Phil Garner was a 5'10" second and third baseman from Jefferson City, Tennessee. Born April 30th, 1949, he was originally drafted in the first round of the 1971 January secondary amateur draft by...

Don Hoak was a 6'1" right handed third baseman from Roulette, Pennsylvania. Born February 5, 1928, he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1947. His first four...

Waite Hoyt was a 6’ right handed pitcher from Brooklyn, New York. Born September 9, 1899, he signed as a free agent with the New York Giants in 1915. He made his professional debut in 1916...

Freddy Sanchez was a 6' right handed shortstop from Hollywood, California. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 30th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft. Instead of signing...

Burleigh Grimes was a 5'10" right handed spitball specialist from Emerald, Wisconsin. Born on August 18, 1893, he made his first professional appearance with the Class "D" Eau Claire...

Dock Ellis was a 6'3" right handed, switch-hitting pitcher from Los Angeles, California. Born March 11, 1945, he was signed by the Pirates as a free agent in 1964 out of Gardena High School (in...

Frank Thomas, a 6'3" outfielder from Pittsburgh, PA, was originally signed by the Pirates as a free agent in 1947. Born June 11, 1929, the product of Mount Carmel College (Niagra Falls) started out...

Jack Chesbro (sometimes referred to as "Happy Jack") was a 5'9" right handed pitcher from North Adams, Massachusetts. Born on June 5th, 1874, he accrued a 26-30 minor league record between the "A"...

Orlando Merced was a 6’ switch hitting right fielder from Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Born November 2, 1966, he was picked up by the Pirates as an amateur free agent just prior to spring training in...

Charles Lucas, more commonly known as "Red," was a 5’9" right handed pitcher from Columbia, TN. Also sometimes called "the Nashville Narcissus," he posted a 36-26 record between the class "A"...