Gary Gaetti
Gary Gaetti homered in his first MLB at bat; 6 years later he became the first to slug home runs in his first two postseason plate appearances.
Read More > Larry Gardner
Four-time champion and 2000 inductee to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame Larry Gardner claimed the first walk-off in World Series history in 1912.
Read More >Buddy Myer
The 1935 batting champion, second baseman Buddy Myer tallied 2,135 hits, a .303 batting average, a .389 on-base percentage, and 1,174 runs scored.
Read More >Heinie Groh
From 1915 through 1920 bottle-bat wielding Heinie Groh led all MLB third basemen in WAR; in 1963 he was elected to the Cincinnati Reds team Hall of Fame.
Read More >Robin Ventura
A three-time college All-American, Robin Ventura earned the 1988 Golden Spikes Award; in the majors he was a 6-time Gold Glover with a 56.1 career WAR.
Read More >Matt Williams
The only man to hit home runs in the World Series for three different teams, Matt Williams did it for San Francisco, Cleveland, and Arizona.
Read More >Vinny Castilla
The all-time home run leader among Mexican-born big leaguers, Vinny Castilla was a two-time All Star who earned two Silver Slugger Awards.
Read More >Nolan Arenado
In his first ten seasons Nolan Arenado made 7 All Star teams, earned 5 Silver Slugger Awards, 10 Gold Gloves, and 6 Platinum Gloves; he’s on track for Cooperstown.
Read More >Billy Goodman
The versatile Billy Goodman played 330+ career games at first base, second base, & third base; for good measure the 1950 batting champ also played 111 contests in the outfield.
Read More >Ezra Sutton
Ezra Sutton played in the first game in Major League Baseball history on 5/4/1871; four days later he hit the first home run in MLB history.
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