-139 win-loss record gives him a .602 winning percentage.

Fred Clifford Clarke (October 3, 1872 - August 14, 1960) was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player from 1894 to 1915 and manager from 1897 to 1915. Clarke played for and managed both the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a left fielder and left-handed batter. Of the nine pennants in Pittsburgh franchise history, Clarke was the player-manager for four of them. He and fellow Hall of Famers, Honus Wagner and Vic Willis, …

Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (December 26, 1837 - November 6, 1922) was an American politician as well as business and sports executive. Bulkeley, a Republican, served as governor of Connecticut and a United States Senator and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the first president of the National League.

Steve Chilcott, a catcher from Antelope Valley High School in Lancaster, California, was drafted by the New York Mets as the first overall pick in the 1966 Major League Baseball draft, ahead of Arizona State outfielder Reggie Jackson. Chilcott played six seasons in the minor leagues before suffering career-ending injuries. Through 2005, Chilcott and Brien Taylor are the only number-one picks in the baseball draft to retire without ever reaching the major leagues.

Robert Hayes Veach (June 29, 1888 - August 7, 1945) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons for the Detroit Tigers (1912-23), Boston Red Sox (1924-25), New York Yankees (1925) and Washington Senators (1925).

Hal Lebovitz (September 11, 1916 - October 18, 2005) was a longtime sportswriter and award-winning columnist. He was a fixture on Cleveland's sports scene for more than six decades. In 2000, he was inducted into the writer's wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Born in Cleveland, he graduated from Glenville High School in 1934 and went on to Western Reserve University where he received a degree in Chemistry. He had always wanted to be a journalist, …

Barry Stephen Lyons (born June 3, 1960) was a right-handed hitting catcher in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1991 as well as 1995. He spent most of his playing career with the New York Mets and mostly as the backup catcher to Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter.

Evan Tracy Stallard (born August 31 1937) in Coeburn, VA, was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1960-1966. He played with the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. Stallard is best remembered for giving up New York Yankees slugger Roger Maris' 61st home run in 1961. Maris was 1-for-7 against Stallard for his career. Some Hall of Fame players had a tough time solving Stallard. Willie Mays was a career .200 hitter off Tracy (6-for-30), …

Sidney "Arthur" Rosenberg (born c. 1967 in Brooklyn, New York) is a controversial American radio personality who currently works for WAXY "790 The Ticket" in Miami, where he hosts his own Mid-Morning show. He originally was paired with O.J. McDuffie, formerly a wide receiver with the Miami Dolphins; McDuffie resigned his position with the station in the summer of 2006. Rosenberg's self-given middle name is a reference to former baseball player Dave Kingman.

William Oliver O'Dell (born February 10, 1932 in Whitmire, South Carolina), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1954 and 1956-1967. He was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1954, and was a Bonus Baby. O'Dell was All-Star representative for the American League in 1958 and 1959, and in 1959 had the highest strikeout to walk ratio in all of MLB with 2.69. On May 19, 1959, …

Tommy Harper (born October 14, 1940, in Oak Grove, Louisiana) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Cincinnati Reds (1962-67), Cleveland Indians (1968), Seattle Pilots (1969), Milwaukee Brewers (1970-71), Boston Red Sox (1972-74), California Angels (1975), Oakland Athletics (1975), and Baltimore Orioles (1976). He batted and threw right-handed. Harper was the first player to come to bat in Seattle Pilots history.

Charles Chauncy (November 5, 1592 - February 19, 1672) was an Anglo-American clergyman and educator. He was born at Yardleybury (Ardeley), Hertfordshire, England and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he later was a lecturer in Greek. After serving as a pastor in England at Marston St. Lawrence, Northamptonshire (1633-37), he emigrated to America in 1638. He preached at Plymouth until 1641, then at Scituate where, …

Edgard Clemente (born December 15, 1975, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He is the nephew of Hall of Fame baseball legend Roberto Clemente. Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 10th round of the 1993 MLB amateur draft, Clemente would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Colorado Rockies on September 10, 1998, and appear in his final game on July 31, 2000.

Floyd Everett Youmans (born May 11 1964 in Tampa, Florida) was a baseball pitcher who pitched in the major leagues from 1985 to 1989 for the Montreal Expos and Philadelphia Phillies. Youmans, a childhood friend and high school teammate of former New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden, was drafted by the Mets in the second round of the June 1982 draft, one round after the club selected Gooden.

Kerwin Joseph Danley (born May 25 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League (NL) from 1992 to 1999 and throughout both leagues since 2000. Danley has worked the American League Division Series four times (2000, 2001, 2004, and 2006). He also officiated in the 2007 All-Star Game in San Francisco, California. Danley was a 1983 First-Team All-American baseball player at San Diego State University, …

Ernie Harwell was born January 25, 1918 in Washington, Georgia. He graduated from Emory University and from there he began his career working as a copy editor and sportswriter for the Atlanta Constitution. Ernie Harwell also was a regional correspondent for one of the top sports publications, The Sporting News. Ernie Harwell got his first announcing gig for the Atlanta Crackers, which was a minor league baseball team based in Atlanta, Georgia between 1901 and 1965.

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