Ron Cey
World Series Most Valuable Player Ron Cey made 6 straight All Star teams and helped his Dodger teams win 4 pennants and the ’81 World Series.
Read More > Jack McKeon
Two-time Manager of the Year Jack McKeon is the oldest manager to win a World Series at 72 years old. His teams won over 1,000 games.
Read More >Virgil Trucks
Two of Virgil Trucks’ 5 wins in 1952 were no-hitters; the two-time All Star won 177 games, led the AL shutouts twice, and was world champ in ’45.
Read More >Rocky Colavito
Thanks to 11 straight 20-homer seasons, only 2 AL right-handed batters had more career homers than Rocky Colavito when he retired in 1968.
Read More >Bob Elliott
MLB’s leading RBI man of the 1940’s, Bob Elliott was the ’47 NL MVP and retired #1 among third baseman in MLB history in HR and slugging %.
Read More >Roger Maris
A back-to-back MVP in 1960 and ’61, Roger Maris joined Babe Ruth as the only players to top the 60-homer mark before the steroid era.
Read More >Gus Weyhing
While pitching 4′, 3 1/2″ closer than today’s distance, Gus Weyhing averaged 29.5 wins/season; the distance changed & he averaged under 11.
Read More >Willie Horton
With 325 homers, Willie Horton ranked 6th among AL right-handed hitters when he retired. The 1968 champ was twice the AL’s top designated hitter.
Read More >Marty Kutyna
Packaged for Curt Flood then catcher & future Bosox owner Haywood Sullivan, Marty Kutyna also caught a ceremonial first pitch from JFK.
Read More >Al Niemiec
After missing 3 full seasons because of WWII, Al Niemiec was released. He sued baseball based on the job guarantees of returning veterans under the Selective Training and Services Act.
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