(Mar. 31, 1895 – Oct. 17, 1964) Carson Bigbee, born in 1895, grew up in Lebanon and played baseball at the University of Oregon before beginning a standout career in the Major Leagues. Bigbee played part of just one season for the Ducks, 1915, before turning professional. He reached the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1916 at..Read More
(Apr. 7, 1918 – Nov. 13, 2017) Bobby Doerr played 14 seasons for the Boston Red Sox and is viewed as one of the all-time greats at second base, having been named an All-Star nine times and earning votes as the American League MVP seven times. A resident of Oregon, mainly Junction City, since the..Read More
Born in Coburg, Howard Fox (Mar. 1, 1921 – Oct. 9, 1955) played his way through the University of Oregon and into a lengthy Major League career as a right-handed pitcher. He spent nine seasons and played for three different teams from 1944 to ’54 before moving to the minor leagues, where his career ended..Read More
(Jan. 26, 1902 – Jun. 18, 1977) John Frederick played for the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League for six seasons before making his connection to the state of Oregon with the Portland Beavers. Frederick, born in Colorado, began his professional baseball career in 1921 at age 19, playing in Canada. He entered the PCL..Read More
(Feb. 18, 1915 – Apr. 14, 1978) Joe Gordon, who grew up at Portland’s Jefferson High and had a standout baseball career at the University of Oregon, and a Hall of Fame career during 11 seasons as a second baseman with New York and Cleveland of the American League. Gordon played baseball, football, ran track..Read More
(Jul. 16, 1920 – Oct. 10, 2009) Born in Verboort in 1920, Larry Jansen made his mark as a baseball player at both the major and minor league levels, including three seasons with the Portland Beavers. Jansen graduated from Verboort High in 1938 and entered pro baseball with the Salt Lake City Bees in 1940…Read More
Born in Portland (Dec. 31, 1900 – Feb. 20, 1985), Sylvester “Syl” Johnson played his way into the professional ranks as a right-handed pitcher at age 19 and didn’t stop until age 46, a span that included 19 seasons in the Major Leagues. Johnson started his pro career with the Vancouver, B.C. Beavers of the..Read More
(Aug. 27, 1911 – Oct. 25, 1994) Roy Helser made a name for himself as a long-time pitcher for the Portland Beavers, then as a coach at Linfield College, where he led the Wildcats to a national championship. Helser graduated from Portland’s Benson High, but didn’t play baseball at the school, and didn’t begin attending..Read More
(Jul. 10, 1906 – Nov. 30, 1998) Born and bred in Nebraska, Ad Liska pitched in the Major Leagues for all or parts of five seasons before settling in Portland for 14 seasons with the Beavers, earning a spot in the hearts of Oregonians and the Pacific Coast League in that time. Following his graduation..Read More
(born Sep. 12, 1940) Born in Portland in 1940, Mickey Lolich played his way nearly to the Hall of Fame mostly with the Detroit Tigers, including an MVP performance in the 1968 World Series. Lolich grew up in Portland and signed with the Detroit Tigers as a left-handed pitcher in the summer of 1958 after..Read More