Al Lopez
From 1949-64 the Yankees won the AL pennant every year but two. Al Lopez managed both of those teams, the ’54 Indians and the ’59 White Sox.
Read More > Ted Lyons
Ted Lyons received MVP votes in nine of his 21 seasons despite appearing in only one All Star game. He was elected to the Hall in 1955.
Read More >George Kell
A 10-time All Star and ’49 batting champion, George Kell struck out only 287 times in 6,702 at bats. He also announced for the Tigers for 37 years.
Read More >Harry Hooper
A fine defensive outfielder, Harry Hooper is the only member of four separate Red Sox World Series championships — 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918.
Read More >Goose Gossage
The second MLB pitcher to record 300 saves, Rich “Goose” Gossage pitched in 1,002 games, finished 681 of them and earned 310 career saves.
Read More >Clark Griffith
The first skipper of the Yankees, Clark Griffith won 237-games and is the only person to serve 20+ years as an MLB player, manager, and owner.
Read More >Johnny Evers
Johnny Evers was called “The Human Crab” for his way of sliding over to field grounders; most thought it was better suited to describe his temperament.
Read More >Red Faber
When he retired Red Faber was atop the Chicago White Sox all-time leaderboard for games, starts, wins, complete games and innings pitched.
Read More >Carlton Fisk
The first unanimous AL Rookie of the Year, Carlton Fisk was voted to the All Star game eleven times and won three Silver Slugger Awards.
Read More >Nellie Fox
Nellie Fox was a 12-time All Star, 1959 AL MVP, a three-time Gold Glove Award winner. His uniformed #2 was retired by the White Sox in 1976.
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