Tony Conigliaro

The youngest MLB home run champion, Tony Conigliaro hit the most homers by a teenager and is the youngest in AL history to hit 100 HRs.
Read More >The youngest MLB home run champion, Tony Conigliaro hit the most homers by a teenager and is the youngest in AL history to hit 100 HRs.
Read More >Frank Howard owns the record for all MLB Washington franchises for most homers (48) and total bases (340) in a single season.
Read More >The batting champion in 1953, Carl Furillo played in 7 Dodger World Series, 6 with Brooklyn and 1 in Los Angeles; he was a two-time champion.
Read More >Vic Wertz is a four-time all star who finished in the American League’s top ten in homers seven times; he received MVP votes in five seasons.
Read More >Since the 1876 founding of the NL, only Tommy Bond tallied three-straight 40-win seasons; he has 234 career victories & a lifetime 2.14 ERA.
Read More >One of only four players to hit for the cycle thrice, Bob Meusel had the second most RBI among American League right-handers in the 1920s.
Read More >Shoeless Joe Jackson holds the record for highest batting average for a rookie (.408 in 1911); his .356 lifetime average is third all time.
Read More >Tommy Henrich hit the 1st walk-off homer in World Series history in Game 1 of the ’49 Fall Classic; he was a 4-time champion and 5-time All Star.
Read More >The #1 pick in the 1980 draft, Darryl Strawberry was the Rookie of the Year, a three-time World Champion, and eight-time All Star.
Read More >Outfielder Floyd “Jelly” Gardner was the first batter for Rube Foster’s Chicago American Giants; he was a part of four pennant winners.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954