Mark Fidrych
A non-roster invitee to Spring Training in 1976, Mark Fidrych started the All Star game, led the AL in ERA and CGs & was voted Rookie of the Year.
Read More > Guy Bush
Guy Bush posted double-digit win totals in 10 straight seasons from 1926-35 and received consideration in MVP balloting in 1929, ’32, and ’33.
Read More >Fred Frankhouse
Fred Frankhouse pitched in the second All Star Game; three years later his pitching performance ended Carl Hubbell‘s MLB record 24-game win streak.
Read More >Andy Pettitte
With 256 regular-season wins + 19 more in the post season, 5 World Series rings & a retired Yankee #46, should Andy Pettitte reach Cooperstown?
Read More >Bobby Shantz
Bobby Shantz was 24-7 with a 2.48 ERA as the Most Valuable Player in 1952, the last winning season the Athletics enjoyed in Philadelphia.
Read More >Herb Score
Herb Score was the Rookie of the Year, led the AL in Ks twice & won 20 games, all before the age of 24. He was inducted into the Indians HoF in 2006.
Read More >Denny McLain
The last man to win 30 games in a season, Denny McLain played in 3 All Star games, won 108 games, two Cy Youngs, & an MVP from 1965-69.
Read More >Frank Tanana
The California Angels’ number 1 draft pick in the 1971 draft, Frank Tanana was a three-time All Star who won 240 Major League games.
Read More >Masanori Murakami
Called “The Jackie Robinson of Japanese Baseball”, Masanori Murakami was the first Japanese-born man to play in a big league game.
Read More >Bob Friend
The Pittsburgh Pirates franchise leader in strikeouts and innings pitched, Bob Friend also gave up the first of Pete Rose’s 4,256 career hits.
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