Walter Johnson

     Walter Johnson was a great baseball player in the early 1900's.  In 1939 he was one of the original 17 players to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.  This 6'1'', 200 pound beast was known as "The Big Train" Born on November 6th, 1887, he died on December 10th, 1946 at the age of 59.

Honus Wagner

     Honus Wagner is one of the most notable baseball players in Pittsburgh history.  He is part of the Pittsburgh Pirates dynasty in the early 1900's.  This Chartiers native played for the Pirates at the turn of the century

Ty Cobb

Part of the original 17 players to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, Ty Cobb was most likely the meanest out of all of them.  Cobb was well known for his "flying slides".  He was born on December 18th, 1886 and died on July 17th, 1961.  

Cy Young

Cy Young is beat pitcher to have ever played the game of baseball.  in 1910 he set the all time record for winning his 500th game and also set a record for losing his 300th game.  The Cy Young Award is named after him and is given to the best pitcher in each league.

Nap Lajoie

Larry Napoleon Lajoie was one of the first players to reach the feat of getting 3,000 hits. In his 21-year career with the Cleveland Spiders, Lajoie never even came close to winning a pennant.  In the 1904 season Lajoie was spiked by Ty Cobb and almost died from blood poisoning.  He returned the next season and had one of his best seasons ever..      

Christy Matthewson

Christy Mattewson was born on August 12th, 1880 in Pennsylvania.  He was one of only a few players during this era that went to college.  He died on October 7th, 1925.