Articles by jhaught14

Greg Pryor was only with the Texas Rangers for a short time in 1976, but I remember him from the days of watching games from the bleachers at Arlington Stadium ($2 a seat and a […]

Kim Nuxhall dreamed of being a big-league baseball player like his father, Joe. That dream did not come true, but the life lessons he learned from his famous father shaped him and his life — […]

Pat Zachry was a 19th-round draft choice of the Reds who finally made the big-league club in 1976. He responded by going 14-7 and was co-Rookie of the Year (with San Diego’s Butch Metzger) as […]

Jim Maloney was one of baseball’s best pitchers during the 1960s: no-hitters, All-Star games, a World Series. He won more than 20 games in a season twice, with a blazing fastball leading the way. The […]

Jim Maloney and I had such a wonderful conversation that I have split it into two articles. Part 1 covers his playing career as a fabulous pitcher for the Reds in the 1960s; Part 2 […]

EARLY DAYS IN HAMMOND You were a three-sport athlete in high school, with scholarship offers for football to play quarterback. My senior year, we were undefeated state champs in football, and I was named first-team […]

Jim Kern describes himself as “a one-trick pony who pitched ten years in the major leagues.” But he knew what he was doing, on the mound an off. He enjoyed the game, and played hard. […]

  Larry Dierker was a fabulous pitcher for Houston from 1964-1976. He also had a long, successful run as a broadcaster for the team — and to the surprise of the baseball world, he went […]