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Featured Article: Stan Coveleski
Stan Coveleski's baseball career includes some amazing pitches and World Series triumphs. He once worked a contest in which he did not have a ball called against him until the eighth inning. See more »
Rube Waddell
Rube Waddell had plenty of two things: baseball talent and personal demons. While talented enough to start his career pitching for the Louisville Colonels without any previous pro experience, he was a big drinker and would disappear to go fishing. Read more.
See more »Sandy Koufax
Did you know that pitcher Sandy Koufax became the youngest person inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1972? Over a five-year span, he led the NL in ERA five times, spun four no-hitters, and compiled a 111-34 record. Learn about Koufax’s MVP and Cy Young Awards.
See more »Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige swept the Negro League in the 1930s to become a major-league star. Paige was so popular that fans would not come to see his teams unless he pitched, so he would pitch every day.
See more »Smokey Joe Williams
Smokey Joe Williams was voted the best Negro League pitcher of all time -- it used to take two catchers to hold him. By the time the fifth inning was over, the catcher's hand would be swollen!
See more »Stan Coveleski
Stan Coveleski's baseball career includes some amazing pitches and World Series triumphs. He once worked a contest in which he did not have a ball called against him until the eighth inning.
See more »Steve Carlton
Steve Carlton won four Cy Young Awards and finished second to Nolan Ryan for all-time strikeouts. To intensify his training, Carlton worked his arm down through a vat of rice.
See more »Three Finger Brown
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown lost part of his hand in a farming accident as a child, but this "disfigured" hand gave the ball extra movement and ultimately landed him a coveted place in the Hall of Fame.
See more »Tim Keefe
Tim Keefe played alongside Mickey Welch creating a formidable pitching duo. In his first nine full seasons in the major leagues, he labored 4,103 innings and racked up 285 victories. Read bio and statistics for this Hall of Fame pitcher.
See more »Tom Seaver
Pitcher Tom Seaver retired with a .603 career winning percentage. His 3,640 career strikeouts ranked him third on the all-time list. Learn about Seaver's records statistics and election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
See more »Vic Willis
Vic Willis known as The Delaware Peach won a World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Willis was one of the hardest-working pitchers ever, completing 388 of his 471 starts. Learn about the Hall of Fame pitcher and see his statistics.
See more »Waite Hoyt
Waite Hoyt pitched in six World Series and won five championships during his career. After his playing career ended, Waite Hoyt became the radio voice of the Cincinnati Reds. Find statistics and history for this hall-of-fame player.
See more »Walter Johnson
Walter Johnson made a contender of the Washington Senators. Johnson was nicknamed "The Big Train" because of his size and the velocity of his pitches. Find out why this pitcher was in the first Hall of Fame class and see his statistics.
See more »Warren Spahn
Warren Spahn was often the only decent pitcher on over two decades' worth of Braves lineups. He led the league in wins a record eight times, and in complete games a record nine times.Learn more about this Hall of Fame pitcher.
See more »Whitey Ford
Whitey Ford has the best win record of any modern 200-game-winner. He used several pitches. Although some weren't legal, the threat that he fixed some balls kept hitters guessing. Learn more about this Hall of Fame pitcher complete with statistics.
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