- Barry Bonds
Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 in Riverside, California) is a Major League Baseball player with the San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former Major League All-Star Bobby Bonds, cousin of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, and the godson of Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Bonds holds the single season major league records for home runs (73), on base percentage (.609), slugging percentage (.863), and walks (232). - Babe Ruth
George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 - August 16, 1948), also known as "Babe", "The Great Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat", and "The Colossus of Clout", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914-1935. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest baseball players in history. Many polls place him as the number one player of all time. - Jason Giambi
Jason Gilbert Giambi (born January 8, 1971) is a Major League Baseball Player and designated hitter for the New York Yankees. He was the American League MVP in 2000 with the Oakland Athletics, and is a 5-time All-Star who has led the American League in walks 4 times, in on base percentage 3 times, in doubles and in slugging percentage once each, and won the Silver Slugger award twice. He attended Long Beach State. - Lou Gehrig
Henry Louis ("Lou") Gehrig, born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American baseball player in the first half of the twentieth century. He set several Major League and American League records and was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball Writers' Association. His record for most career grand slam home runs (23) still stands today. - Matt Holliday
Matthew Thomas Holliday was born January 15, 1980 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He is a baseball player for the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies drafted Holliday in the 7th round of the 1998 draft and he made his major league debut in 2004 as one of the top rookies in the National League. An outfielder, Holliday hit .290 with 14 home runs and 57 RBIs. He would finish fifth in the voting for the 2004 Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award in the National League. - Joe Dimaggio
Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, Jr. (November 25, 1914 - March 8, 1999) in Martinez, California, and moved to San Francisco at one year old. He was nicknamed Joltin' Joe and The Yankee Clipper, was a Major League Baseball center fielder who played his entire MLB career (1936-1951) for the New York Yankees. He was the brother of Vince DiMaggio and Dom DiMaggio. - Aaron Rowand
Aaron Rowand (born August 29, 1977 in Portland, Oregon) is a center fielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies after spending several years with the Chicago White Sox. The Phillies and Rowand avoided an arbitration hearing and came to terms on a contract for 2007. Rowand will receive a $4.35 million base salary and could earn bonuses based on performance. Glendora, California High School graduate, 1995. - Xavier Nady
Xavier Clifford Nady (born November 14, 1978 in Salinas, California) is a Major League Baseball first baseman/right fielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The St. Louis Cardinals originally drafted Nady in the 4th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft (134th overall) after he was named Northern California Player of the Year in his senior year of high school but he did not sign professionally at that time. - Edgar Martinez
Edgar Martinez (born January 2, 1963 in New York, New York, but raised in the Maguayo neighborhood of Dorado, Puerto Rico) was a longtime Major League Baseball player who retired at the end of the 2004 season. He is unique in that he spent his entire major-league career with the Seattle Mariners, in the American League West division. Martinez is considered by some to be the greatest designated hitter (DH) in history. Edgar Martinez, Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, … - Ryan Church
Ryan Matthew Church (born October 14 1978 in Santa Barbara, California) is an outfielder in North American Major League Baseball. He currently plays for the Washington Nationals, formerly the Montreal Expos. Church made his major league debut for the Expos in August 2004, struggling in the 30 games he played in the last two months of the season. He ended the season with a .187 batting average. After struggling in the first month of the 2005 season, he began to play well, … - Nate McLouth
Nathan Richard McLouth (Born October 28, 1981 in Muskegon, MI) is a Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Primarily a center fielder, McLouth bats from the left side and throws from the right. He is 5' 11" tall and weighs 185 pounds. His last name is commonly mispronounced; the correct pronunciation rhymes with the word "mouth", rather than the word "couth". - Brian Anderson
Brian Nikola Anderson (born March 11, 1982 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American baseball player with the Charlotte Knights of the AAA International League. The Charlotte Knights are a minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox; Brian is also a part of their 40-man roster. Brian is a graduate of the University of Arizona and Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley, Arizona, a suburb of Tucson. - Mark Ellis
Mark William Ellis (born June 6, 1977 in Rapid City, South Dakota) is a second baseman for Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics. Ellis attended the University of Florida and was a ninth-round selection by the Kansas City Royals in the 1999 amateur draft. He was acquired by the A's along with outfielder Johnny Damon and pitcher Cory Lidle in a three-team trade with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Ben Grieve, shortstop Angel Berroa, … - Ty Wigginton
Ty Allen Wigginton (born October 11, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an infielder in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He has most recently played as a first baseman and second baseman, but has also been played as a third baseman and outfielder during his career. He bats and throws right-handed. Wigginton attended Chula Vista High School in Chula Vista, California and was a letterman in football and baseball. - Rondell White
Rondell Bernard White (born February 23, 1972 in Milledgeville, Georgia) is an outfielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball and currently is on the Minnesota Twins. His career batting average is .286 and his career slugging percentage is .465. - Chad Tracy
Chad Austin Tracy (born May 22, 1980 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who plays with the Arizona Diamondbacks.Tracy also commonly known as "Opposite Field Tracy" bats left handed and throws right handed. Tracy compiled a .339 batting average during his career at East Carolina University strictly hitting the ball to the opposite field hence the nickname. - Mike Lieberthal
Mike Lieberthal, born Michael Scott Lieberthal (January 18, 1972, in Glendale, California), is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He bats and throws right-handed. Lieberthal has a .313 batting average, a .385 on base percentage, and .515 slugging percentage lifetime against lefties, through 2006. - Scott Schoeneweis
Scott David Schoeneweis [SHOW-en-WEISS] (born October 2, 1973, in Long Branch, New Jersey) is an American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He plays for the New York Mets. In the four seasons from 2003-06, Schoeneweis allowed only one home run to a lefthanded batter. Lefthanded hitters batted .209, with a .264 slugging percentage and .293 on base percentage, in 227 plate appearances against him in 2005-06. - Billy Williams
Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is an American former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. A highly competitive player on talented Chicago Cubs teams that never reached the post-season, he finally realized his dream of playing in the post-season late in his career with the Oakland Athletics. Like his teammates Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, and Ron Santo, he never played in a World Series. - Travis Fryman
David Travis Fryman (born March 25 1969 in Lexington, Kentucky) is a former third baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1990 through 2002, Fryman played for the Detroit Tigers (1990-97) and Cleveland Indians (1998-2002). He batted and threw right-handed. Fryman was the starting third basemen for Detroit before joining the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks via trade following the 1997 baseball season. Two weeks later, he was then traded again, … - Reggie Abercrombie
Reginald Demascus Abercrombie(The Beast) was born on July 15, 1980 in Columbus, Georgia. He currently plays for the Florida Marlins as an outfielder, primarily as their starting center fielder. He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 23rd round of the June 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose to attend Lake City Community College in Florida during the 1999-2000 school year. - Sam Crawford
Samuel Earl Crawford (April 18 1880 - June 15 1968), nicknamed "Wahoo Sam", was a Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw left-handed, standing 6'0" tall and weighing 190 pounds. He was one of the greatest sluggers of the deadball era and still holds the Major League records for triples in a career (309) and for inside-the-park home runs in a season (12) and a career (51). - John Grabow
John William Grabow is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was born on November 4, 1978, in Arcadia, California. Through 2006, he has held opposing batters to a .229 batting average and a .289 slugging percentage when there were runners in scoring position. - Ron Cey
Ronald Charles (Ron) Cey (born February 15, 1948 in Tacoma, Washington, a graduate of Mount Tahoma High School) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1971-82), Chicago Cubs (1983-86) and Oakland Athletics (1987). Cey batted and threw right-handed. A popular player, he was nicknamed "The Penguin" for his slow waddling running gait by his then-minor league manager Tommy Lasorda. - Harry Heilmann
Harry Edwin Heilmann, nicknamed “Slug,” was a Major League Baseball player who played 17 season with the Detroit Tigers (1914, 1916-1929) and Cincinnati Reds (1930, 1932). Heilmann was a line-driver hitter who won four American League batting crowns in 1921, 1923, 1925, and 1927. He and Ted Williams are the last two American League players to hit .400, Heilmann having accomplished the feat in 1923 with a batting average of .403. - Gabby Hartnett
Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett (December 20, 1900 - December 20, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball catcher and manager who played nearly his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He is widely considered to have been the greatest National League catcher in the first half of the 20th century. Hartnett was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island as the oldest of 14 children. - Heinie Manush
Henry Emmett Manush (July 20 1901 - May 12 1971), nicknamed Heinie, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played seventeen seasons for the Detroit Tigers (1923-27), St. Louis Browns (1928-30), Washington Senators (1930-35), Boston Red Sox (1936), Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-38), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1938-39). Manush was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. He followed his older brother, Philadelphia Athletics third baseman Frank Manush, … - Bob Dernier
Bob Dernier, also known as "Bobby", was a center fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs in the 1980s. The fleet-afoot 1984 Gold Glove Award winner was also nicknamed "The Deer" by The Wrigley Faithful. Dernier was a member of the 1983 Phillies team, which won the National League pennant but lost the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles, and the 1984 Cubs team which won the NL East but lost in the playoffs to the San Diego Padres. - Hal Trosky
Harold Arthur Trosky, born Harold Arthur Trojovsky (November 11, 1912 - June 18, 1979), was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1933-1941) and the Chicago White Sox (1944, 1946). Trosky was born in Norway, Iowa. He batted left-handed, and threw right-handed. In 5161 career at bats, Trosky had a career .302 batting average, with a career high of .343 in 1936. He hit 228 career home runs and had 1012 RBIs. - Mario Mendoza
Mario Mendoza (born December 26, 1950 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974-78), Seattle Mariners (1979-80) and Texas Rangers (1981-82). Mendoza was primarily a shortstop, and the epitome of a "good field, no hit" player, compiling a lifetime .215 batting average and .262 slugging percentage. Mendoza also rarely stole a base or drew a walk, … - Chris Hoiles
Christopher Allen Hoiles (born March 20 1965 in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA) was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles from 1989 to 1998. Hoiles was drafted by the Detroit Tigers but was traded to the Orioles in 1988 for Fred Lynn. Hoiles was a career .262 hitter with 151 home runs, hitting 20 or more in 3 seasons. His career slugging percentage of .467 is the 9th best in Orioles history. - Don Money
Donald Wayne Money (born June 7, 1947 in Washington, D.C., USA) is a former Major League baseball player, who was a shortstop early in his career before later becoming a third baseman for the most part. He batted and threw right-handed. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1968-1972) and the Milwaukee Brewers (1973-1983). He also played at the Kintetsu Buffaloes, Japan (1984) but after one month into the season, he tore up the contract and went back to America. - Walt Dropo
Walter Dropo (born January 30, 1923 in Moosup, Connecticut), nicknamed "Moose", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1949-52), Detroit Tigers (1952-54), Chicago White Sox (1955-58), Cincinnati Redlegs (1958-59), and Baltimore Orioles 1959-61). Listed at 6'5", 220 lb (100 kg), Dropo's parents came from Mostar, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) to start a new life. - Hubie Brooks
Hubert Brooks, Jr. (born September 24, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball player. During his career, he played as a third baseman, shortstop and right fielder for the New York Mets (1980-84, 1991), Montreal Expos (1985-89), Los Angeles Dodgers (1990), California Angels (1992) and Kansas City Royals (1993-94). Brooks played varsity baseball at Arizona State University and was the third player chosen by the Mets in the June 1978 amateur draft. - John Anderson
John Joseph Anderson (December 14, 1873-July 23, 1949) was a former baseball outfielder and first baseman. Nicknamed "Honest John", Anderson played for 6 seasons in the National League from 1894 to 1899 and then in the American League from 1900 to 1908. Anderson was born in Sarpsborg, Norway; he was the first of only three major league baseball players to have ever been born in the country. He first appeared in the National League in 1894, … - Leon Durham
Leon Durham (born July 31, 1957 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former first baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 10 seasons. Durham played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1980,1989), Chicago Cubs (1981-1988), and Cincinnati Reds (1988). Durham batted and threw left-handed. Durham graduated from Cincinnati Woodward High School in 1976 where he was a high school All-American selection his senior year, … - Red Smith
James Carlisle (Red) Smith was a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Brooklyn teams of the early 1910s (known by a few different names, Dodgers in 1911 and 1912, Superbas in 1913, and Robins in 1914, now the Los Angeles Dodgers) and the Braves teams of the late 1910s (then located in Boston). He was an interesting player for the time, accumulating a solid .278 career batting average. He was right-handed and stood around 5'11'. - Keith Moreland
Bobby Keith Moreland (born May 2, 1954 in Dallas, Texas) is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and San Diego Padres. In 1989, the final year of his career, he played for the Detroit Tigers, then the Baltimore Orioles. Moreland graduated from The University of Texas at Austin, and was drafted by the Phillies in the seventh round of the 1975 draft. - Ross Barnes
Roscoe Conkling Barnes (May 8, 1850 in Mount Morris, New York - February 5, 1915 in Chicago, Illinois) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871-1875) and the early National League (1876-1881), playing second base and shortstop. He played for the dominant Boston Red Stockings teams of the early 1870s, along with Albert Spalding, Cal McVey, George Wright, Harry Wright, Jim O'Rourke, and Deacon White. - Don Kessinger
Donald Eulon Kessinger (born July 17, 1942 in Forrest City, Arkansas) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. Kessinger, a six-time All-Star, graduated from the University of Mississippi,where he was initiated into the Sigma Nu Fraternity, and was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1964. Kessinger was not particularly renowned for his offensive production, but played an excellent defensive game at shortstop.
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