Ernest Judson Wilson, nicknamed “Boojum”, was born February 28, 1894 in Remington, Virginia. Wilson was an intense, no-holds-barred dynamo on Negro League baseball fields, intimidating opposing pitchers and umpires with his potent bat and powerful fists. He was built like a wrestler, and his fights with umpires and players were as legendary as his will to win. His nickname, Boojum, derived from the sound of his line drives slamming off the fences.
Joseph Henry Nuxhall was born July 30, 1928 in Hamilton, Ohio. The youngest player of the 20th century to reach the majors, Nuxhall was an exceptionally promising schoolboy pitcher, signed by the Reds with special permission from his school principal.
Kent Allen Hrbek , nicknamed “Herbie”, was born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in the shadows of old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington and was destined to become a Minnesota Twin. Hrbek was a big kid who played the game as hard as anyone and had more fun than most. While not nationally popular to the extent of his peer and friend Kirby Puckett, Hrbek was a popular hometown favorite.
David Earle Lopes was born May 3, 1945 in East Providence, Rhode Island.
One of the most efficient thieves in a basestealing era, Lopes stole five in a game on August 24, 1974 to tie a 70-year-old National League record. In 1975 he set a since-broken Major League record with 38 consecutive successful steals.
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