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Featured Article: Bullet Joe Rogan
His given name was Wilbur, but he quickly acquired one of baseball’s greatest nicknames -- “Bullet Joe.” There may have never been a more complete player. Get statistics and history on this famous pitcher and manager. See more »
Addie Joss
Addie Joss was so dominant in his nine years of pro ball that an exception to the 10-year rule was made for him to enter the Hall of Fame. Find out why this pitcher made it to Cooperstown and see his career statistics.
See more »Al Spalding
Al Spalding was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 as both a player and a pioneer. He was instrumental in negotiating the peace settlement between the American and National Leagues. See bio and statistics for this world-class pitcher.
See more »Amos Rusie
Famous for his speed Amos Rusie was known as the "Hoosier Thunderbolt." Rusie is one of the few players in the Hall of Fame who spent fewer than 10 full seasons in the major leagues. Read bio and statistics for this Hall of Fame pitcher.
See more »Andy Cooper
Andy Cooper is considered one of the great left-handed pitchers with a record-holding 29 saves. Cooper was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on Negro Leagues in 2006. Learn about Andy Cooper's career and statistics.
See more »Bill Foster
Bill Foster won 23 games in a row and 26 overall in 1926 with a league record of 11-4. The shrewd lefty was known for responding to pressure situations. Foster was elected to the Hall in 1996. Read about this Hall of Fame pitcher.
See more »Bob Feller
Bob Feller lost four seasons to World War II while he was in the Navy, and if not, may have been the greatest pitcher in history. Learn more about this Hall of Fame pitcher.
See more »Bob Gibson
In the 1960s, when power pitchers ruled the game, there were few as dominant as Bob Gibson. He was among the most exciting and successful of World Series performers, setting records and winning championships for the St. Louis Cardinals. Learn more about this Hall of Famer.
See more »Bob Lemon
Bob Lemon is the only 20th-century player in the Hall of Fame who began his major-league career as a hitter and subsequently became a pitcher. Learn more about this Hall of Famer.
See more »Bruce Sutter
For nine years, Bruce Sutter was the dominant reliever in the National League. His manager for four of those seasons, Whitey Herzog, referred to him as "The Sandy Koufax of relievers." Learn more about this pitcher and see his career statistics.
See more »Bullet Joe Rogan
His given name was Wilbur, but he quickly acquired one of baseball’s greatest nicknames -- “Bullet Joe.” There may have never been a more complete player. Get statistics and history on this famous pitcher and manager.
See more »Burleigh Grimes
When Burleigh Arland, won his 270th game in 1934, it was not only his final victory, it was also the last game in history won by a pitcher legally permitted to throw a spitball. Learn more about Hall of Famer.
See more »Candy Cummings
William Arthur Cummings (1848-1924) came by his nickname of Candy in the late 1860s. During that period, when Cummings was first gaining prominence as a pitcher, "candy" was a popular term for anything that was one of the best of its kind. Cummings was clearly that.
See more »Carl Hubbell
Carl Hubbell was a winner. He had to be to earn a nickname like “The Meal Ticket.” In his 16 years with John McGraw’s Giants, Hubbell won 253 games and lost 154, while posting a remarkable 2.97 earned run average.
See more »Catfish Hunter
Jim Hunter served his apprenticeship in the majors, never pitching in the minors. He evolved from an 8-8 pitcher as a 19-year-old in Kansas City to a Cy Young Award winner and the richest player in baseball.
See more »Chief Bender
As a member of Connie Mack's Philadelphia A's from 1903 to 1914, Charles Albert Bender (1884-1954) was surrounded by fellow All-Star pitchers Eddie Plank and Rube Waddell and backed up by the famous "$100,000 Infield."
See more »Christy Mathewson
Christy Mathewson left Bucknell University in 1899 to sign his first baseball contract. Seventeen years later, he retired with 373 victories and an almost universal recognition as the greatest pitcher in National League history to that time.
See more »Clark Griffith
Although he lived to be 85 years old, Clark Griffith was given his nickname "The Old Fox" while in his 20s for using trickery, such as scuffing up baseballs, to make the most of his modest talent.
See more »Cy Young
An enterprising sportswriter shortened “cyclone” to “Cy” after seeing the young Denton True Young warming up against a wooden fence. Young would never again be known by any other name during his professional career.
See more »Dazzy Vance
No player in the Hall of Fame took longer to make his mark in the major leagues than Dazzy Vance. Clarence Arthur Vance was nicknamed by an uncle who noted the way he idolized a cowboy entertainer who pronounced daisy as dazzy.
See more »Dennis Eckersley
In the early 1980s, Dennis Eckersley was considered washed up -- his days as an effective pitcher seemingly over. Little did anyone know that his greatest success lay ahead.
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