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.
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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.
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Harold Baines batted .300 in eight different seasons and .324 in 31 career post-season games. He finished with 2,866 hits in his 22-year career.
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Mark McGwire had two separate runs of 6 straight All Star appearances. The 1987 Rookie of the Year won three Silver Sluggers & a Gold Glove.
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Jose Canseco is a former Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player with 462 career homers. Should he receive Hall of Fame consideration?
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Frank Thomas is the only MLB player with seven consecutive seasons of 100+ RBI, 100+ walks, 20 homers and a .300 batting average.
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Ed Charles was depicted in the Jackie Robinson biopic 42. Robinson served as inspiration for Charles for Major League Baseball & beyond.
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Mike Piazza caught the last pitch at NY’s Shea Stadium from pitcher Tom Seaver; the pair teamed up again for CiTi Field’s first pitch.
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The 1986 batting champ and 7-time All Star, Tim Raines has the most stolen bases of any switch-hitter in Major League history.
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Al Reach became one of the first openly professional players in baseball history when he accepted a salary of $25 per week to play in 1865.
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Innovative skipper Paul Richards used on-base percentage in the ’50s; many believe that former Vets Committee candidate belongs in the Hall.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954