Henderson won two World Series during his career, in 1989 with Oakland and in 1993 with Toronto. He spent most of his career ...

Bud Fowler grew up in 19th century Cooperstown, N.Y. And while he did not live to see the establishment of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he did leave an indelible mark on history as a pioneering ...

Robin Yount left everything on the field during his 20-year big league career with the Milwaukee Brewers. In fact, Yount left it all over the field – winning the American League Most Valuable Player ...

Bill Terry's big league career almost ended before it began. Once he got his chance though, Terry became one of the National League's best first baseman of the 1920s and '30s, followed by a highly ...

When Babe Ruth retired from baseball, he was the all-time leader in home runs with 714 – 336 more than anyone else. His name still appears all over the offensive record books. But on June 23, 1917, ...

With 145 wins to his credit and an early retirement from professional baseball at age 28, William Arthur “Candy” Cummings does not possess a typical Hall of Fame resume for a pitcher. However, despite ...

Famous for an overpowering fastball as he was for his razor-sharp wit, Lefty Gomez's lighthearted nature belied a ferocious desire to win. Famous for an overpowering fastball as he was for his ...

Not since 1941 has anyone in baseball has completed a season with a batting average of .400 or higher. Boston Red Sox slugger and Hall of Famer Ted Williams was the last to accomplish this feat. And ...

Lee MacPhail grew up watching his father become a Hall of Fame executive in Major League Baseball. He wanted to do the same, despite his father’s warnings against it. “Since my dad (Larry MacPhail) ...

The countdown to the biggest moment of the baseball year is officially underway. On Jan. 21, the results of the 81st Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame election will be revealed ...

Few men in the history of baseball have seen great success as a player and as a manager. Frank Chance was one of them. Few men in the history of baseball have seen great success as a player and as a ...

For parts of four decades, Jim Kaat used every strategy and skill at his disposal to win big league baseball games. Today, after more than 50 years in the game as a player, coach and broadcaster, Kaat ...