Mel Harder
In 1999 Mel Harder gained 75% of the Vets Committee vote for the Hall. Two other players received more votes & Harder was denied per the day’s rules.
Read More > Mickey Vernon
Two-time batting champ Mickey Vernon was a 7-time All Star who held many fielding records more than a half-century after he retired.
Read More >Johnny Vander Meer
Four-time All Star Johnny Vander Meer threw his second consecutive no-hitter in New York’s first Major League night game on June 15, 1938.
Read More >Harvey Kuenn
Harvey Kuenn was the final out in two of Sandy Koufax’s no-hitters, one a perfect game; he also singled off of Koufax in his final MLB at bat.
Read More >CC Sabathia
First ballot Cooperstown selection and Cy Young Award winner CC Sabathia is one of only three southpaws to amass 3,000 strikeouts.
Read More >Roger Maris
A back-to-back MVP in 1960 and ’61, Roger Maris joined Babe Ruth as the only players to top the 60-homer mark before the steroid era.
Read More >Willie Horton
With 325 homers, Willie Horton ranked 6th among AL right-handed hitters when he retired. The 1968 champ was twice the AL’s top designated hitter.
Read More >Ernest Barnard
GM of the Indians 1st World Championship of 1920 & later the 2nd AL president, Ernest Barnard is in the Hall’s Honor Rolls of Baseball.
Read More >Bill Melton
In 1971 Beltin’ Bill Melton became the first White Sox player to lead the American League in homers; he was the franchise career leader until 1987.
Read More >George Uhle
George Uhle hit .289 – the highest for any player who appeared defensively solely as a pitcher. Many say the 200-game winner invented the slider.
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