Harold Baines
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.
Read More > Juan Gonzalez
George Bush was the managing general partner of the Rangers while Juan Gonzalez played and twice invited the slugger to the White House.
Read More >Carroll Hardy
Meet the only man to pinch hit for Ted Williams. On Carroll Hardy’s 25th birthday he pinch hit for Maris and smashed an HR; he also pinch hit for Yaz.
Read More >Don Newcombe
Don Newcombe & Justin Verlander are the only players in MLB history to win the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, & Cy Young Awards.
Read More >Minnie Minoso
Bill James said of Minnie Minoso, “Had he gotten the chance to play when he was 21 years old, I think he’d probably be rated among the top thirty players of all time.”
Read More >Steve O’Neill
Steve O’Neill managed fourteen years in the big leagues for four teams; all had winning records. His 1945 Tigers were World Champs.
Read More >Jeff Kent
The NL MVP in 2000, Jeff Kent is the all-time leader in home runs by a second baseman, a five-time All Star and four-time Silver Slugger.
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.”
Read More >Stuffy McInnis
The first baseman of the Philadelphia Athletics famed “$100,000 infield”, Stuffy McInnis was a four-time World Champ with a .307 lifetime average.
Read More >Jack Morris
Jack Morris dominated the Majors in the 1980s — starting the most games, pitching the most innings, and recording the most wins.
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