1960s

Jim Brosnan made his mark in baseball history not just as a solid pitcher, but as the first player who […]

Frank Sullivan wrapped up his baseball career in 1963 when the Minnesota Twins let him go after eleven seasons in

Billy Gardner put together a solid ten-year career in Major League Baseball before he finally hung up his cleats in

Gene Conley really stood out in professional sports, both for his height and his story. At 6-foot-8, this right-handed pitcher

Mike Fornieles made his mark in baseball history during a 12-year Major League career from 1952 to 1963. Born in

Samuel “Sammy” Esposito really captured the spirit of 1950s and early 1960s baseball as a utility infielder, spending almost all

Cuban shortstop Humberto “Chico” Fernández made his mark in Major League Baseball during a time of big changes. He played

Ron Moeller’s baseball career didn’t last long, but his journey through Major League Baseball is still pretty fascinating. He was

Whitey Herzog wrapped up his eight-year major league playing career in 1963 with the Detroit Tigers, closing out a modest

Alex Grammas wrapped up a decade-long Major League Baseball career when he retired with the Chicago Cubs in 1963. Born

Russell Paul Kemmerer put together a solid nine-year run in Major League Baseball before calling it quits in 1963. The

Julio Bécquer Villegas carved out a unique place in baseball history during his seven-season career from 1955 to 1963. The

Pete Burnside pitched left-handed and flashed real promise during his eight years in the majors, hanging up his cleats in

Haywood Cooper Sullivan found his own place in baseball history, playing nearly a decade in the majors before hanging up

Marv Throneberry retired from professional baseball in 1963 after a seven-season career that included stints with the New York Yankees,

Luis Enrique Arroyo made his mark in baseball history as one of the first Puerto Rican players to really shake

Jim Constable’s name probably won’t show up in baseball’s Hall of Fame, but his seven-year professional career tells the story

William Taylor Phillips, or “T-Bone” as fans and teammates called him, wrapped up his major league baseball career in 1963

Earl Averill wrapped up his baseball career in 1963 after seven seasons in the majors. That journey started with a

Frank Torre wrapped up his Major League Baseball career in 1963 after seven seasons as a steady first baseman. He

Ken Aspromonte wrapped up his seven-year major league career on June 21, 1963, pinch-hitting for the Chicago Cubs in his

Bob Anderson wrapped up his baseball career in 1963 after seven seasons in Major League Baseball. He started with the

Gene Green wrapped up his baseball career in 1963 after seven seasons in Major League Baseball. That journey took him

Charlie Neal put together a memorable eight-season Major League Baseball career before he finally hung up his cleats in 1963.

Cal Neeman’s major league baseball career is honestly a fascinating story of unexpected opportunity and fleeting success. He grew up

Bob Will took his last at-bat in the majors on June 12, 1963, suiting up for the Chicago Cubs one

Larry “Bobo” Osborne put together a solid six-season career in Major League Baseball before he called it quits in 1963.

Morris Benton “Moe” Thacker put together a modest but respectable career in Major League Baseball during the late 1950s and

Johnny Schaive wrapped up his Major League Baseball career on April 19, 1963, playing for the Washington Senators. That game

Chuck Essegian made his mark in baseball history during his six-year Major League run from 1958 to 1963. Before that,

Willie Tasby wrapped up his Major League Baseball career in 1963 after six seasons in the American League. That year

Gene Woodling wrapped up his impressive 17-year Major League Baseball career in 1962, finishing his playing days with the New

Orville Inman “Coot” Veal carved out a unique niche in Major League Baseball in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Sammy Taylor put together a solid six-season run in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1958 to 1963. He

Dick Drott kicked off his baseball career with a ton of promise, but he ended up retiring from pro baseball

Norman Howard John Larker made his mark as a talented first baseman and outfielder, playing six seasons in Major League

Joe Shipley’s story doesn’t show up in baseball’s Hall of Fame, but honestly, his journey through pro baseball feels like

Dave Philley built one of baseball’s most unusual careers, sticking around the major leagues for 18 seasons from 1941 to

Eddie Yost made a name for himself with one of the most unique careers in Major League Baseball, spending 18

Jim Pendleton wrapped up his baseball career in 1962, hanging up his cleats with the Houston Colt .45s. Still, the

Billy Goodman really made a name for himself as one of baseball’s most remarkable utility players. He showed everyone that

Joe Ginsberg really lived out the American dream, stepping onto major league diamonds for 13 seasons and suiting up for

Granny Hamner played professional baseball for almost twenty years, starting as a teenager during World War II and wrapping up

Jerry Kindall wrapped up his baseball career in 1965 when the Minnesota Twins let him go after nine seasons in

Bobby Gene Smith wrapped up his Major League Baseball career on July 17, 1965. He took his final at-bat for

Steve Boros made his mark in Major League Baseball in the late 1950s and early 1960s, mostly playing third base

Bennie Daniels put together a solid nine-year run in Major League Baseball, pitching for both the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington

Bob Schmidt’s story in Major League Baseball gives us a real look at what it meant to be a journeyman

Harry Bright’s name probably doesn’t jump out for most baseball fans these days, but his story in America’s pastime is

Tony Kubek hit the peak of his baseball career, then made a decision that stunned the sports world. The talented