Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Rizzuto spent his entire baseball career from 1941 to 1956 as a shortstop with the New York Yankees. In Rizzuto’s rookie year, his teammate Joe DiMaggio had his most successful year, and it made a…

Phil Niekro earned his claim to fame as a major league baseball pitcher, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. He also won the National League Gold Glove Award five times. With 318 career victories, Niekro is the…

Pete Rose is best known for his many years with the Cincinnati Reds as a player and manager. His career began in 1963 and Rose earned his nickname “Charlie Hustle” for his brisk style of play, especially when stealing bases….

Baseball Hall of Fame ‘legend’ Mickey Mantle played his entire 18-year major-league career for the New York Yankees, and is loved by just about everyone who’s a fan of the game. To this day, Mickey Mantle is one of the…

Baseball great Jim “Catfish” Hunter was a right-handed starting pitcher in the major leagues between 1965 and 1979 – he pitched a perfect game in 1968. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1974…

Goose Gossage won his claim to fame as a relief pitcher in crucial games. He recorded the final out to clinch a division, league or World Series title seven times. Between 1972 and 1994, Gossage played 22 seasons for nine…

Duke Snider played centerfield with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers until 1962. From 1947 to 1956, Brooklyn ruled the National League, but that wasn’t the only item in the news. Snider had a front row seat to the controversy…

Brooks Robinson played most of his 23-year career on third base with the Baltimore Orioles. Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. His nickname was “The Human Vacuum Cleaner,” arguably the greatest third-baseman of all time….