Category Archives: Baseball hall of famers

Billy Herman may be the most faceless of relatively recent hall of famers. There are a couple of reasons for this.

During the 1941 season, Mickey Owen set a record for most errorless fielding chances by a catcher with 508 perfect attempts and finished with a .995 average. Ironically, Owen earned a place in baseball lore for a costly error that … Continue reading →

Hall of Famer Mel Ott was only 5’9″ but packed a lot of whollop…leading the league in homers six times and being the first National Leaguer to surpass 500 home runs. His swing would remind you a lot of Sammy … Continue reading →

This card shows two of the forgotten stars of our glorious national pastime.

Better known as Bobo, Buck Newsom was one of the game’s colorful characters.

Barney McCosky was a solid outfielder, mostly with the Tigers. The youngest of nine children, he grew up in Detroit in the Great Depression.

Joe DiMaggio really needs little introduction.