Born and raised in New York City, Finn drew praise for his ball playing while still at St. Ignatius Loyola elementary school in Manhattan. He then played in the city's Catholic league, though it's doubtful he finished high school. At age 19, he appeared in 112 games for the Bloomington Bloomers of the Three Eye. He finished the 1923 season with 94 hits and 2 home runs in 366 at-bats (for a .257 batting average). He also scored 40 runs and stole 7 bases for the fourth-place Bloomers. Future St. Louis Browns standout George Blaeholder also played for the Bloomers in 1923, splitting the season between Terre Haute and Bloomington. That year, the Decatur Commies (81-54) bested the Rockford Rox(76-63) for the league pennant. 

Finn spent 1924 in Wilkes-Barre of the Class D New York-Pennsylvania League, batting a
much-improved .336 in 113 games. From 1925 through 1929, he was a fixture in the Pacific Coast
League, playing for the Vernon Tigers the first year and Mission the following four (After the 1925
season, the struggling Vernon franchise relocated to the San Francisco Bay area). All told, Finn appeared in 716 P.C.L. games, recording 790 hits in 2,666 at-bats. He batted a light .232 and .261 during his first two years in the formidable league. According to legend, the New York Giants John McGraw dispatched veteran catcher and scout Mike Gonzales to give Finn the once-over. The Cuban wired back to McGraw: "Good field. No hit. Mike." Still, Finn improved at the plate, batting .321 in 1927. His finest P.C.L. season was his last (1929), when he batted .347 in 176 games for the first-place Mission Reds. 

After the 1929 season, Brooklyn purchased Finn and Mission teammate Gordon Slade, and both earned roster spots with the 1930 Dodgers (Slade appeared in 21 games at shortstop and Finn 81 games at second base). The following year, Finn enjoyed his finest season in the majors, batting
.274 with 113 hits and 45 RBI in 118 games. On December 15, 1932, Brooklyn dealt Finn, Cy Moore, and Jack Warner to the Phillies for Three Eye veteran Ray Benge and $15,000. Finn appeared in 51 games (all at second base) for Philadelphia before being sidelined by stomach pains. He died on July 7, 1933, after undergoing an operation in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was 29. 

Finn's abbreviated Major League career included 321 games (all but 51 with the Dodgers), 274 hits, 102 RBI, and a .262 lifetime batting average. 

Born in Massillon, Ohio, Fothergill excelled on the gridiron before choosing the gentler rhythms of the diamond. His 1920 season in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League was his first in professional baseball. Though a relative newcomer, Fothergill enjoyed marked success. He led the Three-I in at-bats (542), hits (180), total bases (261), triples (15), RBIs (116), and batting average (.332). He clubbed 10 home runs, 1 short of league leaders Norman Glockson of Rock Island and teammate Earl Sykes. Bloomington and Evansville dominated the 1920 Three Eye season. The first-place Bloomers (82-57) and the second-place Evas (80-56) were the only clubs above .500. 

In 1921, Fothergill played for Rochester of the International League, batting .338 in 143 games. He also stole 23 bases, a nifty trick for someone his size. The following year he appeared in 42 games for the Detroit Tigers (hitting .322 in 152 at-bats) before spending the remainder of the season back in Rochester. In 1923, Fothergill was in the big leagues to stay.

The ribbing Fothergill endured during his American League career is legend. Leo Durocher quipped that it was illegal to have two men in the batter's box. Even more earnest commentators couldn't resist a playful jab. "Fothergill gets over the ground with great agility for one of his peculiar architecture," noted the 1933 Who's Who in Major League Base Ball . "He does not look like a ball player, being designed more on the lines of a prosperous meat cutter or one used to boosting kegs on and off a dray wagon."

Despite his weight problem, Fothergill was a superb line drive hitter. In 1926, he batted .367 and drove in 73. The following season, he reached personal bests in games (143), at-bats (527), and RBIs (114, fifth in the A.L.) while batting a robust .359. During the latter half of his career, Fothergill became an accomplished pinch hitter. He is the only big leaguer to garner more than 200 pinch hits with a career batting average over .300. Fothergill split the 1930 season between the Tigers and the White Sox, and in 1933 he wrapped up his career with the Boston Braves. His lifetime batting average of .325 is all the more remarkable when one considers his considerable girth.

After leaving baseball, Fothergill worked for the Ford Motor Co. and served as a coach for Lawrence Institute of Technology. Suffering from ill health, he died of a stroke on March 20, 1938. He was forty years old. 

In Richard Bak's Cobb Would Have Caught It: The Golden Age of Baseball in Detroit (Wayne State University Press, 1991), second baseman Charlie Gehringer fondly recalled his outsized teammate. "He had a time keeping his weight in shape, but he still ran pretty good. In fact, I remember we were in Philadelphia once and we were getting beat about 13-0 going into the last inning when he hit a home run. He's rounding the bases nice and easy--and then when he gets to third base he comes running like a freight train and does a complete flip in the air and lands on home plate! Never saw him do that before." 

Born in Evansville in 1909, Fox first caught the attention of Coleman while playing for the Eagles, a semi-pro club. Coleman, manager of the Evansville Hubs since 1928, was always on the lookout for homegrown talent. "Pete was quite a pitcher in 1930," noted the 1933 Who's Who in Major League Base Ball, "but Coleman encouraged him to concentrate upon outfielding and shipped him off to Wheeling [of the Class C Middle Atlantic League] for his novitiate course." At Wheeling, Fox appeared in 106 contests, hitting .339 in 422 at-bats. He also scored 86 runs with 143 hits, 14 home runs, and 27 stolen bases.

The following season Coleman brought Fox back to his hometown. As owner-manager, Coleman directed one of the more productive Class B organizations in all the minor leagues. Whitlaw Wyatt pitched for the Hubs in 1928 and 1929, and Tommy Bridges followed in 1930. And Joining Fox on the 1931 roster was future hall of famer Hank Greenberg. In his lone season in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, Fox appeared in 126 games. In 490 at-bats, he tallied 86 runs, 148 hits, 8 home runs, and 27 stolen bases. He batted .302 for a club that finished the split season sixth (25-30) and second (42-28). 

In 1932, Fox and Greenberg earned promotions to Beaumont, the Detroit Tigers affiliate in the Texas League. Initially, Fox struggled, batting a feeble .217 during his first month of Class A ball. Fortunately, he soon warmed to Texas League pitching, ending the campaign with a circuit-leading .357 average (Greenberg batted .290 with 39 home runs and 131 RBI). Fox's successful season was cut short, though, after he fractured an ankle on August 5. Beaumont skipper Del Baker would later follow Fox and Greenberg to Detroit.

After three years of seasoning, Fox was ready for the big leagues. In 1933, he became an everyday outfielder for the Tigers. In his rookie season, he appeared in 128 games, batting .288 with 154 hits, 26 doubles, and 13 home runs. He remained in Detroit through the 1940 season, playing a key role in the 1934 and 1935 pennant-winning clubs. In the 1935 fall classic, Fox batted .385 with 10 hits, 3 doubles, 1 triple, and 4 RBI as the Tigers beat the Cubs in 6 games. During his 8 seasons in Detroit, Fox combined strong defensive play with a solid bat. In 1935, he hit .321 (eighth best in the A.L.) and two years later .331 (tenth best). He also was a fixture on the A.L. stolen bases leader board. 

Fox spent the war years in Boston, earning a spot on the 1944 American League All-Star team. He appeared in 66 games in 1945, his final season. He ended his career with 895 runs, 1,678 hits, 314 doubles, and 158 stolen bases. 

After baseball, Fox lived in the Detroit area, becoming a manufacturer's representative. He died on July 5, 1966 at the age of 57.