Hoyt Wilhelm was nearly 30 years old when he entered the major leagues, and pitched until he was nearly 50. He retired with one of the lowest career earned run averages (2.52) in baseball history.

The Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award is presented to the player who is judged to have "re-emerged on the baseball field during a given season." The award was developed in 2005, as part of a sponsorship agreement between MLB and Viagra.

In 2017, Aaron Judge put together a rookie season that thrust him into AL MVP contention. He hit .284/.422/.627 with 52 home runs and 114 runs batted in, setting a single-season record for homers by a rookie. But Judge's propensity for striking out nearly derailed his campaign. He struck out in 37 consecutive games across July and August, setting an all-time record he would probably rather forget.

Scully is best known for his 67 seasons calling games for the Dodgers. His run constitutes the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history.

On September 26, 2008, Bengie Molina became the first player in MLB history to hit a home run and not get credit for a run scored. In the 6th inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he hit a ball off the right field wall that was originally ruled a single. The umpires used instant replay and subsequently ruled the hit a home run, but Molina had already been replaced at first base with pinch runner Emmanuel Burriss who rounded the bases and was credited for the run.

Ichiro Suzuki finished the 2004 season with a record 262 hits, giving him the single-season records for both the United States and Japanese baseball.

In 1934, Lou Gehrig not only won the Triple Crown batting title, but was the first baseball player to appear on a Wheaties cereal box. (He appeared on the back, not the front.)

Robin Yount's three All-Star appearances are tied with Ferguson Jenkins for the second-fewest of any Hall of Famer from the post-All-Star Game era.

On August 4, 1911, in the bottom of the ninth, Schaefer stole second, hoping to draw a throw and allow teammate Clyde Milan, who was on third with the potential winning run, to steal home. White Sox catcher Fred Payne didn't fall for the gambit, however, so Schaefer, now on second, took his lead toward the first-base side of the bag and promptly stole first on a subsequent pitch.

Like most red-blooded American boys of the time, young John Dillinger was an avid baseball fan. During the summer of 1924, he played shortstop for the Martinsville Athletics. His team-high batting average earned him a $25 award from the local Old Hickory Furniture Company.