Ferris Fain
An All Star 5 consecutive seasons starting in 1950, Ferris Fain won back-to-back batting championships in ’51 & ’52; his .424 on-base % ranks 15th all time.
Read More > Jim Perry
Cy Young Award winner, 3-time All Star, & 2-time 20-game winner Jim Perry has 215 victories and is in the Twins Hall of Fame.
Read More >Buddy Bell
According to FanGraphs, 6-WAR is “an All-Star level player and potentially an MVP”; from 1979-1984 Buddy Bell averaged 6+ WAR per season.
Read More >Bartolo Colón
When 2005 Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colón won his 246th game he passed Dennis Martinez for the most wins by a Latin American pitcher.
Read More >Pete Reiser
In 1941 Pete Reiser led the NL in WAR, doubles, triples, average, slugging %, OPS, & total bases to lead Brooklyn to their 1st pennant since 1920.
Read More >Mudcat Grant
Two-time All Star Mudcat Grant was the first African-American AL 20-game winner and the first to win a World Series game for the American League.
Read More >Jimmie Dykes
Infielder Jimmie Dykes hit .280 and tallied 2,256 hits and 1,069 RBI; he also has more wins than any manager in Chicago White Sox history.
Read More >George Burns
The 1926 AL MVP, George Burns retired with 2,018 hits trailing only Nap Lajoie (2,523) and Harry Heilmann (2,499) among AL right-handed hitters.
Read More >Vic Wertz
Vic Wertz is a four-time all star who finished in the American League’s top ten in homers seven times; he received MVP votes in five seasons.
Read More >Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless Joe Jackson holds the record for highest batting average for a rookie (.408 in 1911); his .356 lifetime average is third all time.
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