Ken Williams
In 1922 the Browns’ Ken Williams became baseball’s first 30-homer, 30-steal man and the first AL player to homer twice in the same inning.
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Ken Keltner
Defensive gems by 7-time All Star Ken Keltner helped stop DiMaggio’s 56-game streak; Keltner hit the pennant-winning homer in the 1st single-game AL playoff.
Read More >Johnny Pesky
The AL hit leader in each of his first 3 seasons, All Star Johnny Pesky received MVP votes in four different campaigns & spent 73 years in the game.
Read More >Mickey Vernon
Two-time batting champ Mickey Vernon was a 7-time All Star who held many fielding records more than a half-century after he retired.
Read More >Harry Frazee
The Red Sox won 5 World Series crowns from 1903-1918 before Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees to begin The Curse of the Bambino.
Read More >Bob Montgomery
When Bob Montgomery stepped to the plate on September 9, 1979, it marked the last time in MLB history that a batter did not wear a helmet.
Read More >Al Niemiec
After missing 3 full seasons because of WWII, Al Niemiec was released. He sued baseball based on the job guarantees of returning veterans under the Selective Training and Services Act.
Read More >Elston Howard
Elston Howard broke the color barrier for the Yankees eight years after Jackie’s debut, was the first African-American AL MVP & a 12-time All Star.
Read More >Jim Gosger
Boston’s Jim Gosger was the last batter 59-year old Satchel Paige faced in his final big league game, a scoreless performance of three innings.
Read More >Billy Wagner
Among pitchers with 900+ innings, Billy Wagner holds the MLB record with 11.92 Ks per nine innings and a .187 opponents’ batting average.
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