Stan Coveleski
Stan Coveleski threw a complete game and got the win the day Carl Mays hit Ray Chapman resulting in baseball’s only death by pitch.
Read More > Mordecai Brown
Hall of Fame pitcher Mordecai Brown lost parts of two fingers on his right hand in a farming accident in 1888 – this helped his curveball grip.
Read More >Ray Brown
Armed with an array of breaking pitches highlighted by a devastating curveball, Ray Brown led the Homestead Grays to 8 pennants in 9 years.
Read More >Jim Bunning
Jim Bunning was the first to throw no-hitters in both the NL and AL. At the time of his retirement, his 2,855 strikeouts ranked 2nd in MLB history.
Read More >Steve Carlton
Steve Carlton won 27 games for the 1972 last-place Phillies; he accounted for 46% of his team’s 59 victories that season.
Read More >Chief Bender
Born into the Ojibwe tribe, Charles “Chief” Bender has 212 career wins, a career winning percentage of .625, and a lifetime 2.46 ERA.
Read More >Bert Blyleven
A prolific prankster, Bert Blyleven was a master at the “hot foot”. He could pitch a little too as evidenced by his 287 wins and 3,701 career K’s.
Read More >Pete Alexander
Pete Alexander set a rookie record of 28 wins in 1911; his first 7 years he averaged 27 wins, including 3 seasons of 30+ wins.
Read More >Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth hit his 138th career homer in 1921 to tie Roger Connor’s MLB record. For the next 14 years, each of his next 576 dingers set a new mark.
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