Jim Thome
At the time of his retirement, only five players hit more homers than Jim Thome; he finished with 612 homers, 1,699 RBI and a .402 OBP.
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At the time of his retirement, only five players hit more homers than Jim Thome; he finished with 612 homers, 1,699 RBI and a .402 OBP.
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Luis Tiant appeared on the writers’ ballot 15 times, gaining as much as 30.9% of the vote. He was voted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.
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A six-time 20-game winner, Wes Ferrell hit a Major League record 37 homers as a pitcher. His brother Rick Ferrell is in the Hall of Fame.
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The all-time leader in games played at shortstop, Omar Vizquel won nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards from 1993-2001 and 11 overall.
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Super scout Hugh Alexander discovered or signed more than 60 big leaguers including Don Sutton, Steve Garvey, Dale Mitchell, and Allie Reynolds.
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In 1995 Albert Belle became the first to hit 50 doubles and 50 HRs in a season. In 1997 he became the first player to earn $10 million per year in salary.
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A 5-time All Star and 2-time World Series champ, Joe Carter drove in 100 or more runs in 10 different seasons and retired with 2,184 hits.
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Though he made his MLB debut at age 29, Hoyt Wilhelm was the 1st pitcher to save 200 games & the 1st to appear in 1,000 games.
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Dave Winfield was drafted by the MLB San Diego Padres, the NBA Atlanta Hawks, the ABA Utah Stars, and the NFL Minnesota Vikings.
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Early Wynn won exactly 300 games despite missing all of 1945 and a portion of 1946 while serving in the United States Army during WWII.
Read More >"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball…"
~Jacques Barzun, 1954