Vern Stephens

An eight-time All Star, Vern Stephens finished in the top 10 in voting for the Most Valuable Player Award six times in his career.
Read More >An eight-time All Star, Vern Stephens finished in the top 10 in voting for the Most Valuable Player Award six times in his career.
Read More >At the time of his retirement, only five players hit more homers than Jim Thome; he finished with 612 homers, 1,699 RBI and a .402 OBP.
Read More >The all-time leader in games played at shortstop, Omar Vizquel won nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1993-2001 and 11 overall.
Read More >Super scout Hugh Alexander discovered or signed more than 60 big leaguers including Don Sutton, Steve Garvey, Dale Mitchell, and Allie Reynolds.
Read More >Dick Allen, a 7-time All-Star and the 1964 Rookie of the Year, won the AL MVP award in 1972 and earned election to Cooperstown in 2024.
Read More >In 1995 Albert Belle became the first to hit 50 doubles and 50 HRs in a season. In 1997 he became the first player to earn $10 million per year in salary.
Read More >Ken Boyer was an MVP, 11-time All Star, and five-time Gold Glover in St. Louis. He was inducted into the Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014.
Read More >Though he made his MLB debut at age 29, Hoyt Wilhelm was the 1st pitcher to save 200 games & the 1st to appear in 1,000 games.
Read More >Early Wynn won exactly 300 games despite missing all of 1945 and a portion of 1946 while serving in the United States Army during WWII.
Read More >Bil Veeck served as owner and team president for the Indians, Browns, and White Sox. His signing of Larry Doby broke the AL color barrier in 1947.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954