Alvin Dark
The 1948 Rookie of the Year, all star Al Dark finished with 2,089 hits then managed two pennant winners and one World Championship team.
Read More > Ed Charles
Ed Charles was depicted in the Jackie Robinson biopic 42. Robinson served as inspiration for Charles for Major League Baseball & beyond.
Read More >Riggs Stephenson
Riggs Stephenson has a .336 lifetime average is the 4th-highest for a right-hander among players not enshrined at Cooperstown; his career OBP is .407.
Read More >Jim Thome
At the time of his retirement, only five players hit more homers than Jim Thome; he finished with 612 homers, 1,699 RBI and a .402 OBP.
Read More >Cecil Travis
Cecil Travis was on a path to the Hall before World War II. From 1933-41 he hit .327. Then he missed 4 years at war then hit .241 from 1945-47.
Read More >Bucky Walters
The 1939 MVP, Bucky Walters was a six-time All Star who averaged 20 wins from 1939-1944. His 42 career shutouts rank 38th all time.
Read More >Maury Wills
A five-time All Star, Maury Wills counts 1962 as his best season — NL MVP, All Star MVP, Gold Glove. He was also a three-time World Series champ.
Read More >Wilmer Fields
When he wasn’t pitching, Wilmer Fields played third base and outfield. He was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Read More >Darrell Evans
SABRmetric star Bill James described Darrell Evans as “the most underrated player in baseball history, absolutely number one on the list”.
Read More >Billy Martin
When his #1 was retired by the Yanks Billy Martin said, “I may not have been the greatest Yankee to put on the uniform, but I am the proudest.”
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