Rabbit Maranville
Shortstop Rabbit Maranville finished his career with 2,605 hits. His 23 seasons in the NL were the most until Pete Rose eclipsed the mark in 1986.
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Tony Lazzeri
Tony Lazzeri is one of 14 players to hit for the natural cycle – single, double, triple, homer in sequence. He’s the only one to cap it with a grand slam.
Read More >Nap Lajoie
Nap Lajoie won 5 batting crowns including four in a row from 1901-1904. His .426 average in 1901 capped the 20th century’s first Triple Crown.
Read More >Hugh Jennings
Hugh Jennings played from 1891-1918 and holds both the career and single season records for times hit by pitch with 287 and 51 respectively.
Read More >Miller Huggins
When a plaque in his honor was placed near the flagpole at Yankee Stadium, Miller Huggins became the first man recognized at “Monument Park”.
Read More >Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby has a .358 lifetime average – the highest ever for a right-handed hitter. A 7-time batting champ, Hornsby hit over .400 three times.
Read More >Billy Herman
Billy Herman reached the All Star game 10 consecutive seasons from 1934-43, eight times for the Chicago Cubs and twice for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Read More >Bucky Harris
In 1924 Bucky Harris became the Senators player-manager. That same season at 27, “The Boy Wonder” led them to their only WS title in DC.
Read More >Frank Grant
Considered the greatest African-American player of the 19th century, Frank Grant has the second earliest debut of any Negro League player in the Hall.
Read More >Joe Gordon
The 1942 MVP, Joe Gordon was the first AL second baseman to slug 20 homers in a season, a feat he accomplished 7 times in his 11-year MLB career.
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