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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

Roy Sievers - Slugging First Baseman Roy Sievers - Slugging First Baseman Cecil Travis - Super Senator! Cecil Travis - Super Senator! Gene Stephens - One Inning Wonder Gene Stephens - One Inning Wonder Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Johnny Romano - Sweet Honey! Cecil Travis Cecil Travis Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Danny Walton - Dandy Danny! Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Ron Hansen - Tall Cool One! Solly Hemus - Former Cardinal - A Rare Bird! Solly Hemus - Former Cardinal - A Rare Bird! Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Randy "Handsome Ransom" Jackson - Brooklyn Dodgers Phil Bradley, Former Major Leaguer, Seattle Mariners, Missouri Tigers Phil Bradley, Former Major Leaguer, Seattle Mariners, Missouri Tigers Lloyd And Paul Waner Lloyd And Paul Waner Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox Southpaw - Finesse Inside Fenway Mel Parnell - Boston Red Sox Southpaw - Finesse Inside Fenway Tom "Wimpy" Paciorek - Seattle Mariners And Chicago White Sox Player Tom "Wimpy" Paciorek - Seattle Mariners And Chicago White Sox Player Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Harry Brecheen - Deceased Cardinals Pitcher - One Cool Cat Jackson Richard Newville Jackson Richard Newville Stan Lopata - Former Phillies Catcher Stan Lopata - Former Phillies Catcher Dennis Bennett - Against The Odds Dennis Bennett - Against The Odds Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Harry Brecheen Dead At 89 Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Gus Zernial - Philadelphia Athletics Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson Baseball Digest Magazine Baseball Digest Magazine Oscar Gamble - Dream Weaver! Oscar Gamble - Dream Weaver! Jim Gentile - Diamond Jim Was A Gem! Jim Gentile - Diamond Jim Was A Gem! Warren Spahn Award Warren Spahn Award

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Stories & Lists

Baseball's All-Time Leaderboards Baseball Todd's Photo Gallery Old Pittsburg Pirates Top 10 Baseball Characters 2006 RoughRiders T-Ball 2006 RoughRiders T-Ball Randy Johnson - Spahn Award Winner Randy Johnson - Spahn Award Winner

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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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