Nolan Ryan
Nolan Ryan’s 5,714 Ks and 2,795 walks rank 1st on the all-time list. He is one of only four HoF pitchers to have more Ks than innings pitched.
Read More > Tom Seaver
Tom Seaver set the record highest voting percentage (98.84%) in the history of the Hall; he’s also the first player in Cooperstown with a Mets cap.
Read More >Gaylord Perry
Gaylord Perry was the 1st to win a Cy Young in both the National and American leagues; since then three Hall of Famers plus Roger Clemens, Max Scherzer, and Blake Snell have followed suit.
Read More >Eddie Plank
The first left-hander to win 300 games, Eddie Plank ranks third among southpaws in wins with 326, and first in shutouts with 69.
Read More >Old Hoss Radbourn
Old Hoss Radbourn had a season to remember in 1884 — 59 wins, 73 complete games, 678 2/3 innings, 441 strikeouts, and a 1.38 ERA.
Read More >Eppa Rixey
When Eppa Rixey retired in 1933 he was the NL’s winningest left-handed pitcher. The mark stood until Warren Spahn eclipsed it in 1959.
Read More >Robin Roberts
Robin Roberts uniform #36 was retired by the Phillies on March 21, 1962. It was the first uniform number retired by the franchise.
Read More >Jose Mendez
Nicknamed “El Diamante Negro”, or “The Black Diamond”, Jose Mendez was inducted into the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.
Read More >Hal Newhouser
Hall of Fame pitcher Hal Newhouser angrily quit as a scout for the Astros when they ignored his advice and drafted Phil Nevin instead of Derek Jeter.
Read More >Kid Nichols
Charles “Kid” Nichols won 20 or more games each of his first ten seasons from 1890-1899, topping the 30-win plateau in seven of those seasons.
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