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The unofficial website for any and all baseball fans. Player tributes, baseball stories and record lists written by Todd Newville, who chased down the game's greats for interviews, autographs and grip-and-grin photos.

Player Tributes

Jackson Richard Newville Jackson Richard Newville Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Roy Sievers - Slugging First Baseman Roy Sievers - Slugging First Baseman Tom Tresh - Yankees - 1962 AL Rookie of the Year Tom Tresh - Yankees - 1962 AL Rookie of the Year Clete Boyer - Hot Corner Hero - New York Yankees Clete Boyer - Hot Corner Hero - New York Yankees Baseball Digest Magazine Baseball Digest Magazine Cecil Travis Cecil Travis Bobby Morgan - Brooklyn Dodgers Bobby Morgan - Brooklyn Dodgers Warren Spahn Warren Spahn Fergie Jenkins Fergie Jenkins Tom Tresh and Mike Tresh Tom Tresh and Mike Tresh Solly Hemus - Former Cardinal - A Rare Bird! Solly Hemus - Former Cardinal - A Rare Bird! Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Tom "Snake" Sturdivant - Former Yankees Pitcher Tom "Snake" Sturdivant - Former Yankees Pitcher Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! "Beeney!" - Fred Beene, Former Major League Baseball Pitcher "Beeney!" - Fred Beene, Former Major League Baseball Pitcher Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox Southpaw - Finesse Inside Fenway Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox Southpaw - Finesse Inside Fenway Gene Alley - Dead End Alley! Gene Alley - Dead End Alley! Harry Perkowski - Diamond In The Rough! Harry Perkowski - Diamond In The Rough! Darrell Porter Dies At 50 Darrell Porter Dies At 50 Where Have You Gone Fred Beene? Where Have You Gone Fred Beene? Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Stan Lopata - Former Phillies Catcher Stan Lopata - Former Phillies Catcher

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Stories & Lists

Top 10 Offensive Performers Baseball Todd's 2002 Award Picks Baseball Todd's 2002 Award Picks Reversal of Fortunes Reversal of Fortunes Heavy Hitters 1950s Baseball Todd's 61* Commentary Baseball Todd's 61* Commentary Hickok Award Winners Hickok Award Winners

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From the Dugout Blog

The 500 Home Run Club, Explained

The 500 home run club is baseball's most famous power milestone. For decades, reaching 500 career home runs was treated as an automatic Hall of Fame credential, a sign that a hitte

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