Baseball Hall of Famers

Examines the personal life and baseball career of the man considered by many sports experts to be the greatest baseball player of all time.

A biography of the ballplayer known as widely for his unusual way with words as for his skill as a catcher, batter, and manager, set against the background of the times in which he lived and played.

Profiles the youngest man inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame who, while playing for his hometown team, the Brooklyn Dodgers, began as wild and uncoordinated but became one of the best pitchers of all time.

Looks at the life and career of Nolan Ryan, who overcame personal and professional challenges to become one of baseball's most powerful pitchers.

Profiles the man who replaced Babe Ruth as "America's Home Run King" and also set records for RBIs and total bases run, despite the pressures of being one of the few black major league players in the 1950s.