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DC Power Source
Homer Happy – Don Lock Don Lock was a lanky right-handed batter who hit with substantial power but would never compete for a batting title. He was also an excellent outfielder and a fixture in the...
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Portable Power
Homer Happy: Deron Johnson Hitting the ball hard was Deron Johnson’s specialty. Pete Rose said he never saw anyone hit the ball harder. Johnson was signed by the New York Yankees in 1956, but there...
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A Ray of Winning Sunshine
Glancing Back, and Remembering Ray Culp Ray Culp was a strapping Texan who threw hard and won often. In fact, from 1963 through 1970, the right-hander had only a single losing season – his only...
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Half of Cardinals’ Infield Disappears
This Week in 1960s Baseball … (October 27, 1965) The St. Louis Cardinals today traded two of their mainstays, sending first baseman Bill White and shortstop Dick Groat to the Philadelphia Phillies...
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How Lou Flew to St. Loo
Swap Shop: Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio It was probably the most lopsided trade of the 1960s. (After all, Milt Pappas was 30-29 in two-plus seasons for the Cincinnati Reds.) At first, it looked like a...
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Holding Down First
The Glove Club: Bill White For a dozen seasons, Bill White matched All-Star talent with relentless consistency as a first baseman for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia...
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Batters Busted
Glancing Back, and Remembering Cal McLish Cal McLish had enough names to fill more than half a batting order, and enough pitches and moxy to be a consistent starting pitcher. He was a late bloomer,...
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The Power in Polo
Homer Happy: Frank Thomas From their inaugural season of 1962 until 1975, the New York Mets’ single-season record for home runs belonged to a right-handed hitting outfielder who played for the Mets...
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Dick Stuart Takes Potent Bat – and Legendary Glove – to Philly
This Week in 1960s Baseball (November 29, 1964) The Philadelphia Phillies today added power to their line-up with the acquisition of right-handed slugger Dick Stuart from the Boston Red Sox. In...
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Keepin’ ‘em Close
Oh, What a Relief: Johnny Klippstein Right-hander Johnny Klippstein pitched for eight different teams in an 18-year major league career. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1944 and drafted,...
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Heady Hustle
Glancing Back, and Remembering Cookie Rojas While certainly not the most athletically talented infielder of his era, Cookie Rojas carved a 16-year career out of baseball smarts and hustle, and...
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Making 20 Wins a Habit
Glancing Back, and Remembering Ferguson Jenkins During the late 1960s, Ferguson Jenkins did something no Chicago Cubs pitcher had done in more than half a century: string together one 20-win season...
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Invest in Utility
Glancing Back, and Remembering Cesar Tovar Cesar was a multi-talented, multi-purpose ballplayer who could play any position in the field – and in one game, did everything a fielder could do. With the...
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Prince of Promise
Glancing Back, and Remembering Alex Johnson Throughout most of his career, the incredible hitting instincts of Alex Johnson – and how easily and extensively those instincts could impress baseball...
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Chief of Relief
Oh, What a Relief: Ed Roebuck For 11 major league seasons, Ed Roebuck was a stellar relief pitcher for three different teams. In 460 big league appearances, he made only one start (in 1957). Roebuck...
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