A four-sport star in high school, James “Jim” Dunegan, Jr. had the proverbial cup of coffee for the Chicago Cubs in 1970 – his only...

“Everyone dreams about playing in the majors, but I never thought I’d get the chance. Almost no one else from there had ever done it, so...

Dakin Evans “Dusty” Miller (1877-1950) was born in Malvern, Iowa just two months after the nation celebrated its centennial. After...

It’s no wonder the Boston Red Sox took a chance on pitcher Carl Stimson (1894-1936) from Hamburg, Iowa. At a time when the average...

Pocahontas native Larry Biittner played 14 years in the big leagues for five teams before retiring in 1983 after his second stint with...

Harold LeRoy “Hal” McKain (1906-1970) was the first of three major league pitchers to graduate from Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln H.S....

A 20 game winner in 2001, the Opening Day starter for three different major league teams, a one-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds,...

Burlington native Steven Joseph “Steve” Macko’s 25-game major league career was cut short by cancer at age 27 in 1981. Macko, the son of...

Hal Trosky played first base for the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox in the 1930s and 1940s. His career reached its apex in...