Tommy Holmes
When it comes to the NL in the 1900s, only Pete Rose‘s 44-game hit streak is longer than the 37-gamer put up by Tommy Holmes in 1945.
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When it comes to the NL in the 1900s, only Pete Rose‘s 44-game hit streak is longer than the 37-gamer put up by Tommy Holmes in 1945.
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In his 11-year career spanning from 1946-1956 Dale Mitchell hit .312 with 346 walks and just 119 strikeouts in 4,358 plate appearances.
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A fine outfielder and later Brooklyn manager for Jackie Robinson’s 1st MLB season, Burt Shotton is the last skipper to wear street clothes in the dugout.
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From 1949-56 Carl Erskine threw 2 no hitters, pitched in 5 World Series and set a post-season record by striking out 14 Yankees in 1953.Â
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Five-time Gold Glove center fielder Steve Finley is one of only eight players in MLB history to record 300+ homers and 300+ stolen bases.
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Johnny Oates managed both the Orioles & Rangers and was inducted into each team’s Hall of Fame. His #26 was the 2nd Ranger retired number.
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Tommy Davis won back-to-back batting championships in 1962 & 1963 & remains the only LA Dodger to wear the crown twice.
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The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) selected Bill Dahlen as their Most Overlooked 19th Century Baseball Legend for 2012.
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A former Gatorade National High School Player of the Year, Zack Greinke has won the Cy Young, Gold Glove, and Silver Slugger awards.
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Three-time World Series champion, Dave Roberts has led the Dodgers to the postseason in each of his seasons in Los Angeles.
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~Jacques Barzun, 1954